It's time for episode two of the Zrinjski - Urartu 1st Qualifying Round battle

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Tue 18.Jul
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Bijeli Brijeg (25000 seats)

The first leg ended Urartu-Zrinjski 0-1. All is set for the decider in this Champions League 1st Qualifying Round fixture!

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Urartu have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 15-9-5 (win-draw-loss) from 29 matches.

Urartu have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

This should be an absorbing match with lots of spark and bustle as both squads are well revitalized since they last played a game. Game on!

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Zrinjski form and stats

Zrinjski participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the 1st qualifying round and lost against Sheriff.

Zrinjski have been very solid at home in the Premier Liga so far, with 43 points collected from 17 matches (14-1-2). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table.

Zrinjski are returning here after visiting Urartu in a Champions League match and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.

Ahead of that match, Zrinjski won a home game hosting Leotar (2-1).

The Zrinjski manager Rendulić has got the team scoring with 42 from 17 home games in the league. Zrinjski have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Urartu form and stats

Urartu have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 45 points collected from 18 Premier League games. 14 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far.

This game can not go any worse than the previous one, a Champions League home loss versus Zrinjski with 0-1 on the scoreboard.

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Ararat in the Premier League.

The Urartu manager Gunko has got the team scoring on the road, with 42 away goals in 18 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).

Head 2 Head

The squads have faced each other before in this season, with the final score Urartu - Zrinjski 0-1 logged in the official records.

Zrinjski missing players

Urartu missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Zrinjski Urartu
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   13 25
22 10   Won W   9 17
0 0   Drew D   3 4
3 1   Lost L   1 4
58 31   Scored S   30 49
15 7   Conceded C   8 18
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   85% 92%
80% 91%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   77% 72%
64% 73%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   62% 56%
36% 55%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   46% 36%
12% 27%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   23% 12%
36% 45%   BTTS BTTS   31% 32%
56% 55%   Clean Sheets C S   69% 60%
8% 0%   Failed to Score F T   15% 16%
 
5.8 6.9   Corners for (avg) C F   5.5 5
2.9 2.6   Corners against (avg) C A   2.9 3.5
1.3 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.9 2.4
2 2   Red cards R C   0 1
 
10.5 11.2   Shots (avg) S (   11.2 10.4
5.1 5.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.5 4.2
46% 52%   Goal Efficiency G E   48% 45%
 
5.4 4.6   Shots against (avg) S A   5.3 6.7
1.8 1.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.1 2.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Zrinjski 33 25 3 5 66 21 17 14 1 2 42 11 16 11 2 3 24 10 45 78
2 Borac Banja Luka 33 18 4 11 39 32 17 13 1 3 25 13 16 5 3 8 14 19 7 58
3 Zeljeznicar 33 15 8 10 42 35 17 9 5 3 26 14 16 6 3 7 16 21 7 53
4 Sarajevo 33 15 7 11 50 46 17 8 5 4 25 21 16 7 2 7 25 25 4 52
5 Siroki Brijeg 33 13 9 11 38 36 17 10 5 2 22 11 16 3 4 9 16 25 2 48
6 Velez 33 11 12 10 40 37 17 7 7 3 30 22 16 4 5 7 10 15 3 45
7 Sloga 33 10 7 16 43 46 16 6 4 6 26 17 17 4 3 10 17 29 -3 37
8 Igman Konjic 33 9 10 14 42 48 16 7 4 5 20 13 17 2 6 9 22 35 -6 37
9 Sloga Doboj 33 10 7 16 40 55 16 7 4 5 23 19 17 3 3 11 17 36 -15 37
10 Posusje 33 10 7 16 28 46 16 7 3 6 19 17 17 3 4 10 9 29 -18 37
11 Leotar 33 9 7 17 29 46 16 8 4 4 20 12 17 1 3 13 9 34 -17 34
12 Sloboda Tuzla 33 7 11 15 32 41 16 7 3 6 23 18 17 0 8 9 9 23 -9 32
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Urartu 36 26 5 5 68 25 18 12 2 4 26 16 18 14 3 1 42 9 43 83
2 Pyunik 36 25 5 6 72 23 18 14 0 4 37 11 18 11 5 2 35 12 49 80
3 Ararat-Armenia 36 23 7 6 70 27 18 12 4 2 33 10 18 11 3 4 37 17 43 76
4 Alashkert 36 20 6 10 58 37 18 10 4 4 30 12 18 10 2 6 28 25 21 66
5 Van 36 11 7 18 38 59 18 5 4 9 21 30 18 6 3 9 17 29 -21 40
6 Ararat 36 10 8 18 29 42 18 5 4 9 13 22 18 5 4 9 16 20 -13 38
7 Shirak 36 10 6 20 25 55 18 4 4 10 10 26 18 6 2 10 15 29 -30 36
8 BKMA 36 7 11 18 36 53 18 3 5 10 21 33 18 4 6 8 15 20 -17 32
9 Artsakh 36 8 8 20 34 66 18 5 4 9 22 33 18 3 4 11 12 33 -32 32
10 Lernayin Artsakh 36 5 7 24 16 59 18 1 4 13 6 34 18 4 3 11 10 25 -43 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Urartu 36 26 5 5 68 25 18 12 2 4 26 16 18 14 3 1 42 9 43 83
2 Pyunik 36 25 5 6 72 23 18 14 0 4 37 11 18 11 5 2 35 12 49 80
3 Ararat-Armenia 36 23 7 6 70 27 18 12 4 2 33 10 18 11 3 4 37 17 43 76
4 Alashkert 36 20 6 10 58 37 18 10 4 4 30 12 18 10 2 6 28 25 21 66
5 Van 36 11 7 18 38 59 18 5 4 9 21 30 18 6 3 9 17 29 -21 40
6 Ararat 36 10 8 18 29 42 18 5 4 9 13 22 18 5 4 9 16 20 -13 38
7 Shirak 36 10 6 20 25 55 18 4 4 10 10 26 18 6 2 10 15 29 -30 36
8 BKMA 36 7 11 18 36 53 18 3 5 10 21 33 18 4 6 8 15 20 -17 32
9 Artsakh 36 8 8 20 34 66 18 5 4 9 22 33 18 3 4 11 12 33 -32 32
10 Lernayin Artsakh 36 5 7 24 16 59 18 1 4 13 6 34 18 4 3 11 10 25 -43 22

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