Velez get ready to welcome Zeljeznicar for something different than the ordinary league football: The Bosnia Cup Semi-finals leg 1 of 2.
It's no vacation for neither Velez nor Zeljeznicar 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.
Velez form and stats
5 victories, 6 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Velez have to build on here at Stadion Vrapčići in the Premier Liga.
The Velez goalkeeper Slavisa Bogdanovic is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 299 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier Liga.
A strong away win for Velez against Sloga Doboj the last match.
Before that, Velez drew at home versus Sloboda Tuzla.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 Velez have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 2.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Velez, as the Premier Liga home game vs Leotar is only three days away.
The Velez fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 12 league matches. Velez have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Zeljeznicar form and stats
Zeljeznicar's mission in Bosnia Cup last season failed in the round of 16.As the visiting team in Premier Liga matches, Zeljeznicar have produced an overall stat of 5-2-5 so far.
Zeljeznicar are travelling again after losing away to Leotar in their previous match (0-1).
Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Sloga Doboj in the Premier Liga.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Zeljeznicar in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Zeljeznicar, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Zeljeznicar are hosting Tuzla City in the Premier Liga only three days away.
14 goals have been conceded by Zeljeznicar in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Velez three wins, four draws and Zeljeznicar three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Haskić 7 goals |  S. Štilić 5 goals | C. Santos Rodrigus 5 goals |
Velez missing players
Zeljeznicar missing players
| Velez | Zeljeznicar | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 37 | 22 | Scored | S | 14 | 32 | ||
| 16 | 11 | Conceded | C | 15 | 26 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 28% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 56% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 20% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11.1 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 36% | ||
| 7.6 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.4 | 7 | ||
| 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | ||
| 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 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 35 | 57 |
| 2 | Borac Banja Luka | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 43 |
| 3 | Siroki Brijeg | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 40 |
| 4 | Zeljeznicar | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | Velez | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | Sarajevo | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -1 | 35 |
| 7 | Leotar | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 26 | -10 | 26 |
| 8 | Sloboda Tuzla | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Tuzla City | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -6 | 24 |
| 10 | Igman Konjic | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 28 | -11 | 24 |
| 11 | Posusje | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -14 | 24 |
| 12 | Sloga Doboj | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 30 | -14 | 23 |
