Aluminij will cross fingers that their home advantage is enough to get at least a draw from this strenuous encounter, against sparkling Olimpija.
- Aluminij have won significantly more corners at home than away.
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!
Aluminij form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the 1. SNL this season. Aluminij have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Športni Park Aluminij. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Aluminij, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The home team returns to Športni Park Aluminij after being equal after 90 minutes with Domzale (placed 8th) on their last time out; the 1. SNL game ended 1-1.
Ahead of that match, Aluminij lost 0-1 at home to Celje.Aluminij have scored 4 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. Aluminij have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Olimpija form and stats
Playing away, Olimpija have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the 1. SNL this season.
Olimpija's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Bravo that finished 1-1. The draw against Bravo came from a losing position. The Olimpija manager D. Skender brought on Svit Sešlar as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
The game before that, in the Slovenian Cup, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Koper.The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Olimpija as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent past result involving both these contenders is the Olimpija - Aluminij 3-1 played not long ago this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Aluminij won three games, two matches ended in a draw and Olimpija got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  A. Ziljkić 6 goals | M. Nukić 6 goals |  A. Đerlek 4 goals |
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| Aluminij | Olimpija | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 20 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 80% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 60% | 43% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 57% | 67% |
| 40% | 14% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 14% | 40% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 40% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 29% | 53% |
| 27% | 29% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 43% | 33% |
| 53% | 71% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 20% |
| 3.5 | 5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| 5.7 | 5 | 10 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.8 | 10.9 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13.3 | 14.6 |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
| 23% | 14% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 18% | 24% |
| 13.5 | 10.9 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 9 | 9.6 |
| 5.7 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
- Aluminij 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 | Koper | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| 2 | Olimpija | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
| 3 | Maribor | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 27 |
| 4 | Bravo | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | Celje | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | Mura | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 21 |
| 7 | Tabor Sezana | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 8 | Domzale | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 16 |
| 9 | Radomlje | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -10 | 13 |
| 10 | Aluminij | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 12 |