Super Liga preview: Can Proleter Novi Sad edge out victory against Metalac GM?

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Competition: Serbia Super Liga
Competition: Mon 02.May
Match begins: 15:05 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Karađorđe (14853 seats)

Metalac GM have reset their minds and bodies following their 0-0-match against Proleter Novi Sad and are eager to face Proleter Novi Sad. Get all the intelligence!

Insights:
  • Proleter Novi Sad have the fewest scored goals (23) in Super Liga

It's no vacation for neither Proleter 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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Proleter Novi Sad form and stats

With 4 Super Liga wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Proleter Novi Sad, who have the fewest scored goals (23) in Super Liga, are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in twelve attempts.

The home regulars saw a 0-0 draw versus Metalac GM last time out and are looking for a win here.

Prior to that, an away loss at Spartak Subotica.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Proleter Novi Sad have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won three times, drawn two and lost two.

Proleter Novi Sad aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Karađorđe in the league, with only 11 goals from 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Proleter Novi Sad defense is not exactly impregnable. 23 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Metalac GM form and stats

Metalac GM have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Super Liga, after 2-4-9 (15 played). Metalac have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.

Metalac GM are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Proleter Novi Sad.

Before that, Metalac GM travelled to Radnik Surdulica and returned home with a draw after the game finished 3-3.

Metalac GM are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, five draws and five defeats. From a total of 13 matches.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Metalac rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 27 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the participants met previously this campaign; Proleter Novi Sad - Metalac GM 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Proleter Novi Sad wins - draws - Metalac GM wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ProleterS. Tomović
S. Tomović
8 goals
Metalac GMN. Stojić
N. Stojić
5 goals
Metalac GMD. Krajišnik
D. Krajišnik
5 goals

Proleter Novi Sad missing players

Metalac GM missing players

Proleter Novi Sad Metalac GM
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 5 18 34
8 4 0 Won W 1 2 7
8 5 2 Drew D 0 6 9
18 8 2 Lost L 4 10 18
24 11 3 Scored S 1 17 40
52 23 7 Conceded C 7 32 58
88% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 94%
62% 53% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 67% 76%
47% 35% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 44% 50%
15% 18% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 32%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 21%
41% 29% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 53%
32% 35% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 17% 18%
38% 47% 50% Failed to Score F T 80% 44% 35%
 
4.2 4.9 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 3.7 4.1
5 4.9 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5.1 4.8
2.8 2.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.1 2.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.1 9.5 13 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.8 9.9
4.1 4.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.2 4.4
17% 15% 15% Goal Efficiency G E 10% 30% 27%
 
10 8.9 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 9.8 10.8 11.6
5 4.6 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.4 4.7
Key stats in Super Liga this season:
  • Proleter Novi Sad have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Proleter Novi Sad have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Super Liga
  • Proleter Novi Sad have the fewest scored goals (23) in Super Liga
  • Proleter Novi Sad have the fewest scored goals in the first half (11) in Super Liga
  • Proleter Novi Sad have the the worst goal difference (-26) in Super 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 Crvena Zvezda 30 26 3 1 79 17 15 13 2 0 34 4 15 13 1 1 45 13 62 81
2 Partizan 30 25 4 1 68 10 15 12 3 0 34 4 15 13 1 1 34 6 58 79
3 Čukarički 30 14 12 4 48 27 15 8 6 1 28 10 15 6 6 3 20 17 21 54
4 Backa Topola 30 11 8 11 44 41 15 7 3 5 26 21 15 4 5 6 18 20 3 41
5 Vozdovac 30 11 7 12 41 37 15 6 6 3 24 18 15 5 1 9 17 19 4 40
6 Radnički Niš 30 9 13 8 32 33 15 7 4 4 19 16 15 2 9 4 13 17 -1 40
7 Vojvodina 30 11 6 13 38 40 15 7 2 6 22 19 15 4 4 7 16 21 -2 39
8 Napredak 30 10 7 13 31 36 15 7 4 4 18 14 15 3 3 9 13 22 -5 37
9 Mladost Lucani 30 10 6 14 38 44 15 6 2 7 22 25 15 4 4 7 16 19 -6 36
10 Radnik Surdulica 30 8 12 10 24 31 15 3 6 6 11 16 15 5 6 4 13 15 -7 36
11 Spartak Subotica 30 9 7 14 35 49 15 3 5 7 17 25 15 6 2 7 18 24 -14 34
12 Kolubara 30 10 4 16 32 56 15 7 3 5 20 23 15 3 1 11 12 33 -24 34
13 Radnicki Kragujevac 30 8 6 16 27 50 15 5 1 9 13 25 15 3 5 7 14 25 -23 30
14 Proleter Novi Sad 30 8 5 17 23 49 15 4 3 8 11 23 15 4 2 9 12 26 -26 29
15 Metalac GM 30 7 6 17 36 52 15 5 2 8 22 25 15 2 4 9 14 27 -16 27
16 Novi Pazar 30 5 10 15 25 49 15 4 6 5 14 18 15 1 4 10 11 31 -24 25

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.