Home advantage could prove decisive in Metalac GM - Zlatibor Čajetina battle

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Competition: Serbia Super Liga
Competition: Sun 29.November
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion FK Metalac (4400 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Metalac GM are in the 11th position while the guesting Zlatibor Čajetina worry at 16th.

Insights:
  • Metalac GM have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Zlatibor Čajetina have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

Metalac have less rest than Zlatibor Čajetina in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Serbian Cup game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Partizan, was also a home game here at Stadion FK Metalac. The away team is better rested.

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Metalac GM form and stats

1-6-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Super Liga numbers at home for Metalac GM so far this season. In general it's been a long time since Metalac tasted defeat here at Stadion FK Metalac, as they have taken at least one point from their last 18 home games in the league.

The Metalac GM crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Partizan here at Stadion FK Metalac in a Serbian Cup match. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Vojvodina that ended 3-3.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Metalac handle that role? We have found three games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, two draws and zero defeats.

Metalac are traveling soon after this match as the Super Liga match at Rad Beograd awaits in two days.

The Metalac fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. Metalac GM have conceded 8 in these home matches.

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Zlatibor Čajetina form and stats

Playing away, Zlatibor Čajetina have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Super Liga this season. Zlatibor has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

A. Islamović scored in Zlatibor's previous match, the home game against Backa Palanka that ended 1-0. A 2-4 defeat away at Crvena Zvezda before that.

Zlatibor are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, two draws and one defeat. From a total of five matches.

Zlatibor are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 8 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Zlatibor Čajetina have conceded 13 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - two - two (Metalac wins - draws - Zlatibor Čajetina wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Metalac GM missing players

Zlatibor Čajetina missing players

Metalac GM Zlatibor Čajetina
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 7 1 Played P 3 8 15
5 1 1 Won W 0 2 4
6 6 0 Drew D 2 3 3
3 0 0 Lost L 1 3 8
19 9 2 Scored S 3 8 12
23 8 1 Conceded C 7 13 27
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 73%
57% 29% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 38% 33%
36% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 12% 20%
21% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 12% 20%
71% 86% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 47%
14% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 20%
21% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.1 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
7.9 7.6 10 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.6 9.8
3.5 3.6 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.9 2.9
39% 36% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 35% 27%
Key stats in Super Liga this season:
  • Metalac GM have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Zlatibor Čajetina have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Zlatibor Čajetina have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Zlatibor Čajetina haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crvena Zvezda 15 13 2 0 44 7 8 7 1 0 26 4 7 6 1 0 18 3 37 41
2 Partizan 15 10 2 3 31 12 7 6 1 0 18 2 8 4 1 3 13 10 19 32
3 Vojvodina 15 9 3 3 32 19 7 5 1 1 17 8 8 4 2 2 15 11 13 30
4 Čukarički 15 7 5 3 30 15 8 6 0 2 20 7 7 1 5 1 10 8 15 26
5 Spartak Subotica 15 8 2 5 31 19 8 5 1 2 17 8 7 3 1 3 14 11 12 26
6 Proleter Novi Sad 15 7 5 3 14 9 8 4 3 1 7 3 7 3 2 2 7 6 5 26
7 Voždovac 15 7 3 5 27 22 8 4 2 2 17 9 7 3 1 3 10 13 5 24
8 Mladost Lučani 15 6 4 5 15 22 8 5 2 1 10 8 7 1 2 4 5 14 -7 22
9 Bačka Topola 15 6 3 6 34 22 8 4 2 2 25 9 7 2 1 4 9 13 12 21
10 Radnicki Nis 15 6 3 6 13 16 8 5 2 1 10 3 7 1 1 5 3 13 -3 21
11 Metalac GM 14 5 6 3 19 23 7 1 6 0 9 8 7 4 0 3 10 15 -4 21
12 Radnik Surdulica 15 6 2 7 22 22 7 3 0 4 11 13 8 3 2 3 11 9 0 20
13 Javor Ivanjica 15 5 3 7 19 24 7 4 1 2 11 9 8 1 2 5 8 15 -5 18
14 Inija 15 6 0 9 13 23 7 4 0 3 6 6 8 2 0 6 7 17 -10 18
15 Novi Pazar 15 4 4 7 16 29 7 4 1 2 12 9 8 0 3 5 4 20 -13 16
16 Zlatibor Čajetina 15 4 3 8 12 27 7 2 0 5 4 14 8 2 3 3 8 13 -15 15
17 Napredak 15 3 4 8 11 22 8 2 3 3 8 10 7 1 1 5 3 12 -11 13
18 Rad Beograd 14 4 0 10 13 29 6 3 0 3 8 10 8 1 0 7 5 19 -16 12
19 Macva Sabac 15 2 2 11 7 30 8 2 1 5 5 16 7 0 1 6 2 14 -23 8
20 Backa Palanka 15 1 4 10 11 22 7 1 3 3 7 10 8 0 1 7 4 12 -11 7

Read more about Super Liga

The Serbian SuperLiga is the highest level of football in Serbia. It was founded in 2005 with Montenegro and from 2006 with only Serbian teams. 16 teams play each other home and away, resulting in 30 fixtures. The league table then splits in two; a relegation round and a championship round.