There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the Europa Conference League 1st Qualifying Round meeting between Balzan and Domžale. Game on!
It's quite the trip for Domžale when visiting Balzan as the cities are 1700 kilometers apart.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Balzan form and stats
Balzan have collected 17 points from their Premier League home games so far after 5-2-6.
Balzan are returning here after visiting Domžale in a Europa Conference League match and winning with a 4-1 scoreline.
Preceding that match was a Premier League defeat to Gzira United (0-2).The Balzan fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 13 matches. Balzan have conceded 20 from these games.
Domžale form and stats
They also participated in Europa Conference League last season. This ended in the 3rd qualifying round, when Rosenborg drew the shortest straw.The visitors are W8-D4-L6 on the road this term. That's in the 1. SNL.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, a Europa Conference League home defeat versus Balzan with 1-4 on the scoreboard.
Prior to that match, the Domžale manager Rožman faced defeat when travelling to Radomlje and losing 0-1.The schedule is very tough for Domžale now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A 1. SNL game at Mura is waiting in only four days.
Domžale has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 27 goals from 18 games.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also played each other earlier on this campaign: Domžale - Balzan 1-4. Last three meetings involving these sides: Balzan won one, Domžale triumphed in two and we saw zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.
Balzan missing players
Domžale missing players
| Balzan | Domžale | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 41 | 19 | Scored | S | 15 | 31 | ||
| 31 | 18 | Conceded | C | 9 | 32 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 18% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 3.7 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8.9 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 9.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4 | ||
| 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 30% | ||
| 7.6 | 6.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 12 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hamrun Spartans | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 35 | 69 |
| 2 | Birkirkara | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 30 | 50 |
| 3 | Gzira United | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 27 | 48 |
| 4 | Mosta | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 46 |
| 5 | Hibernians | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 46 |
| 6 | Balzan | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 46 |
| 7 | Valletta | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 37 |
| 8 | Floriana | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 37 |
| 9 | Sirens | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 33 |
| 10 | Gudja United | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -11 | 29 |
| 11 | Marsaxlokk | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | -10 | 25 |
| 12 | Santa Lucia | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 26 | -29 | 15 |
| 13 | Zebbug Rangers | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 58 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 31 | -37 | 14 |
| 14 | Pieta Hotspurs | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 65 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -43 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olimpija | 36 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 60 | 39 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 73 |
| 2 | Celje | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 67 |
| 3 | Maribor | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 70 | 43 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 27 | 62 |
| 4 | Domžale | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 50 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 52 |
| 5 | Mura | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 50 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 52 |
| 6 | Koper | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 40 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 50 |
| 7 | Radomlje | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 53 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 32 | -18 | 44 |
| 8 | Bravo | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -8 | 36 |
| 9 | Gorica | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 57 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 34 | -26 | 27 |
| 10 | Tabor Sezana | 36 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 63 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -34 | 24 |