It's game one of two in the Champions League as Maribor host Sheriff. This is a 2nd Qualifying Round fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Maribor have less rest than Sheriff in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a 1. SNL game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Radomlje, was also a home game here at Ljudski vrt. The away team is better rested.
Maribor form and stats
Maribor have reached this Champions League stage through battling and winning against Shakhtyor. Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 1st qualifying round.The story so far in the 1. SNL for Maribor at their home stadium (Ljudski vrt) is 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
The Maribor fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Ljudski vrt: A 0-3 defeat against Radomlje.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the 1. SNL game versus Gorica in only three days. This game is also played here at Ljudski vrt.
At Ljudski vrt, Maribor has the goal stats of 0-3 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Sheriff form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Zrinjski in order to reach 2nd qualifying round of Champions League. They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the group stage.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 4 draws and only 0 losses in the National Division.
The club members enjoyed Sheriff's previous fixture versus Zrinjski, a Champions League win (1-0) played at home.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Sheriff are regular goalscorers on their travels. Sheriff's manager Tomas has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 5 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
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| Maribor | Sheriff | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Drew | D | 5 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 39 | 15 | Scored | S | 21 | 52 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Conceded | C | 8 | 12 | ||
| 92% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.3 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.8 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 10.2 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 29% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 40% | ||
| 9.8 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 6.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Radomlje | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Koper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Celje | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Domzale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Bravo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Gorica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Mura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Olimpija | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Tabor Sezana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 10 | Maribor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheriff | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 75 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 67 | 70 |
| 2 | Petrocub | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 42 | 64 |
| 3 | Milsami | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 19 | 51 |
| 4 | Sfintul Gheorghe | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 21 | -1 | 38 |
| 5 | CSF Balti | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 36 |
| 6 | Dinamo-Auto | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 72 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 45 | -37 | 32 |
| 7 | Zimbru | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -14 | 27 |
| 8 | Floresti | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 88 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 45 | -76 | -6 |
