Get ready for the return leg of the Champions League 1st Qualifying Round between Sheriff and Zrinjski. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
It's quite the trip for Zrinjski when visiting Sheriff as the cities are 1400 kilometers apart.
This has all the signs of an appealing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both squads are well recovered since they last played a game. Let's start!
Sheriff form and stats
Sheriff participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the group stage.Sheriff have been outstanding at home so far in the National Division with 12 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses.
The Sheriff coach Tomas and his side return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Zrinjski in the Champions League.
Sheriff always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Stadionul Zimbru with 43 goals in 14 league games. Defensively Sheriff have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 14 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Zrinjski form and stats
Zrinjski's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 3rd qualifying round.Zrinjski have an excellent away record in the Premier Liga so far with 11-4-1 from 16 games.
Zrinjski have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Josip Condric. It's been 216 minutes since they last conceded in Premier Liga.
Zrinjski delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Sheriff in their previous game; a Champions League duel.
Preceding that game was the away Premier Liga victory against Rudar Prijedor with the score of 2-0.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Zrinjski manager Jakirović as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Sloboda Tuzla.
Zrinjski are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 26 times in 16 away games so far. Zrinjski are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 6 goals away.
Head 2 Head
The squads have played each other previously this season, with the final score Zrinjski - Sheriff 0-0 written in the official records.Sheriff missing players
Zrinjski missing players
| Sheriff | Zrinjski | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 20 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 52 | 31 | Scored | S | 21 | 59 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 8% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 40% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 64% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 4.3 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.7 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 13.3 | ||
| 5 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 5.3 | ||
| 39% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 44% | ||
| 8.2 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 74 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 60 | 84 |
| 2 | Sloga | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 49 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 57 |
| 3 | Borac Banja Luka | 33 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 44 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 54 |
| 4 | Sarajevo | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 46 |
| 5 | Velez | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 44 |
| 6 | Zeljeznicar | 33 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -1 | 43 |
| 7 | Siroki Brijeg | 33 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 39 |
| 8 | Posusje | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 51 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 37 | -18 | 37 |
| 9 | Leotar | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 28 | -21 | 34 |
| 10 | Sloboda Tuzla | 33 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 20 | -9 | 33 |
| 11 | Radnik Bijeljina | 33 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 35 | -19 | 27 |
| 12 | Rudar Prijedor | 33 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 48 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 31 | -20 | 26 |
