Soccer betting preview: Mladost Novi Sad welcomes Napredak in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Serbia Super Liga
Competition: Wed 01.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pivara Stadion (3000 seats)

This is a vital shoot-out in the lower part of the Super Liga, with both Mladost Novi Sad and Napredak going through more concern than bliss. This game is a typical "six-pointer" with the hosts positioned 15th and the guests in 11th position.

Insights:
  • Mladost Novi Sad is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • Napredak have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Super Liga

There have been limited time to rest for the home team, as they played a Super Liga fixture only four days back. That game was an away game at Novi Pazar, so at least Mladost Novi Sad are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Mladost Novi Sad form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Super Liga this season. Mladost Novi Sad have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses from their games here at Pivara Stadion. When Mladost Novi Sad hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Radnik Surdulica, Spartak Subotica, Mladost Novi Sad, Radnicki Nis and Mladost Lučani), they have won 2 of 3 matches! Game days at Pivara Stadion have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Mladost Novi Sad as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.

Mladost faced defeat in their previous match, away at Novi Pazar (0-1).

Preceding that match was the home game against Backa Topola that was lost 1-2.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Mladost Novi Sad have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Mladost Novi Sad here at Pivara Stadion in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 11 games). Mladost Novi Sad has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Napredak form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Napredak so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-9 (win-draw-lose). Napredak has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Napredak won their last game, 2-0 versus Radnicki Nis played at home. Eureka; their first three points in the league after eight games not winning.

A loss against Novi Pazar was the result prior to that, in a home game.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Napredak playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 1 Napredak win, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Low on goals? 9 of this side's latest 10 league rounds have seen zero, one or two goals.

A new game in only four days for Napredak, the Super Liga home match versus Spartak Subotica. Busy days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Napredak as they have only managed to score 7 times from 11 away games in the league. Napredak struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games. When Napredak is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Napredak, Radnik Surdulica, Spartak Subotica, Radnicki Nis and Mladost Lučani.

Head 2 Head

These teams faced each other before this season: Napredak - Mladost Novi Sad 1-0.

Top Goalscorers

NapredakM. Šarić
M. Šarić
5 goals
Mladost Novi SadN. Maksimović
N. Maksimović
4 goals
NapredakN. Bastajić
N. Bastajić
4 goals

Mladost Novi Sad missing players

Napredak missing players

Mladost Novi Sad Napredak
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 3 11 23
4 2 2 Won W 1 1 6
4 1 1 Drew D 0 1 4
15 8 0 Lost L 2 9 13
17 9 4 Scored S 5 7 18
38 22 2 Conceded C 7 17 25
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 83%
74% 82% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 55% 43%
52% 64% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 45% 30%
17% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 18% 17%
4% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 9% 9%
39% 55% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 45% 26%
17% 9% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 39%
52% 36% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 55% 52%
 
3.4 4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 3.7 4.7
4.3 3.9 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4 6.1 4.5
2.4 2.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
8.7 8.5 10 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 7.3 8.9
2.9 3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.9 3
25% 27% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 22% 26%
 
10.7 9.9 6.7 Shots against (avg) S A 9 11.8 10.6
4.7 4.9 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 5.5 4.5
Key stats in Super Liga this season:
  • Mladost Novi Sad have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Mladost Novi Sad have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mladost Novi Sad have the fewest points (7) at home in Super Liga
  • Mladost Novi Sad have the most conceded goals (22) at home in Super Liga
  • Mladost Novi Sad have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Super Liga
  • Mladost Novi Sad have the the worst goal difference (-13) at home in Super Liga
  • Mladost Novi Sad haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Mladost Novi Sad is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • Napredak have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Napredak have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Napredak have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Super Liga
  • Napredak have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crvena Zvezda 23 20 3 0 62 8 11 9 2 0 34 3 12 11 1 0 28 5 54 63
2 Partizan 23 15 5 3 50 21 12 6 4 2 24 13 11 9 1 1 26 8 29 50
3 Backa Topola 23 13 7 3 41 17 12 7 3 2 22 9 11 6 4 1 19 8 24 46
4 Čukarički 23 13 5 5 44 26 12 8 2 2 24 13 11 5 3 3 20 13 18 44
5 Novi Pazar 23 12 5 6 31 20 12 7 3 2 17 9 11 5 2 4 14 11 11 41
6 Vojvodina 23 10 9 4 34 21 12 7 3 2 18 8 11 3 6 2 16 13 13 39
7 Vozdovac 23 10 5 8 19 30 12 6 3 3 11 15 11 4 2 5 8 15 -11 35
8 Radnicki Kragujevac 23 7 6 10 21 22 11 4 2 5 10 9 12 3 4 5 11 13 -1 27
9 Kolubara 23 7 5 11 18 41 11 6 3 2 14 14 12 1 2 9 4 27 -23 26
10 Javor Ivanjica 23 6 5 12 24 43 12 4 1 7 9 18 11 2 4 5 15 25 -19 23
11 Napredak 23 6 4 13 18 25 12 5 3 4 11 8 11 1 1 9 7 17 -7 22
12 Radnicki Nis 23 5 7 11 25 41 11 3 4 4 16 19 12 2 3 7 9 22 -16 22
13 Mladost Lučani 23 4 8 11 29 42 11 4 4 3 20 17 12 0 4 8 9 25 -13 20
14 Spartak Subotica 23 4 7 12 19 33 11 3 4 4 15 14 12 1 3 8 4 19 -14 19
15 Mladost Novi Sad 23 4 4 15 17 38 11 2 1 8 9 22 12 2 3 7 8 16 -21 16
16 Radnik Surdulica 23 2 7 14 16 40 11 2 4 5 8 15 12 0 3 9 8 25 -24 13

Read more about Super Liga

The Serbian SuperLiga is the highest level of football in Serbia. It was founded in 2005 with Montenegro and from 2006 with only Serbian teams. 16 teams play each other home and away, resulting in 30 fixtures. The league table then splits in two; a relegation round and a championship round.