The first of two encounters in the Europa Conference League 2nd Qualifying Round, as the hometeam Zeljeznicar will try to edge Neftçi in their own ballpark.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
This could be an appealing match with lots of spark and bustle as both sides are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!
Zeljeznicar form and stats
Zeljeznicar have reached this Europa Conference League stage through battling and winning against Dinamo Minsk.9-5-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier Liga numbers at home for Zeljeznicar so far this season.
Zeljeznicar are returning here after visiting Dinamo Minsk in a Europa Conference League fixture and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
A 2-2 result against Dinamo Minsk before that one, played at home in the Europa Conference League.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Igman Konjic are coming to town in two days.
A decent goal production from Zeljeznicar in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 17 league matches. Zeljeznicar are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Grbavica in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 17 matches.
Neftçi form and stats
Neftçi was sent out of Europa Conference League in the 3rd qualifying round last season, when Rapid Wien turned out to be too strong.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 9 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, a Azerbaidjan Cup home loss versus Qabala with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
Before that, Neftçi secured a home win against Sabah with the score 1-0.Neftçi have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 18 league away games 26 goals have been scored.
Head 2 Head
Zeljeznicar missing players
Neftçi missing players
| Zeljeznicar | Neftçi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 35 | 24 | Scored | S | 12 | 34 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Conceded | C | 14 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.5 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 37% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 40% | ||
| 7.4 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 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 | 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 | Qarabag | 36 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 91 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 9 | 66 | 90 |
| 2 | Sabah | 36 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 75 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 15 | 51 | 81 |
| 3 | Neftçi | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 25 | 68 |
| 4 | Qabala | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 50 |
| 5 | Zira | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 15 | -1 | 50 |
| 6 | Turan | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 49 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -13 | 39 |
| 7 | Kapaz | 36 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 62 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 37 | -28 | 31 |
| 8 | Sumqayt | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 70 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 30 | -44 | 31 |
| 9 | Sebail | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 62 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 40 | -30 | 29 |
| 10 | Kesl FK | 36 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 26 | 52 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 31 | -26 | 25 |
