1. SNL match prediction: Little separates Celje and Koper in quality

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Competition: Slovenia 1. SNL
Competition: Sat 12.February
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Z'dežele (13059 seats)

Celje saw a 1-2 scoreline vs Tabor Sežana in their previous week, a fixture to learn from. The next assignment is this resolute Koper side.

Insights:
  • Koper have the most scored goals (35) in 1. SNL

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Celje form and stats

The story so far in the 1. SNL for Celje at their home stadium (Stadion Z'dežele) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Celje are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Tabor Sežana.

Heartbreak before that as Celje lost 1-2 at Tabor Sežana's place.

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 Celje have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won four, drawn one and lost four.

The Celje fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 10 matches. Celje's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Koper form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the 1. SNL.

Koper's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Mura that finished 2-2.

A draw for Koper before that, at their own venue hosting Mura (2-2).

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Koper playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were four Koper wins, two draws and two defeats.

Koper are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 10 away games so far. Koper are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The latest head to head match ended Koper - Celje 2-2, played this season. Last ten meetings involving these squads: Celje won four, Koper were winners in two and we saw four draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Celje missing players

Koper missing players

Celje Koper
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 4 10 20
6 4 0 Won W 2 6 11
4 3 1 Drew D 2 3 5
10 3 2 Lost L 0 1 4
21 13 3 Scored S 6 17 35
25 11 5 Conceded C 2 9 24
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 80% 90%
55% 60% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 70% 70%
40% 40% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 50% 55%
30% 40% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 40% 50%
10% 10% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 20% 25%
45% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 60%
30% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 30% 25%
30% 20% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 30% 25%
 
4.5 4.9 4 Corners for (avg) C F 7.2 5 6.5
5.8 5.8 6.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 6.1 6
2.9 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.1 2.2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
11.8 12.7 11.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11.4 11.8
4.3 5.3 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 5.3 5.4
24% 25% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 32% 32%
 
11.1 11.4 14.7 Shots against (avg) S A 10 11.7 11.9
4.8 4.9 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.8 4.5
Key stats in 1. SNL this season:
  • Koper have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in 1. SNL
  • Koper have the most matches over the total-line (9) in 1. SNL
  • Koper have the most points (21) away in 1. SNL
  • Koper have the most scored goals (17) away in 1. SNL
  • Koper have the most scored goals (35) in 1. SNL
  • Koper have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in 1. SNL
  • Koper have the the best goal difference (+11) in 1. SNL
  • Koper have the the best goal difference (+8) away in 1. SNL
  • Koper have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Maribor 20 12 3 5 30 21 10 7 2 1 16 4 10 5 1 4 14 17 9 39
2 Koper 20 11 5 4 35 24 10 5 2 3 18 15 10 6 3 1 17 9 11 38
3 Olimpija 19 10 4 5 23 17 9 6 1 2 15 10 10 4 3 3 8 7 6 34
4 Bravo 20 8 6 6 18 16 11 3 3 5 7 12 9 5 3 1 11 4 2 30
5 Mura 20 7 8 5 26 26 10 6 3 1 15 10 10 1 5 4 11 16 0 29
6 Domžale 19 6 5 8 24 27 9 3 3 3 14 13 10 3 2 5 10 14 -3 23
7 Celje 20 6 4 10 21 25 10 4 3 3 13 11 10 2 1 7 8 14 -4 22
8 Tabor Sežana 20 5 4 11 19 21 10 2 2 6 8 10 10 3 2 5 11 11 -2 19
9 Aluminij 20 4 7 9 19 28 10 3 3 4 9 9 10 1 4 5 10 19 -9 19
10 Radomlje 20 5 4 11 23 33 10 1 3 6 10 19 10 4 1 5 13 14 -10 19