Prva Liga: Timok - Budućnost Dobanovci news and numbers

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Competition: Serbia Prva Liga
Competition: Wed 20.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion pod Kraljevicom (5000 seats)

Timok are welcoming Budućnost Dobanovci for yet another important game after their 0-1 result vs Mačva Šabac.

Insights:
  • Timok have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Budućnost Dobanovci have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

For Timok relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Budućnost are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

It's no vacation for neither Timok nor Budućnost Dobanovci 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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Timok form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Prva Liga this season. Timok have only managed 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Stadion pod Kraljevicom.

In their previous game, the manager Stojčevski led his Timok to a defeat away at Mačva Šabac. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion pod Kraljevicom.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Bačka Palanka and winning 1-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Timok have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won one, drawn two and lost three.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Timok here at Stadion pod Kraljevicom in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 15 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Timok are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion pod Kraljevicom in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 15 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Budućnost Dobanovci form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Budućnost Dobanovci so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 4-3-8 (win-draw-lose). When Budućnost Dobanovci is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 3 of 4 matches. Kabel Novi Sad, Bačka Palanka, Zlatibor Čajetina, Budućnost Dobanovci and Rad Beograd is teams we like to compare Timok with.

Budućnost delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Zlatibor Čajetina in their previous match.

A 1-1 draw at Žarkovo's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Budućnost Dobanovci in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Budućnost Dobanovci, two draws and zero defeats.

Budućnost Dobanovci's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 25 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these sides meet on the pitch this season, as the fixture list show this recent game: Budućnost Dobanovci - Timok 0-2. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's two Timok victories, zero draws and zero Budućnost Dobanovci wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less. One of the profiles has been Jovanović with 2 goals scored against Budućnost Dobanovci in these 2 games.

Top Goalscorers

Budućnost DobanovciN. Kodžić
N. Kodžić
7 goals
Budućnost DobanovciN. Tripković
N. Tripković
7 goals

Timok missing players

Budućnost Dobanovci missing players

Timok Budućnost Dobanovci
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 4 15 31
9 3 1 Won W 3 4 9
6 5 2 Drew D 1 3 9
16 7 1 Lost L 0 8 13
29 13 6 Scored S 7 15 31
36 12 5 Conceded C 3 25 42
90% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 93% 90%
55% 40% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 65%
32% 20% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 47% 35%
16% 13% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 27% 23%
10% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 20% 16%
29% 27% 75% BTTS BTTS 25% 40% 45%
35% 33% 25% Clean Sheets C S 75% 27% 29%
45% 53% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 40% 35%
 
2.9 3.5 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.8 5.4
3.8 3.1 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 5.8 4.8
2.4 3.1 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 2.2
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
7 7.1 9 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.2 8.8
2.7 2.7 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 3.6 3.5
36% 32% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 27% 28%
 
8.9 6.5 8 Shots against (avg) S A 11 11.3 9.3
3.7 2.7 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 5.1 4.2
Key stats in Prva Liga this season:
  • Budućnost Dobanovci have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Timok have won significantly more corners at 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

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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.