Prva Liga match preview and statistics: Zemun fight Žarkovo

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Competition: Serbia Prva Liga
Competition: Fri 30.October
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion u Gornjoj Varoši (10000 seats)

Zemun hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 11 points and a 15th position in the Prva Liga table. Visiting Žarkovo holds 9th place with 16 pts.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Zemun form and stats

Zemun, who have the fewest scored goals (8) in Prva Liga, have collected 8 points from their Prva Liga home games so far after 2-2-2.

Zemun are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Radnički Kragujevac. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Kabel Novi Sad in a game that was won 1-0.

The defeat against Radnički Kragujevac was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored four minutes into stoppage time (by V. Ćirović).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Zemun here at Stadion u Gornjoj Varoši in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 6 games). From these home matches, Zemun have conceded only 5 goals.

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Žarkovo form and stats

1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Žarkovo playing as the away team in the Prva Liga this season. Žarkovo seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Žarkovo go into this game after a win, the home game against Borac Čačak that ended 1-0. Prior to that match, the Žarkovo manager M. Kuljic faced defeat when travelling to Napredak and losing 1-2.

The travelling fans enjoy Žarkovo's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away. As for defending, Žarkovo rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Zemun, five draws and one win for Žarkovo. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

ŽarkovoN. Dišić
N. Dišić
3 goals
ZemunF. Avrić
F. Avrić
2 goals
ŽarkovoA. Stevanović
A. Stevanović
2 goals

Zemun missing players

Žarkovo missing players

Zemun Žarkovo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 2 5 12
3 2 1 Won W 1 1 4
2 2 1 Drew D 0 2 4
7 2 0 Lost L 1 2 4
8 4 3 Scored S 3 8 14
14 5 1 Conceded C 3 9 16
83% 67% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
50% 33% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
42% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 50%
8% 17% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 8%
33% 17% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 58%
25% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
58% 67% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 17%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 1.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.8 3.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
86 40 23 Total Shots T S 17 50 96
29 16 8 Shots on Target S O 6 17 39
28% 25% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 47% 36%
Key stats in Prva Liga this season:
  • All of Žarkovo's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Zemun has the fewest scored goals (8) in Prva Liga
  • Žarkovo have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Žarkovo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Žarkovo have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Žarkovo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Radnički Kragujevac 12 10 2 0 26 10 7 7 0 0 19 6 5 3 2 0 7 4 16 32
2 Kabel Novi Sad 12 8 2 2 16 6 7 4 2 1 9 4 5 4 0 1 7 2 10 26
3 Grafičar 12 6 3 3 17 14 7 3 3 1 9 6 5 3 0 2 8 8 3 21
4 Kolubara 12 6 3 3 17 15 5 4 1 0 7 3 7 2 2 3 10 12 2 21
5 Borac Čačak 12 6 1 5 16 12 6 3 0 3 10 7 6 3 1 2 6 5 4 19
6 Jagodina 12 5 4 3 10 10 5 3 2 0 6 2 7 2 2 3 4 8 0 19
7 Trajal Krusevac 12 5 2 5 15 15 5 4 0 1 9 4 7 1 2 4 6 11 0 17
8 Loznica 12 4 5 3 12 12 6 2 2 2 8 9 6 2 3 1 4 3 0 17
9 Žarkovo 12 4 4 4 14 16 7 3 2 2 6 7 5 1 2 2 8 9 -2 16
10 Budućnost Dobanovci 12 4 3 5 14 13 5 2 2 1 6 3 7 2 1 4 8 10 1 15
11 Železničar Pančevo 12 4 3 5 16 16 5 3 2 0 8 4 7 1 1 5 8 12 0 15
12 Dubocica 12 3 6 3 11 11 5 2 3 0 7 4 7 1 3 3 4 7 0 15
13 Radnički Pirot 12 4 3 5 12 17 7 3 2 2 7 8 5 1 1 3 5 9 -5 15
14 IMT Novi Beograd 12 3 4 5 14 14 7 2 1 4 7 7 5 1 3 1 7 7 0 13
15 Zemun 12 3 2 7 8 14 6 2 2 2 4 5 6 1 0 5 4 9 -6 11
16 Sloga Kraljevo 12 3 2 7 10 20 6 2 1 3 7 8 6 1 1 4 3 12 -10 11
17 Radnički Sr. Mitrovica 12 2 2 8 10 13 6 0 1 5 4 9 6 2 1 3 6 4 -3 8
18 Dinamo Vranje 12 2 1 9 14 24 6 2 0 4 11 12 6 0 1 5 3 12 -10 7

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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.