Open game expected at Stadion Tušanj: Sloga vs Borac Banja Luka preview

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Competition: Bosnia and Herzegovina Premier Liga
Competition: Sun 24.October
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Tušanj (15000 seats)

Sloga have played great football so far, being 2nd spot in the table. Borac Banja Luka can look both ways from their 5th spot.

Insights:
  • Sloga have the most scored goals (24) in Premier Liga
  • Borac Banja Luka have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Premier Liga

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sloga and Borac Banja Luka.

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Sloga form and stats

Home games in the Premier Liga have been a walk in the park for Sloga so far, with 16 points won from 6 matches; 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.

An away draw last time out for Sloga, facing Borac Banja Luka in a game that ended 1-1.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Zeljeznicar.

This is expected to be a close game, with Sloga perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sloga as a small favourite), we find six games. Sloga has won one of these, drawn four and lost one.

The manager H. Musemić will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Zeljeznicar in only three days.

Goals decide football matches and Sloga are scoring many of them at home; 13 on target from 6 league matches. Sloga's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Borac Banja Luka form and stats

1-4-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Borac Banja Luka in their Premier Liga matches away. With three draws in a row for Borac the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.

There were no winners in Borac's previous match, a Premier Liga home game that ended 1-1 vs Sloga (placed 2nd).

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Leotar that ended 1-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Borac Banja Luka in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Borac Banja Luka, zero draws and one defeat.

The schedule is very tough for Borac now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Bosnia Cup game at Leotar is waiting in only three days.

Borac are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 6 games (in the league). Borac are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams face each other this campaign, as the results database show this recent fixture: Borac Banja Luka - Sloga 1-1. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: two - one - three (Sloga wins - draws - Borac Banja Luka wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Borac Banja LukaS. Vranješ
S. Vranješ
9 goals
SlogaS. Krpić
S. Krpić
6 goals
SlogaA. Džafić
A. Džafić
5 goals

Sloga missing players

Borac Banja Luka missing players

Sloga Borac Banja Luka
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 1 6 13
8 5 2 Won W 0 1 4
3 1 0 Drew D 1 4 7
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
24 13 4 Scored S 1 7 17
14 6 2 Conceded C 1 5 16
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
92% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 77%
62% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 31%
23% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 15%
15% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 15%
85% 83% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 69%
15% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 23%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 15%
 
4.8 5.7 7 Corners for (avg) C F 9 7.4 7.8
6.1 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4 3.3
3.2 3 4.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.4 1.7
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.1 11.8 9 Shots (avg) S ( 3 5.8 12.5
4.2 5.3 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 4.4
44% 41% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 43% 30%
Key stats in Premier Liga this season:
  • Borac Banja Luka have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Premier Liga
  • Borac Banja Luka have the most points from losing position (9) in Premier Liga
  • Borac Banja Luka have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Borac Banja Luka haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sloga have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Sloga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sloga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sloga have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Sloga have the most matches over the total-line (7) in Premier Liga
  • Sloga have the most scored goals (24) in Premier Liga
  • Sloga have the most scored goals in the second half (12) in Premier Liga
  • Sloga 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 Zrinjski 13 9 3 1 23 4 6 5 1 0 14 2 7 4 2 1 9 2 19 30
2 Sloga 13 8 3 2 24 14 6 5 1 0 13 6 7 3 2 2 11 8 10 27
3 Sarajevo 13 6 3 4 14 10 7 3 1 3 6 6 6 3 2 1 8 4 4 21
4 Sloboda Tuzla 13 5 5 3 14 9 7 3 3 1 8 4 6 2 2 2 6 5 5 20
5 Borac Banja Luka 13 4 7 2 17 16 7 3 3 1 10 11 6 1 4 1 7 5 1 19
6 Zeljeznicar 13 4 6 3 10 11 7 4 3 0 8 3 6 0 3 3 2 8 -1 18
7 Siroki Brijeg 13 3 7 3 10 12 7 3 3 1 6 3 6 0 4 2 4 9 -2 16
8 Velez 13 4 3 6 13 17 7 2 1 4 5 10 6 2 2 2 8 7 -4 15
9 Leotar 13 4 3 6 9 13 6 2 2 2 6 7 7 2 1 4 3 6 -4 15
10 Rudar Prijedor 13 3 3 7 14 18 6 2 3 1 8 5 7 1 0 6 6 13 -4 12
11 Posusje 13 1 5 7 10 23 6 1 3 2 6 9 7 0 2 5 4 14 -13 8
12 Radnik Bijeljina 13 1 4 8 9 20 6 1 2 3 4 7 7 0 2 5 5 13 -11 7

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.