It's advantage Zeljeznicar so far with their 1st position in the Premier Liga table, welcoming Velez who are placed 8th.
Zeljeznicar and Velez should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Zeljeznicar form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Grbavica Stadium as Zeljeznicar, who have the most scored goals (39) in Premier Liga, have scored 21 goals to get 20 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Premier Liga are 6-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
A good away victory last time out for Zeljeznicar, who won 3-1 against Sarajevo (placed 2nd). Preceding that match was a defeat to Siroki Brijeg (1-2).
Goals decide football matches and Zeljeznicar are scoring many of them at home; 21 on target from 9 league matches. Zeljeznicar have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Velez form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Premier Liga.
It's the second away game in a row for Velez, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Radnik Bijeljina (placed 5th) in the Premier Liga last time out. A 1-2 loss hosting Sarajevo before that.
Velez have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. 10 goals have been conceded by Velez in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Velez - Zeljeznicar 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Zeljeznicar 6 wins, 3 draws and Velez 1 victory. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Krpić 12 goals |  S. Štilić 7 goals |  Brandao 7 goals |
Zeljeznicar missing players
Velez missing players
| Zeljeznicar | Velez | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 39 | 21 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 83% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 56% | 61% |
| 67% | 67% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 50% |
| 39% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 22% | 22% |
| 17% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 44% | 56% |
| 44% | 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 28% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 22% |
| 6.1 | 7.5 | 5.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.1 | 5.8 |
| 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
| 2.8 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 187 | 113 | 51 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 100 | 225 |
| 87 | 55 | 25 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 40 | 90 |
| 41% | 33% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 22% | 21% |
- Zeljeznicar has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6)
- Zeljeznicar has the most points from losing position (12)
- Zeljeznicar has the most scored goals (21) at home
- Zeljeznicar has the most scored goals (39)
- Zeljeznicar has the most scored goals in the second half (24)
- Zeljeznicar has the the best goal difference (+20)
- Zeljeznicar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zeljeznicar have scored more than double the goals of Velez.
- Zeljeznicar have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Zeljeznicar have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Zeljeznicar | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 35 |
| 2 | Sarajevo | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | Borac Banja Luka | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 |
| 4 | Sloga | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 5 | Radnik Bijeljina | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 29 |
| 6 | Zrinjski | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 28 |
| 7 | Siroki Brijeg | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | Velez | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 22 |
| 9 | Celik | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -11 | 19 |
| 10 | Sloboda Tuzla | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 17 |
| 11 | Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -14 | 14 |
| 12 | Zvijezda '09 Brgule | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 23 | -30 | 7 |