Sneaking up on the top sides is the mission when these two mid-table sides battle it out. Both are targeting to improve their league position, Radnički Sr. Mitrovica in 6th and Žarkovo in 7th position.
- Radnički Sr. Mitrovica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
Radnički Sr. Mitrovica is in the 6th league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. Žarkovo have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 7th place no matter what happens.
It's no vacation for neither Radnički Sr. Mitrovica nor Žarkovo 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.
Radnički Sr. Mitrovica form and stats
The story so far in the Prva Liga for Radnički Sr. Mitrovica at their home stadium (Stadion Hesna) is 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
Radnički Sr. Mitrovica faced defeat in their previous match, away at IMT Novi Beograd (0-5). Mitrovica were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Zlatibor Čajetina.This is expected to be a close game, with Radnički Sr. Mitrovica perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Radnički Sr. Mitrovica as a small favourite), we find six games. Radnički Sr. Mitrovica has won three of these, drawn zero and lost three.
Mitrovica has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. On the other hand, Radnički Sr. Mitrovica have conceded 16 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Žarkovo form and stats
As the visiting team in Prva Liga matches, Žarkovo have produced an overall stat of 6-3-6 so far.
Žarkovo had fun at their own home (Stadion Hesna) last time out, beating Loznica 1-0. Dostanic scored. Dostanic came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Loznica last time out, making the manager Ljubinković feel like a tactical genius.
A draw for Žarkovo before that, at their own venue hosting Budućnost Dobanovci (1-1).So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Žarkovo playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were four Žarkovo wins, two draws and two defeats.
Žarkovo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 15 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 16 goals have been conceded by Žarkovo in these games.
Head 2 Head
Radnički Sr. Mitrovica - Žarkovo 2-0 was the output when these teams last met, also in this season. Head-to-head data (for the last four meetings): Radnički Sr. Mitrovica won one game, zero matches ended in a draw and Žarkovo have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / fourTop Goalscorers
  D. Dostanic 7 goals |  V. Petrović 4 goals |
Radnički Sr. Mitrovica missing players
Žarkovo missing players
| Radnički Sr. Mitrovica | Žarkovo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 31 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 39 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 19 | 36 |
| 34 | 16 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| 94% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 94% |
| 68% | 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 65% |
| 42% | 47% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 39% |
| 16% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 16% |
| 10% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 6% |
| 39% | 47% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 29% |
| 39% | 40% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 47% | 42% |
| 29% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 35% |
| 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| 4.7 | 4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 3 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8.6 | 9.8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.4 |
| 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 35% | 34% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 31% |
| 8.7 | 8.4 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
- Radnički Sr. Mitrovica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 58 |
| 2 | Mladost Novi Sad | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 57 |
| 3 | Javor Ivanjica | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 24 | 56 |
| 4 | Zeleznicar Pancevo | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 52 |
| 5 | IMT Novi Beograd | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 49 |
| 6 | Radnički Sr. Mitrovica | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 46 |
| 7 | Žarkovo | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 42 |
| 8 | Loznica | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 41 |
| 9 | Mačva Šabac | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -11 | 39 |
| 10 | Grafičar | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 35 |
| 11 | Rad Beograd | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 35 |
| 12 | Budućnost Dobanovci | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -11 | 35 |
| 13 | Zlatibor Čajetina | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -7 | 34 |
| 14 | Timok | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -6 | 33 |
| 15 | Bačka Palanka | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 33 |
| 16 | Kabel Novi Sad | 30 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 71 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 39 | -59 | 9 |
