Javor Ivanjica expected to challenge Žarkovo at their own home

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Competition: Serbia Prva Liga
Competition: Sun 15.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Žarkovo (500 seats)

It's only seven sleeps since Žarkovo faced Mladost Novi Sad and the scoreline was 0-2. What will happen versus Javor Ivanjica?

Insights:
  • Žarkovo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Javor Ivanjica have the the best goal difference (+24) in Prva Liga

Žarkovo is in the 7th league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. Javor Ivanjica are staying put at 3rd place whatever happens for the rest of the season.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Žarkovo form and stats

When playing at home in the Prva Liga, Žarkovo have managed 6 wins, 3 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 15 games. Žarkovo has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Ljubinković and the players.

Žarkovo haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 260 minutes ago. Jovanović scored that one.

Žarkovo faced defeat in their previous match, away at Mladost Novi Sad (0-2).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Inđija (0-2).

Žarkovo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 15 games. On the other hand, Žarkovo have conceded 16 goals.

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Javor Ivanjica form and stats

The visitors, who have the the best goal difference (+24) in Prva Liga, are W6-D8-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Prva Liga. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Žarkovo game have they lost an away game, meaning Javor Ivanjica has taken points from 15 away matches in a row.

Impressive finishing from Momčilović, Luković and Marčić secured the home win 3-1 against Radnički Sr. Mitrovica in their previous game.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-4 defeat against IMT Novi Beograd.

Ivanjica have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Žarkovo and Javor Ivanjica have faced each other already this season: Javor Ivanjica - Žarkovo 3-2. Kokir (Žarkovo) was sent off by the referee when these teams last met. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Žarkovo two wins, zero draws and Javor Ivanjica two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being hot-tempered, having seen 4 red cards from the last four duels.

Top Goalscorers

Javor IvanjicaP. Ivelja
P. Ivelja
14 goals
Javor IvanjicaL. Luković
L. Luković
8 goals
ŽarkovoD. Dostanic
D. Dostanic
7 goals

Žarkovo missing players

Javor Ivanjica missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Žarkovo Javor Ivanjica
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 4 17 35
13 7 1 Won W 2 8 18
7 3 1 Drew D 2 8 12
15 7 3 Lost L 0 1 5
38 17 6 Scored S 7 22 55
39 18 7 Conceded C 3 10 28
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 71% 80%
69% 59% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 59% 69%
37% 41% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 35% 43%
14% 12% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 18% 29%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 6% 11%
31% 35% 40% BTTS BTTS 75% 47% 46%
37% 35% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 53% 51%
37% 35% 40% Failed to Score F T 25% 29% 23%
 
3.9 3.6 3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4.4 4.8
4.6 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.2 3.6
2.6 2.5 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.5 2.5
5 4 2 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
8.2 9.3 8.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 9 11.4
3.6 3.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 3.8 4.3
31% 29% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 34% 35%
 
9.3 9.3 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 8.1 8.3
3 3.2 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 3.4 3.2
Key stats in Prva Liga this season:
  • Javor Ivanjica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Javor Ivanjica have the the best goal difference (+24) in Prva Liga
  • Javor Ivanjica have the the best goal difference (+9) away in Prva Liga
  • Žarkovo 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 Inđija 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 Železničar Pančevo 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 Macva Sabac 30 10 9 11 26 37 15 7 3 5 15 14 15 3 6 6 11 23 -11 39
10 Graficar 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 Buducnost Dobanovci 30 9 8 13 30 41 15 5 5 5 15 16 15 4 3 8 15 25 -11 35
13 Zlatibor Cajetina 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 Backa 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

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inđija 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 Železničar Pančevo 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 Macva Sabac 30 10 9 11 26 37 15 7 3 5 15 14 15 3 6 6 11 23 -11 39
10 Graficar 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 Buducnost Dobanovci 30 9 8 13 30 41 15 5 5 5 15 16 15 4 3 8 15 25 -11 35
13 Zlatibor Cajetina 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 Backa 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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