There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the Europa Conference League 2nd Qualifying Round meeting between Maribor and Differdange 03. Game on!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Differdange 03, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
The hosts Maribor saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the 1. SNL. Thankfully the previous game, versus Aluminij, was also a home game here at Ljudski vrt. The away team is better rested.
Maribor form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Europa Conference League for Maribor, as the manager Krznar led his troops to eliminate Birkirkara, and reach the 2nd Qualifying Round. Last season their Europa Conference League adventure ended in the play-offs against CFR Cluj.1-0-0 (win-draw-lost) are the 1. SNL numbers at home for Maribor so far this season. 1W-2D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa Conference League for Maribor.
Maribor are confident in defense, having played 191 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Maribor's last game was hosting Aluminij and winning 1-0. Maribor made it very difficult for themselves, when Lorber got a red card in the 56th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Maribor won the match 1-0!
In the game before, 1-1 away to Differdange 03 (Europa Conference League). The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Maribor home games with this odds we find 7 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 2 matches were won by at least two goals.
Maribor are traveling soon after this match as the 1. SNL match at Mura awaits in three days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Maribor at home in the league. 1 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Differdange 03 form and stats
Last season their Europa Conference League adventure ended in the 1st qualifying round against Olimpija.7 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses. That’s the product of Differdange 03 playing as the away team in the National Division this season.
The Differdange goalkeeper Romain Ruffier is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 182 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Differdange 03 delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Maribor in their previous game; a Europa Conference League fixture.
Before that, the win at home hosting Marisca Mersch in the Cup (4-2).
A new game in only three days for Differdange 03, the National Division home match versus Fola Esch. Busy days.
Differdange has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 29 goals from 15 games. Differdange 03 have conceded 23 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Differdange 03 - Maribor 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Jakupovic 4 goals |  J. Repas 1 goals |
Maribor missing players
Differdange 03 missing players
| Maribor | Differdange 03 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 53 | 26 | Scored | S | 22 | 52 | ||
| 26 | 11 | Conceded | C | 15 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 32% | ||
| 72% | 82% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 24% | ||
| 5.2 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 3.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.6 | 2.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13.8 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 10.5 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 39% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 48% | ||
| 9.7 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.9 | 7.1 | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Maribor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Koper | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Celje | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Bravo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Domzale | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Olimpija | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Aluminij | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 8 | Radomlje | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| 9 | Mura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| 10 | Rogaska | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 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 | Swift Hesperange | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 100 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 8 | 72 | 77 |
| 2 | Progrès Niedercorn | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 36 | 70 |
| 3 | F91 Dudelange | 30 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 86 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 22 | 48 | 67 |
| 4 | UT Petange | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 62 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 24 | 59 |
| 5 | Differdange 03 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 60 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 45 |
| 6 | Mondorf-les-Bains | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 45 |
| 7 | Jeunesse d'Esch | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 43 |
| 8 | Racing | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 43 |
| 9 | UNA Strassen | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -13 | 39 |
| 10 | Wiltz | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | -11 | 36 |
| 11 | Victoria Rosport | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 40 | -10 | 32 |
| 12 | Mondercange | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 55 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 34 | -14 | 29 |
| 13 | Fola Esch | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 36 | 71 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 48 | -35 | 26 |
| 14 | UN Kaerjeng | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 69 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 27 | -39 | 25 |
| 15 | Etzella Ettelbruck | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 71 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 40 | -39 | 23 |
| 16 | Hostert | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 65 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 32 | -45 | 18 |
