It's ground zero in First League - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Rudar and Budućnost did in their pre-season friendlies!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Rudar form and stats
Last season, Rudar's league statistics were 13 wins, 6 draws and 17 losses, resulting in a 7th position in the First League. Over these 36 matches they scored 38 goals and conceded 50. Playing at home last season Rudar managed 8-3-7 (win-draw-lost) with 22 goals and 22 conceded.
Rudar have prepared for this season with five friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these five matches are 0 victories, 2 draws and 3 losses. In these games, Rudar have scored 1 goal and conceded 7 times.
Budućnost form and stats
Last season was a triumph for Budućnost in the national league as they took home the First League trophy. The championship was secured after 27 wins, 4 draws and only 5 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 14, drew 2 and lost 2.
Just as the home team, Budućnost have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 2 Budućnost wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Head 2 Head
Rudar-Budućnost H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rudar zero wins, Budućnost eight wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Rudar missing players
Budućnost missing players
| Rudar | Budućnost | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rudar | Last season | Budućnost | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 14 | 27 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 38 | 22 | Scored | S | 34 | 65 | ||
| 50 | 22 | Conceded | C | 13 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 67% | 61% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 72% | ||
| 42% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 39% | 44% | ||
| 25% | 28% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 28% | 28% | ||
| 11% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 11% | ||
| 39% | 28% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 42% | ||
| 33% | 39% | Clean Sheets | C S | 56% | 47% | ||
| 36% | 44% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 11% | ||
| 3.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 11.2 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.9 | ||
| 32% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 37% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dečić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Iskra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Jezero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Mladost Ljeskopolje | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Mornar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Petrovac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Rudar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Sutjeska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Zeta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 65 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 36 | 85 |
| 2 | Sutjeska | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 22 | 57 |
| 3 | Dečić | 36 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 39 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 54 |
| 4 | Mladost Ljeskopolje | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 52 |
| 5 | Jezero | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 18 | -6 | 45 |
| 6 | Zeta | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | -7 | 45 |
| 7 | Rudar | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 50 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 45 |
| 8 | Iskra | 36 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 44 |
| 9 | Petrovac | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 45 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | -16 | 32 |
| 10 | Mladost | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 51 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 30 | -28 | 31 |