Soccer betting preview: Spartak Subotica welcomes Novi Pazar in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Serbia Super Liga
Competition: Wed 01.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Gradski Stadion (13000 seats)

Spartak Subotica played 2-2 score vs Backa Topola in their previous game, a match to learn from. Next up is this strong Novi Pazar side.

Insights:
  • Spartak Subotica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Novi Pazar haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

It's no vacation for neither Spartak Subotica nor Novi Pazar 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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Spartak Subotica form and stats

Spartak Subotica have played 11 Super Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-4-4 (wins-draws-losses). Subotica are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Gradski Stadion, having lost their two previous games here.

The home team returns to Gradski Stadion after drawing with Backa Topola (placed 3rd) on their last time out; the game ended 2-2. Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Backa Topola last time out, but a goal from Bijelović completed a comeback to a draw result for Spartak Subotica.

Ahead of that match, Subotica lost 1-2 at home to Partizan.

This is expected to be a close game, with Spartak Subotica perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Spartak Subotica as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Spartak Subotica has won 3 of these, drawn 1 and lost 2.

Subotica are traveling soon after this match as the Super Liga match at Napredak awaits in four days.

Spartak Subotica are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. On the other hand, Spartak Subotica have conceded 14 goals. When Spartak Subotica hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Napredak, Radnik Surdulica, Mladost Novi Sad, Radnicki Nis and Mladost Lučani), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Novi Pazar form and stats

5-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Novi Pazar in their Super Liga matches away.

The Pazar goalkeeper Filip Kljajic is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 296 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Novi Pazar won their last game, 1-0 versus Mladost Novi Sad played at home.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Napredak at their stadium, the result 1-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Pazar in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Novi Pazar, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

The visiting Novi Pazar have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 11 games.

Head 2 Head

The last head-to-head meeting ended Novi Pazar - Spartak Subotica 2-0, earlier this season. Spartak Subotica-Novi Pazar H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Spartak Subotica four wins, Novi Pazar five wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Novi PazarA. Majdevac
A. Majdevac
8 goals
SuboticaL. Bijelovic
L. Bijelovic
6 goals
Novi PazarB. Nikčević
B. Nikčević
6 goals

Spartak Subotica missing players

Novi Pazar missing players

Spartak Subotica Novi Pazar
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 4 11 23
4 3 0 Won W 3 5 12
7 4 1 Drew D 1 2 5
12 4 2 Lost L 0 4 6
19 15 2 Scored S 7 14 31
33 14 5 Conceded C 3 11 20
91% 91% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
78% 91% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 55% 61%
43% 64% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 45% 48%
13% 18% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 27% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
43% 73% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 55% 57%
22% 27% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 18% 30%
43% 9% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 22%
 
3.8 4.6 2.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 3.6 4.2
3.8 2.9 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.5 3.8
2.4 2.1 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
9.7 11.6 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 9.6 11.3
3.7 4.7 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 4.4 4.7
22% 29% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 29% 29%
 
10.9 10.2 14.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13 10.8 9.8
4.7 5 6.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.6 3.5
Key stats in Super Liga this season:
  • Novi Pazar haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Spartak Subotica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Spartak Subotica have won significantly more corners at home than 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 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.