National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Borac Banja Luka or Zeljeznicar that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Borac Banja Luka form and stats
Borac Banja Luka was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Bosnia Cup. Siroki Brijeg was too strong.Borac Banja Luka are steadily winning Premier Liga games and points here at Gradski Stadion. 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 11 games.
The Borac Banja Luka fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier Liga game also here at Gradski Stadion: A 0-2 defeat against Sarajevo. Before that, Borac Banja Luka played out a Premier Liga draw 2-2 when visiting Siroki Brijeg.
Borac Banja Luka are traveling soon after this match as the Premier Liga match at Velez awaits in four days.
A decent goal production from Borac Banja Luka in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 11 league matches. Borac Banja Luka have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Zeljeznicar form and stats
Zeljeznicar was sent out of Bosnia Cup in the 16th finals last season.Playing away, Zeljeznicar have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the Premier Liga this season.
Zeljeznicar have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 202 minutes since they last conceded in Premier Liga.
Zeljeznicar play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Zvijezda '09 Brgule. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Radnik Bijeljina.
A quick return to home after this game, as Zeljeznicar are hosting Sloga in the Premier Liga only four days away.
Zeljeznicar has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 11 games. As opposed to that, Zeljeznicar have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Borac Banja Luka four wins, one draw and Zeljeznicar five victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 S. Vranješ 13 goals |  S. Štilić 7 goals | S. Kajkut 5 goals |
Borac Banja Luka missing players
Zeljeznicar missing players
| Borac Banja Luka | Zeljeznicar | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 42 | 17 | Scored | S | 28 | 55 | ||
| 29 | 6 | Conceded | C | 25 | 35 | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 16% | ||
| 5.6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 282 | 159 | Total Shots | T S | 142 | 276 | ||
| 113 | 60 | Shots on Target | S O | 63 | 130 | ||
| 35% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sarajevo | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 42 |
| 2 | Zeljeznicar | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 39 |
| 3 | Zrinjski | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 37 |
| 4 | Borac Banja Luka | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 36 |
| 5 | Sloga | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -1 | 35 |
| 6 | Siroki Brijeg | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Radnik Bijeljina | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 30 |
| 8 | Velez | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -13 | 18 |
| 10 | Sloboda Tuzla | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 18 |
| 11 | Celik | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 16 |
| 12 | Zvijezda '09 Brgule | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 25 | -35 | 8 |