This could be an interesting match as Zrinjski have their presumed home advantage while Velez are ahead 3 points in the Premier Liga table.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Premier Liga match only three days ago. That game was an away game at Zeljeznicar, so at least Zrinjski are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Zrinjski form and stats
3-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier Liga numbers at home for Zrinjski so far this season.
M. Filipovic was the last player to score a league goal for Zrinjski and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Zrinjski haven't scored in 185 minutes.
The fans are hoping that Zrinjski will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier Liga game against Zeljeznicar (placed 2nd). Heartbreak before that as Zrinjski lost 0-3 at Olimpic Sarajevo's place.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier Liga game versus Siroki Brijeg in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadion Bijeli Brijeg.
Zrinjski has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Zrinjski are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Bijeli Brijeg in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.
Velez form and stats
There's been little loot from Velez's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the Premier Liga. Velez only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.
Velez's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Zeljeznicar that finished 1-1. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Sloboda Tuzla.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Velez have scored 6 goals in 6 league games away. As for defending, Velez rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Velez - Zrinjski 2-0. Zrinjski-Velez H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Zrinjski six wins, Velez three wins, one draw. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  O. Cvijanović 5 goals | F. Mulić 5 goals |  N. Bilbija 4 goals |
Zrinjski missing players
Velez missing players
| Zrinjski | Velez | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 14 |
| 91% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 55% | 40% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 36% | 20% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 18% | 20% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 17% | 8% |
| 9% | 20% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 9% | 20% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 55% | 80% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 45% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 139 | 66 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 72 | 149 |
| 53 | 28 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 29 | 64 |
| 25% | 21% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 21% | 27% |
- All of Velez's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Velez has the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Premier Liga
- Velez have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Velez have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Velez 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 | Sarajevo | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 29 |
| 2 | Zeljeznicar | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Borac Banja Luka | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Velez | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 5 | Siroki Brijeg | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Sloga | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 17 |
| 7 | Zrinjski | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Sloboda Tuzla | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -14 | 13 |
| 10 | Radnik Bijeljina | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Krupa na Vrbasu | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -14 | 7 |
| 12 | Olimpic Sarajevo | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | -15 | 6 |