Premier Liga match prediction and preview for Sarajevo vs Zeljeznicar clash

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Competition: Bosnia and Herzegovina Premier Liga
Competition: Sat 01.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Olimpijski Stadion Asim Ferhatovic Hase (34630 seats)

Sarajevo perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Zeljeznicar can look both up and down from their 7th position.

Insights:
  • Sarajevo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Zeljeznicar have the most points from losing position (10) in Premier Liga

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

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Sarajevo form and stats

Sarajevo have performed here at Olimpijski Stadion Asim Ferhatovic Hase this season with 10 wins from 14 Premier Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.

An away draw last time out for Sarajevo, facing Zrinjski in a game that ended 1-1. Previous to that game, a Bosnia Cup home match hosting Sloga in a game that was won 3-1.

A decent goal production from Sarajevo in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 14 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Sarajevo have conceded only 10 goals.

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Zeljeznicar form and stats

As the visiting team in Premier Liga matches, Zeljeznicar, who have the most scored goals (21) away in Premier Liga, have produced an overall stat of 6-3-4 so far. Zeljeznicar are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Zrinjski fixture.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Radnik Bijeljina.

Zeljeznicar has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Zeljeznicar have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Zeljeznicar - Sarajevo 0-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Sarajevo, four draws and four wins for Zeljeznicar. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

SarajevoM. Fanimo
M. Fanimo
8 goals
ZeljeznicarS. Štilić
S. Štilić
7 goals

Sarajevo missing players

Zeljeznicar missing players

Sarajevo Zeljeznicar
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 14 4 Played P 3 13 27
15 10 4 Won W 1 6 11
8 2 0 Drew D 1 3 7
4 2 0 Lost L 1 4 9
43 25 6 Scored S 6 21 40
22 10 1 Conceded C 6 13 29
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
67% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 67%
37% 36% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 38% 44%
26% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 15% 22%
15% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 11%
44% 43% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 46% 44%
41% 43% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 37%
26% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.7 2.6
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
9.8 11.1 6.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.7 9.1 11.2
4 4.4 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.6 4.9
40% 41% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 45% 31%
Key stats in Premier Liga this season:
  • Sarajevo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sarajevo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Zeljeznicar have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Premier Liga
  • Zeljeznicar have the most points from losing position (10) in Premier Liga
  • Zeljeznicar have the most scored goals (21) away in Premier Liga
  • Zeljeznicar have the the best goal difference (+8) away in Premier Liga
  • Zeljeznicar haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Borac Banja Luka 27 17 2 8 51 28 14 12 2 0 33 8 13 5 0 8 18 20 23 53
2 Sarajevo 27 15 8 4 43 22 14 10 2 2 25 10 13 5 6 2 18 12 21 53
3 Velez 27 14 9 4 42 25 14 10 4 0 26 7 13 4 5 4 16 18 17 51
4 Zrinjski 27 15 4 8 39 22 14 9 2 3 23 12 13 6 2 5 16 10 17 49
5 Siroki Brijeg 27 13 6 8 39 28 14 10 2 2 26 9 13 3 4 6 13 19 11 45
6 Sloga 27 13 5 9 32 28 13 9 2 2 17 11 14 4 3 7 15 17 4 44
7 Zeljeznicar 27 11 7 9 40 29 14 5 4 5 19 16 13 6 3 4 21 13 11 40
8 Sloboda Tuzla 27 8 4 15 26 37 13 7 2 4 17 10 14 1 2 11 9 27 -11 28
9 Mladost Doboj Kakanj 27 8 3 16 26 52 13 5 2 6 15 20 14 3 1 10 11 32 -26 27
10 Olimpic Sarajevo 27 7 2 18 21 48 13 5 2 6 16 22 14 2 0 12 5 26 -27 23
11 Radnik Bijeljina 27 4 9 14 24 43 13 4 5 4 15 15 14 0 4 10 9 28 -19 21
12 Krupa na Vrbasu 27 4 7 16 18 39 13 3 4 6 11 18 14 1 3 10 7 21 -21 19

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.