Siroki Brijeg vs Zeljeznicar betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Bosnia and Herzegovina Premier Liga
Competition: Sat 15.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Pecara (10000 seats)

A total of 14 sets of games are played and both Siroki Brijeg and Zeljeznicar are flying high in the table. Game on!

Insights:
  • Siroki Brijeg have the most clean sheets (9) in Premier Liga
  • Zeljeznicar have the most points (10) away in Premier Liga

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Siroki Brijeg form and stats

6-1-0 is the performance here at Stadion Pecara so far in the Premier Liga, giving Siroki Brijeg a total of 19 from their 7 games here. Outstanding results! Siroki Brijeg has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stadion Pecara. We remember; it was Velez.

Siroki are confident in defense, having played 193 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

A nice win for Siroki Brijeg last time playing, versus Zeljeznicar. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Sloboda Tuzla and winning 3-0.

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 Siroki have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 1 and lost 5.

Siroki Brijeg has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Siroki Brijeg have only let in {2 goals} at home.

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Zeljeznicar form and stats

Playing away, Zeljeznicar, who have the most points (10) away in Premier Liga, have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier Liga this season.

Zeljeznicar aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 252 league minutes without a goal. Hodžić was the last player to find the net.

Zeljeznicar are travelling again after losing away to Siroki Brijeg in their previous match (0-1).

A loss against Zrinjski was the result prior to that, in a home game.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Zeljeznicar in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Zeljeznicar, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Considering a bet on a low-scoring game? 5 league matches in a row with this team have had at most two goals.

Zeljeznicar are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 7 games (in the league). 9 goals have been conceded by Zeljeznicar in these games.

Head 2 Head

Siroki Brijeg - Zeljeznicar 1-0 was the product when this pair of teams formerly met, also in this season. Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two sides are: four wins for Siroki, four draws and two wins for Zeljeznicar. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Siroki BrijegB. Vukoja
B. Vukoja
5 goals
Siroki BrijegD. Lukić
D. Lukić
4 goals
ZeljeznicarH. Gasal
H. Gasal
3 goals

Siroki Brijeg missing players

Zeljeznicar missing players

Siroki Brijeg Zeljeznicar
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 7 1 Played P 2 7 14
8 6 1 Won W 1 3 6
4 1 0 Drew D 0 1 4
2 0 0 Lost L 1 3 4
17 10 2 Scored S 3 8 18
11 2 0 Conceded C 3 9 16
86% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
57% 43% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 64%
29% 14% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 57% 43%
14% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 21%
14% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
29% 14% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 71% 64%
64% 86% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 21%
21% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 14%
 
3.6 4.3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 2.9 5.1
4.6 2.7 10 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.3 3.1
2.6 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.6 2.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.6 8.7 15 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 8.5 11
3.5 4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.3 4.8
35% 36% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 35% 27%
 
10.3 6.4 18 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 8.8 7
4.6 2.9 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.8 3.5
Key stats in Premier Liga this season:
  • Siroki Brijeg have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Siroki Brijeg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Siroki Brijeg have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Premier Liga
  • Siroki Brijeg have the most clean sheets (6) at home in Premier Liga
  • Siroki Brijeg have the most clean sheets (9) in Premier Liga
  • Siroki Brijeg have the most points (19) at home in Premier Liga
  • Zeljeznicar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Zeljeznicar have the most points (10) away in Premier Liga
  • Zeljeznicar have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Zeljeznicar 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 Siroki Brijeg 14 8 4 2 17 11 7 6 1 0 10 2 7 2 3 2 7 9 6 28
2 Zrinjski 12 9 0 3 21 6 7 6 0 1 18 4 5 3 0 2 3 2 15 27
3 Borac Banja Luka 14 7 2 5 14 14 8 5 1 2 9 7 6 2 1 3 5 7 0 23
4 Zeljeznicar 14 6 4 4 18 16 7 3 3 1 10 7 7 3 1 3 8 9 2 22
5 Sloga 13 6 1 6 26 21 7 4 1 2 14 6 6 2 0 4 12 15 5 19
6 Sarajevo 14 5 4 5 18 20 7 4 2 1 11 8 7 1 2 4 7 12 -2 19
7 Sloga Doboj 14 5 2 7 22 24 7 4 2 1 12 6 7 1 0 6 10 18 -2 17
8 Velez 13 3 7 3 13 11 5 2 3 0 10 4 8 1 4 3 3 7 2 16
9 Posusje 14 4 3 7 14 18 7 2 2 3 10 10 7 2 1 4 4 8 -4 15
10 Igman Konjic 14 4 3 7 16 21 7 3 1 3 8 7 7 1 2 4 8 14 -5 15
11 Sloboda Tuzla 13 2 6 5 9 13 7 2 2 3 8 9 6 0 4 2 1 4 -4 12
12 Leotar 13 3 2 8 10 23 5 2 1 2 5 3 8 1 1 6 5 20 -13 11

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.