Maccabi Haifa and Zeljeznicar get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League 1st Qualifying Round fixture.
Maccabi Haifa and Zeljeznicar should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Zeljeznicar 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.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
Maccabi was eliminated in the 2nd qualifying round last season in the Europa League.In their previous game, the manager B. Bakhar led his Maccabi to a defeat in the Toto Cup match away at Hapoel Be'er Sheva. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sammy Ofer Stadium. Before that, Maccabi had a Toto Cup home game versus Hapoel Haifa which ended with a victory 1-0.
The manager B. Bakhar will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hapoel Hadera in only three days.
Zeljeznicar form and stats
Zeljeznicar's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 2nd qualifying round against Apollon.Zeljeznicar are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Premier Liga. Having won their last three away games Zeljeznicar has no reason to fear anyone.
The manager A. Osim was unhappy after their last game, a Premier Liga match played at their home ground Stadion Grbavica. Zeljeznicar suffered a 0-1 loss to Mladost Doboj Kakanj. Preceding that game was the away Premier Liga victory against Sloboda Tuzla with the score of 2-0.
Zeljeznicar have the goal stats of 4-0 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Mujezinović 4 goals | S. Štilić 2 goals |  I. Lendrić 2 goals |
Maccabi Haifa missing players
Zeljeznicar missing players
| Maccabi Haifa | Zeljeznicar | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 40 | 21 | Scored | S | 28 | 50 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Conceded | C | 21 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 20% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.6 | ||
| 3 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 286 | 153 | Total Shots | T S | 158 | 325 | ||
| 128 | 64 | Shots on Target | S O | 66 | 137 | ||
| 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zeljeznicar | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Siroki Brijeg | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Borac Banja Luka | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Sarajevo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Velez | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Zrinjski | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 7 | Sloga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Sloboda Tuzla | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 9 | Mladost Doboj Kakanj | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -11 | 4 |
| 10 | Radnik Bijeljina | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 11 | Krupa na Vrbasu | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 12 | Olimpic Sarajevo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |