Prva Liga match preview and facts: Bačka Palanka meet Rad Beograd

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Competition: Serbia Prva Liga
Competition: Sat 18.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Slavko Maletin Vava (5500 seats)

Bačka Palanka have claimed 4 of their 7 in total here at their home arena. How will they do against Rad Beograd?

Insights:
  • Bačka Palanka have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Rad Beograd have lost all their away matches so far.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Bačka Palanka form and stats

The story so far in the Prva Liga for Bačka Palanka at their home stadium (Stadion Slavko Maletin Vava) is 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 181 minutes without scoring a league goal.

Bačka Palanka are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Loznica.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Kabel Novi Sad.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Palanka as they are travelling to their away game against Javor Ivanjica in the Prva Liga. That match is three days after this one.

The lack of attacking qualities in Palanka means that they have only scored 1 goal in 3 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Bačka Palanka have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.

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Rad Beograd form and stats

No Prva Liga points yet away for Rad Beograd, from their first 2 matches. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Beograd are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Beograd are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Prva Liga against Graficar (placed 15th).

Prior to that match, the Rad Beograd manager D. Ivanović faced defeat when travelling to Macva Sabac and losing 0-4.

After this away game Rad Beograd return home for a Prva Liga game against Zlatibor Cajetina. That game is only three sleeps after this.

It's early days yet, but Rad Beograd has scored 0 and conceded 5 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): Bačka Palanka won four games, two matches ended with a tie and Rad Beograd have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

PalankaA. Kostić
A. Kostić
1 goals
Rad BeogradM. Blažić
M. Blažić
1 goals
Rad BeogradD. Lalatović
D. Lalatović
1 goals

Bačka Palanka missing players

Rad Beograd missing players

Bačka Palanka Rad Beograd
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
6 3 2 Played P 0 2 6
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 1 Drew D 0 0 3
3 1 1 Lost L 0 2 2
3 1 0 Scored S 0 0 4
5 1 1 Conceded C 0 5 8
83% 67% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 83%
33% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 67%
17% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
17% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
33% 67% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 17%
67% 67% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 50%
 
4.2 6.7 8 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 3.7
4.3 5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3.5 4.8
2.5 2.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.5 2.5
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.5 10 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6 6.7
3 4.3 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.5 3.2
17% 8% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 21%
Key stats in Prva Liga this season:
  • Bačka Palanka have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Rad Beograd have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Rad Beograd have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Rad Beograd have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inija 6 5 1 0 11 2 4 3 1 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 9 16
2 Mladost Novi Sad 6 4 2 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 2 2 0 2 0 4 14
3 Zarkovo 6 4 1 1 10 3 3 3 0 0 6 1 3 1 1 1 4 2 7 13
4 Macva Sabac 6 3 2 1 8 5 3 3 0 0 6 0 3 0 2 1 2 5 3 11
5 Javor Ivanjica 6 2 2 2 9 6 4 2 1 1 7 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 8
6 IMT Novi Beograd 6 2 2 2 6 6 2 0 1 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 6 5 0 8
7 Timok 6 2 1 3 12 11 2 1 1 0 6 1 4 1 0 3 6 10 1 7
8 Zlatibor Cajetina 6 1 4 1 4 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 3 0 2 2 1 7
9 Železničar Pančevo 6 2 1 3 8 10 3 1 1 1 5 5 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 7
10 Bačka Palanka 6 2 1 3 3 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 7
11 Buducnost Dobanovci 6 2 1 3 7 12 3 1 1 1 6 6 3 1 0 2 1 6 -5 7
12 Loznica 5 2 0 3 6 6 3 2 0 1 6 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 6
13 Rad Beograd 6 1 3 2 4 8 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 6
14 Radnicki Sr. Mitrovica 6 1 2 3 7 10 3 1 0 2 6 5 3 0 2 1 1 5 -3 5
15 Graficar 5 1 1 3 7 9 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 1 0 2 7 6 -2 4
16 Kabel Novi Sad 6 0 2 4 2 12 3 0 1 2 2 8 3 0 1 2 0 4 -10 2

Read more about Prva Liga

The Serbian First League (or Prva Liga Srbije or just PLS) is the second highest football league in Serbia. It has 16 teams playing each other home and away, making 30 fixtures in the regular season. After this the league table splits in two, the championship round and the relegation round.