Prva Liga preview and news: Grafičar - Metalac GM at Rajko Mitić - Jug veštačka trava

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Competition: Serbia Prva Liga
Competition: Wed 12.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rajko Mitić - Jug veštačka trava (1000 seats)

Victory alone will satisfy the Grafičar followers in this Rajko Mitić - Jug veštačka trava battle with Metalac GM, as they have a solid lead on the away team in the Prva Liga standings.

Insights:
  • Grafičar have the most scored goals (54) in Prva Liga
  • Metalac GM have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Prva Liga

Grafičar can neither be promoted or relegated from Prva Liga. Metalac GM are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

It's no vacation for neither Grafičar nor Metalac GM as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Grafičar form and stats

When playing at home in the Prva Liga, Grafičar have managed 8 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games.

A strong away win for Grafičar against Inđija the last match, as Stajic were on target.

Before that game, the home loss against Radnički Novi Beograd with the scoreline 0-1.

The manager Njeđić will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Radnički Sr. Mitrovica in only three days.

Goals decide football matches and Grafičar are scoring many of them at home; 32 on target from 14 league matches. On the other hand, Grafičar have conceded 17 goals.

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Metalac GM form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Metalac GM so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-8 (win-draw-lose). Metalac has drawn their two previous away games.

Metalac GM's previous game was their home loss versus Jedinstvo Ub (0-1). That loss was their first after four consecutive league rounds winning points.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Trajal Krusevac.

Few goals the story here? 12 of this club's last 14 league rounds have had zero, one or two goals.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sloboda Užice in just three days.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Metalac have conceded 21 goals in their away games. Metalac GM has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The previous H2H game ended Metalac GM - Grafičar 1-3, earlier this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's two Grafičar victories, one draw and zero Metalac GM wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GrafičarM. Nikolašević
M. Nikolašević
6 goals
GrafičarA. Kaluđerović
A. Kaluđerović
5 goals
GrafičarJ. Šljivić
J. Šljivić
4 goals

Grafičar missing players

Metalac GM missing players

Grafičar Metalac GM
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 4 14 28
14 8 5 Won W 1 1 8
5 2 0 Drew D 0 5 8
9 4 0 Lost L 3 8 12
54 32 20 Scored S 4 9 25
35 17 4 Conceded C 8 21 31
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 89%
86% 79% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 64% 57%
61% 50% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 36% 29%
32% 43% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 21% 18%
18% 36% 60% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 7% 7%
64% 57% 80% BTTS BTTS 75% 50% 43%
21% 21% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 21% 36%
14% 21% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 43% 32%
 
5.3 5.3 6.4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 3.5 3.6
4.5 4.2 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.4 4
2 1.9 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.8 2.9 2.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
11.3 12.1 14.6 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 10.1 10.2
5.5 5.4 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.7 3.9
35% 42% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 17% 23%
 
8.5 7.8 7 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 8.3 7.5
3.6 3.4 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 3.4 3.1
Key stats in Prva Liga this season:
  • Grafičar have scored more than double the goals of Metalac GM.
  • Grafičar have the fewest matches under the total-line (11) in Prva Liga
  • Grafičar have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Prva Liga
  • Grafičar have the most scored goals (54) in Prva Liga
  • Grafičar have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in Prva Liga
  • Grafičar have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in Prva Liga
  • Grafičar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Metalac GM have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Metalac GM have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Metalac GM have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Prva Liga
  • Metalac GM have the most matches under the total-line (20) in Prva Liga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 IMT Novi Beograd 28 17 7 4 44 25 14 9 4 1 26 13 14 8 3 3 18 12 19 58
2 Železničar Pančevo 28 16 5 7 44 24 14 11 0 3 33 12 14 5 5 4 11 12 20 53
3 Grafičar 28 14 5 9 54 35 14 8 2 4 32 17 14 6 3 5 22 18 19 47
4 Novi Sad 28 12 6 10 34 29 14 7 4 3 17 11 14 5 2 7 17 18 5 42
5 Radnički Sr. Mitrovica 28 10 12 6 27 23 14 7 6 1 14 8 14 3 6 5 13 15 4 42
6 Jedinstvo Ub 28 11 7 10 29 25 14 7 4 3 17 8 14 4 3 7 12 17 4 40
7 Inđija 28 9 12 7 33 28 14 5 4 5 16 12 14 4 8 2 17 16 5 39
8 Radnički Novi Beograd 28 11 4 13 25 31 14 9 1 4 15 9 14 2 3 9 10 22 -6 37
9 Sloboda Užice 28 7 15 6 28 28 14 6 7 1 19 10 14 1 8 5 9 18 0 36
10 OFK Vršac 28 10 6 12 26 30 14 8 2 4 16 9 14 2 4 8 10 21 -4 36
11 Trajal Krusevac 28 9 7 12 28 35 14 7 5 2 19 16 14 2 2 10 9 19 -7 34
12 Mačva Šabac 28 7 12 9 26 30 14 5 7 2 16 12 14 2 5 7 10 18 -4 33
13 Metalac GM 28 8 8 12 25 31 14 7 3 4 16 10 14 1 5 8 9 21 -6 32
14 Loznica 28 6 9 13 25 44 14 3 5 6 13 21 14 3 4 7 12 23 -19 27
15 Rad Beograd 28 4 12 12 31 46 14 2 7 5 17 21 14 2 5 7 14 25 -15 24
16 Zlatibor Čajetina 28 4 11 13 26 41 14 2 8 4 15 15 14 2 3 9 11 26 -15 23

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The Serbian First League (or Prva Liga Srbije or just PLS) is the second highest football league in Serbia. It has 16 teams playing each other home and away, making 30 fixtures in the regular season. After this the league table splits in two, the championship round and the relegation round.