National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sloboda Tuzla or Zrinjski that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Sloboda nor Zrinjski 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.
Sloboda Tuzla form and stats
Sloboda participated in Bosnia Cup the last season, where they reached the 16th finals.The story so far in the Premier Liga for Sloboda Tuzla at their home stadium (Stadion Tušanj) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Sloboda drew their last game, 1-1 away at Leotar.
Before that, Sloboda had a Premier Liga home game versus Radnik Bijeljina which ended with a victory 3-0.The manager M. Žižović will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Siroki Brijeg in only three days.
Sloboda Tuzla are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. From these home matches, Sloboda have conceded only 4 goals.
Zrinjski form and stats
Last season their Bosnia Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Zrinjski's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Zrinjski collect 14 points from their 7 away matches in the Premier Liga. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). The fact that Zrinjski have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
443 minutes! That's how long the Zrinjski goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Zrinjski had fun at their own home (Stadion Tušanj) last time out, beating Sarajevo 1-0.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Velez.Zrinjski have another game away in just three sleeps, a Premier Liga fixture versus Zeljeznicar. A hard fixture list for the visitors!
The visiting Zrinjski have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 7 games. Zrinjski are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's zero Sloboda victories, one draw and nine Zrinjski wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Sloboda Tuzla missing players
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| Sloboda Tuzla | Zrinjski | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Scored | S | 20 | 45 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 8 | 15 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 16% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.7 | ||
| 5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.9 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 14.1 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.5 | ||
| 36% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zrinjski | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 33 |
| 2 | Sloga | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Sloboda Tuzla | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | Sarajevo | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 5 | Borac Banja Luka | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | Siroki Brijeg | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 7 | Zeljeznicar | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | Velez | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -4 | 16 |
| 9 | Leotar | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 16 |
| 10 | Rudar Prijedor | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 13 |
| 11 | Posusje | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -11 | 11 |
| 12 | Radnik Bijeljina | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 7 |