Balanced ball game between Velez and Zeljeznicar expected

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Competition: Bosnia and Herzegovina Premier Liga
Competition: Fri 25.February
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Bijeli Brijeg (25000 seats)

Premier Liga: The average league table spots shows the journey Velez and Zeljeznicar have taken so far. Both contenders are eager to play; bring it!

Insights:
  • Velez have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Premier Liga
  • Zeljeznicar have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Premier Liga

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Velez form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier Liga this season. Velez, who have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Premier Liga, have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Stadion Bijeli Brijeg.

It's back home for Velez, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Sarajevo away with the result 2-0. Anđušić and Zajmović found the net in that victory.

In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Sarajevo.

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 Velez have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost two.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Velez here at Stadion Bijeli Brijeg in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 9 games). 13 goals have been conceded.

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Zeljeznicar form and stats

Zeljeznicar have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Premier Liga, after 0-5-4 (9 played). Visiting Zeljeznicar has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Zeljeznicar won their last game, 1-0 versus Siroki Brijeg played at home.

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

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Zeljeznicar playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were four Zeljeznicar wins, four draws and zero defeats.

The attacking power of Zeljeznicar when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 13 goals have been conceded by Zeljeznicar in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have played previously this season: Zeljeznicar - Velez 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Velez victory, four draws and five Zeljeznicar wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

VelezD. Zajmović
D. Zajmović
5 goals
VelezU. de Souza
U. de Souza
3 goals
VelezN. Anđušić
N. Anđušić
2 goals

Velez missing players

Zeljeznicar missing players

Velez Zeljeznicar
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 2 9 19
6 2 0 Won W 0 0 6
6 2 1 Drew D 2 5 8
7 5 1 Lost L 0 4 5
23 7 1 Scored S 1 5 16
24 13 3 Conceded C 1 13 19
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 78% 84%
84% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 78% 68%
42% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 26%
16% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 5%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
58% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 37%
21% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 22% 42%
26% 44% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 56% 37%
 
4.7 5.6 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.4 4.7
3.3 2.6 1 Corners against (avg) C A 7 7.8 5.6
3.3 2.7 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 2.6
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.8 9.3 19 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7.2 9.6
4.2 3.6 7.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 3.6 4.3
29% 22% 7% Goal Efficiency G E 9% 17% 21%
 
6.1 5 7 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 12.1 9.9
2.5 2.3 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.8 2.9
Key stats in Premier Liga this season:
  • Velez have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Premier Liga
  • Velez have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Velez haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Zeljeznicar have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Zeljeznicar have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Zeljeznicar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Zeljeznicar have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Premier Liga
  • Zeljeznicar have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Zeljeznicar have yet to win a 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 Zrinjski 19 15 3 1 42 8 10 9 1 0 28 6 9 6 2 1 14 2 34 48
2 Sloga 19 10 6 3 33 20 10 6 3 1 20 11 9 4 3 2 13 9 13 36
3 Borac Banja Luka 19 7 9 3 27 23 10 6 3 1 17 12 9 1 6 2 10 11 4 30
4 Sarajevo 19 8 4 7 18 16 10 4 2 4 8 9 9 4 2 3 10 7 2 28
5 Siroki Brijeg 19 6 9 4 18 17 9 4 4 1 8 4 10 2 5 3 10 13 1 27
6 Zeljeznicar 19 6 8 5 16 19 10 6 3 1 11 6 9 0 5 4 5 13 -3 26
7 Sloboda Tuzla 19 5 9 5 18 16 9 3 5 1 10 6 10 2 4 4 8 10 2 24
8 Velez 19 6 6 7 23 24 9 2 2 5 7 13 10 4 4 2 16 11 -1 21
9 Rudar Prijedor 19 3 7 9 19 25 9 2 5 2 12 10 10 1 2 7 7 15 -6 16
10 Posusje 19 3 7 9 15 30 10 3 5 2 10 10 9 0 2 7 5 20 -15 16
11 Leotar 19 4 4 11 14 31 9 2 3 4 9 14 10 2 1 7 5 17 -17 16
12 Radnik Bijeljina 19 2 6 11 15 29 9 1 3 5 6 11 10 1 3 6 9 18 -14 12

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.