Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Borac Banja Luka welcomes Olimpic Sarajevo

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Competition: Bosnia and Herzegovina Premier Liga
Competition: Sun 11.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Gradski Stadion (9730 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the Borac Banja Luka supporters in this Gradski Stadion clash with Olimpic Sarajevo, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Premier Liga table.

Insights:
  • Borac Banja Luka have the most scored goals (44) in Premier Liga
  • Olimpic Sarajevo have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier Liga

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Bosnia Cup. This match was also played here at Gradski Stadion. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Olimpic Sarajevo have had more rest.

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Borac Banja Luka form and stats

This stadium, Gradski Stadion, has been a fortress for Borac Banja Luka in the Premier Liga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 10-2-0. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Borac Banja Luka, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Borac Banja Luka's previous game was a Bosnia Cup match also played at home, ending 4-1 versus Klis Buturovic Polje. The home side are looking to build on that result. A strong away win before that one, visiting Radnik Bijeljina and winning 3-1.

Borac Banja Luka are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found four matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won four, drew zero and lost zero.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (28 in 12 games), Borac's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Borac Banja Luka have conceded only 7 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Olimpic Sarajevo form and stats

Olimpic Sarajevo, who have the fewest points (3) away in Premier Liga, have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Premier Liga, after 1-0-11 (12 played).

There were no winners in Sarajevo's previous match, a Premier Liga home game that ended 1-1 vs Velez (placed 5th). Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Siroki Brijeg's place.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Olimpic Sarajevo played away with similar odds. This revealed seven games. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, zero were draws and the home team won as expected six times.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Olimpic Sarajevo's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 12 matches. As for defending, Sarajevo rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 22 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Borac - Olimpic Sarajevo 2-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Borac Banja Luka won three, Olimpic Sarajevo won five and two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BoracG. Zakarić
G. Zakarić
9 goals
Borac Banja LukaS. Vranješ
S. Vranješ
8 goals
Borac Banja LukaJ. Lukić
J. Lukić
8 goals

Borac Banja Luka missing players

Olimpic Sarajevo missing players

Borac Banja Luka Olimpic Sarajevo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 4 Played P 4 12 24
14 10 4 Won W 0 1 6
2 2 0 Drew D 0 0 2
8 0 0 Lost L 4 11 16
44 28 12 Scored S 0 3 19
27 7 1 Conceded C 7 22 41
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 83% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 58% 75%
46% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 25% 42%
33% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 21%
17% 17% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 12%
42% 33% 25% BTTS BTTS 0% 8% 33%
38% 67% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 17%
21% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 83% 50%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.9 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.2 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
10.8 14.2 17.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 7 7.8
4.8 6.4 8.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.1 2.8
38% 36% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 12% 29%
Key stats in Premier Liga this season:
  • Borac Banja Luka have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Borac Banja Luka have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Borac Banja Luka have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Borac Banja Luka have scored more than double the goals of Olimpic Sarajevo.
  • Borac Banja Luka have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier Liga
  • Borac Banja Luka have the most scored goals (28) at home in Premier Liga
  • Borac Banja Luka have the most scored goals (44) in Premier Liga
  • Borac Banja Luka have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Premier Liga
  • Borac Banja Luka have the the best goal difference (+21) at home in Premier Liga
  • Borac Banja Luka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Olimpic Sarajevo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Olimpic Sarajevo have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier Liga
  • Olimpic Sarajevo have the fewest points (3) away in Premier Liga
  • Olimpic Sarajevo have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Premier Liga
  • Olimpic Sarajevo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 24 15 7 2 42 18 13 10 2 1 25 8 11 5 5 1 17 10 24 51
2 Zrinjski 25 14 3 8 35 21 13 9 1 3 22 11 12 5 2 5 13 10 14 45
3 Borac Banja Luka 24 14 2 8 44 27 12 10 2 0 28 7 12 4 0 8 16 20 17 44
4 Siroki Brijeg 24 13 5 6 36 22 12 10 1 1 24 5 12 3 4 5 12 17 14 44
5 Velez 24 11 9 4 37 24 12 8 4 0 23 6 12 3 5 4 14 18 13 42
6 Zeljeznicar 25 11 6 8 38 26 13 5 4 4 18 14 12 6 2 4 20 12 12 38
7 Sloga 24 11 5 8 29 26 11 7 2 2 14 11 13 4 3 6 15 15 3 38
8 Sloboda Tuzla 24 7 4 13 25 35 12 6 2 4 16 10 12 1 2 9 9 25 -10 25
9 Mladost Doboj Kakanj 25 7 3 15 24 51 12 4 2 6 13 20 13 3 1 9 11 31 -27 24
10 Radnik Bijeljina 25 4 8 13 23 40 12 4 4 4 14 14 13 0 4 9 9 26 -17 20
11 Olimpic Sarajevo 24 6 2 16 19 41 12 5 2 5 16 19 12 1 0 11 3 22 -22 20
12 Krupa na Vrbasu 24 3 6 15 14 35 12 2 4 6 10 18 12 1 2 9 4 17 -21 15

Read more about Premier Liga

The BH Telecom Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH Telecom Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovie, or just Liga 12) is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has twelve teams who play each other three times for a total of 33 fixtures to create the final league table.