Zeljeznicar Banja Luka fights Podrinje Janja in First League: RS battle

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Competition: Bosnia and Herzegovina First League: RS
Competition: Sat 15.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion FK Željezničar (200 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Zeljeznicar Banja Luka leading Podrinje Janja by 18 points.

Insights:
  • Zeljeznicar Banja Luka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Podrinje Janja have the fewest scored goals (14) in First League: RS

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Zeljeznicar Banja Luka form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadion FK Željezničar as Zeljeznicar Banja Luka have scored 26 goals to get 27 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the First League: RS are 8-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The Zeljeznicar manager has got the team scoring with 26 from 13 home games in the league. Zeljeznicar Banja Luka's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Podrinje Janja form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Podrinje Janja, who have the fewest scored goals (14) in First League: RS, so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-10 (win-draw-lose).

The attacking players of Podrinje Janja have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 293 minutes.

Goals are few and far between in Podrinje Janja's away league games. Only 6 goals from 13 travels. The Podrinje Janja manager has some worries about the defense as 26 goals have been conceded in these travels. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Podrinje Janja - Zeljeznicar 1-1. Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Zeljeznicar, two draws and one win for Podrinje Janja. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Zeljeznicar Banja Luka missing players

Podrinje Janja missing players

Zeljeznicar Banja Luka Podrinje Janja
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 3 13 27
10 8 4 Won W 0 1 5
9 3 0 Drew D 0 2 6
8 2 0 Lost L 3 10 16
38 26 13 Scored S 0 6 14
34 14 6 Conceded C 7 26 42
81% 77% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
63% 62% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 63%
48% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 38% 33%
30% 31% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 15%
22% 31% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 7%
56% 54% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 31% 30%
22% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 30%
41% 38% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 62% 52%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.6 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.3 1.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
7.5 9.1 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 0.5 1.1 6.4
3.6 4 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0.6 2.3
34% 40% 77% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 80% 23%
Key stats in First League: RS this season:
  • Podrinje Janja have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Podrinje Janja have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Podrinje Janja have the fewest points (5) away in First League: RS
  • Podrinje Janja have the fewest scored goals (14) in First League: RS
  • Podrinje Janja have the fewest scored goals (6) away in First League: RS
  • Podrinje Janja have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in First League: RS
  • Podrinje Janja haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Zeljeznicar Banja Luka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Zeljeznicar Banja Luka have scored more than double the goals of Podrinje Janja.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rudar Prijedor 27 16 6 5 43 16 13 11 0 2 31 10 14 5 6 3 12 6 27 54
2 Leotar 27 12 11 4 41 24 14 8 5 1 24 6 13 4 6 3 17 18 17 47
3 Zvijezda '09 Brgule 27 13 8 6 39 30 13 6 5 2 19 14 14 7 3 4 20 16 9 47
4 Sloboda Novi Grad 27 12 8 7 25 20 13 6 5 2 12 6 14 6 3 5 13 14 5 44
5 Zeljeznicar Banja Luka 27 10 9 8 38 34 13 8 3 2 26 14 14 2 6 6 12 20 4 39
6 Tekstilac Derventa 26 11 6 9 28 30 13 8 3 2 17 11 13 3 3 7 11 19 -2 39
7 Slavija 27 9 11 7 22 24 13 5 5 3 12 8 14 4 6 4 10 16 -2 38
8 Modrica 27 10 7 10 43 33 13 6 4 3 28 14 14 4 3 7 15 19 10 37
9 Kozara Gradiska 27 9 9 9 30 27 14 5 7 2 17 11 13 4 2 7 13 16 3 36
10 Borac Kozarska Dubica 27 10 6 11 32 32 14 9 1 4 22 12 13 1 5 7 10 20 0 36
11 Sloga Doboj 27 8 10 9 30 26 14 7 3 4 20 12 13 1 7 5 10 14 4 34
12 Drina Zvornik 26 9 7 10 32 43 13 8 4 1 20 10 13 1 3 9 12 33 -11 34
13 Ljubic Prnjavor 27 9 5 13 38 40 14 7 3 4 28 19 13 2 2 9 10 21 -2 32
14 Sutjeska Foca 27 8 5 14 32 37 13 5 4 4 19 13 14 3 1 10 13 24 -5 29
15 Podrinje Janja 27 5 6 16 14 42 14 4 4 6 8 16 13 1 2 10 6 26 -28 21
16 FK Jedinstvo Brcko 27 4 6 17 27 56 14 2 4 8 12 23 13 2 2 9 15 33 -29 18

Read more about First League: RS

The First League of the Republika Srpska is, together with the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the second level of football in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The league has twelve teams who play 22 regular fixtures and then enter promotion/relegation rounds.