First League match preview: Budućnost versus Iskra

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Competition: Montenegro First League
Date: Thu 05.December
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Podgorica City Stadium (17000 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Budućnost - Iskra!

It's no vacation for neither Budućnost nor Iskra as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Budućnost form and stats

Budućnost are steadily winning First League games and points here at Podgorica City Stadium. 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games. Budućnost are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

A good away victory last time out for Budućnost, who won 2-0 against Sutjeska (placed 2nd). Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Mladost.

The Budućnost manager M. Milinković has got the team scoring with 16 from 8 home games in the league. Budućnost have conceded 9 in these home matches.

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Iskra form and stats

The visitors are W4-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the First League. Visiting Iskra has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Iskra failed to get anything from their last game, a First League home match vs Petrovac (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Before that, Iskra travelled to Kom and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Iskra are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 8 games (in the league). 8 goals have been conceded by Iskra in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Iskra - Budućnost 2-2 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Budućnost won 5, Iskra won 2 and 3 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 7 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BudućnostI. Ivanović
I. Ivanović
6 goals
BudućnostD. Božović
D. Božović
5 goals
IskraM. Đurišić
M. Đurišić
5 goals

Budućnost missing players

Iskra missing players

Budućnost Iskra
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 1 Played P 1 8 17
11 6 0 Won W 0 4 9
2 1 0 Drew D 0 3 5
3 1 1 Lost L 1 1 3
34 16 1 Scored S 2 10 23
18 9 4 Conceded C 4 8 16
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 88%
94% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 65%
75% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 25% 35%
38% 38% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 25% 24%
19% 25% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 25% 12%
62% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 47%
38% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 47%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 18%
 
5.9 6.1 6 Corners For (avg) C F 3 5 4.9
2.8 2.8 2 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 5 4.4
2.2 2 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.9 1.5
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
184 67 14 Total Shots T S 0 68 148
87 30 7 Shots on Target S O 0 26 58
39% 53% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 31% 36%
Key stats in First League this season:
  • Budućnost has the most points from losing position (8)
  • Budućnost have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Budućnost have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Budućnost haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Budućnost is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Iskra has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Budućnost 16 11 2 3 34 18 8 6 1 1 16 9 8 5 1 2 18 9 16 35
2 Sutjeska 17 10 4 3 37 14 9 6 1 2 21 8 8 4 3 1 16 6 23 34
3 Iskra 17 9 5 3 23 16 9 5 2 2 13 8 8 4 3 1 10 8 7 32
4 Zeta 17 6 7 4 15 13 8 4 3 1 8 4 9 2 4 3 7 9 2 25
5 Mladost Ljeskopolje 17 6 6 5 22 18 9 4 4 1 14 8 8 2 2 4 8 10 4 24
6 Mladost 17 6 3 8 18 17 9 3 0 6 8 10 8 3 3 2 10 7 1 21
7 Rudar 17 5 3 9 19 35 9 4 2 3 15 16 8 1 1 6 4 19 -16 18
8 Petrovac 17 5 2 10 14 33 8 2 1 5 5 15 9 3 1 5 9 18 -19 17
9 Kom 17 3 6 8 24 28 8 2 4 2 14 10 9 1 2 6 10 18 -4 15
10 Grbalj 16 1 6 9 14 28 7 0 4 3 7 11 9 1 2 6 7 17 -14 9