Celje fights Maribor in 1. SNL battle

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Competition: Slovenia 1. SNL
Date: Wed 15.May
Match begins: 18:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Z'dežele (13006 seats)

Celje will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 24 points behind Maribor.

It's no vacation for neither Celje nor Maribor 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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Celje form and stats

Celje have played 16 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).

Celje are returning here after visiting Triglav in a 1. SNL game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Before that, Celje drew at home versus Krško.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Celje as they are travelling to their away game against Domžale in the 1. SNL. That match is three days after this one.

The Celje fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 22 in 16 matches. Celje have conceded 23 in these home matches.

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Maribor form and stats

The strength of Maribor, who have the most points (41) away in 1. SNL, on their travels this season is incredible with 41 points collected from 16 away games. Maribor has 13-2-1 on the road, with 43 goals scored and 13 conceded. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Mura game have they lost an away game, meaning Maribor has taken points from twelve away matches in a row.

The manager D. Milanič was unhappy after their last game, a 1. SNL match played at their home ground Stadion Z'dežele. Maribor suffered a 0-3 loss to Olimpija. Preceding that game was the away victory against Gorica with the score of 3-1.

A new game in only three days for Maribor, the 1. SNL home match versus Triglav. Busy days.

Maribor are a potent attacking force on the road with their 43 goals in 16 games on the road. It's not easy to score on Maribor as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Maribor - Celje 1-1 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Celje won 2 games, 4 matches ended with a draw and Maribor has 4 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 5

Top Goalscorers

R. Požeg
14 goals
L. Zahovič
13 goals
Marcos Tavares
9 goals

Celje missing players

Maribor missing players

Celje Maribor
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
32 16 4 Played 4 16 32
12 7 1 Won 2 13 21
11 4 1 Drew 1 2 8
9 5 2 Lost 1 1 3
42 22 4 Scored 9 43 73
44 23 6 Conceded 8 13 28
94% 88% 75% Over 0.5 100% 94% 94%
78% 69% 50% Over 1.5 75% 81% 84%
47% 50% 50% Over 2.5 75% 75% 69%
31% 44% 50% Over 3.5 75% 50% 38%
12% 19% 25% Over 4.5 50% 31% 22%
53% 44% 50% BTTS 75% 50% 56%
34% 44% 50% Clean Sheets 25% 50% 41%
19% 25% 25% Failed To Score 0% 6% 9%
 
4.7 4.2 2.2 Corners For (avg) 6.5 6.1 6.2
5.5 4.6 6 Corners Against (avg) 3.2 5.2 4.6
2.2 2.2 3.8 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.2 2 2.1
2 1 0 Red Cards 3 3 6
Key stats this season:
  • Celje have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Maribor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Maribor have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

Celje
All Slovenian Cup 1. SNL Club Friendlies
All Home Away
14-04-19 1.S Celje 0 - 2 Mura
19-04-19 1.S Celje 1 - 0 Aluminij
28-04-19 1.S Gorica 4 - 0 Celje
02-05-19 1.S Celje 1 - 0 Olimpija
06-05-19 1.S Celje 0 - 0 Krško
12-05-19 1.S Triglav 0 - 3 Celje
15-05-19 1.S Celje 18:15 Maribor
18-05-19 1.S Domžale 18:15 Celje
22-05-19 1.S Celje 14:55 Rudar Velenje
25-05-19 1.S Mura 15:55 Celje
Maribor
All Champions League Slovenian Cup Europa League 1. SNL Club Friendlies
All Home Away
24-04-19 SC Mura 1 - 1 Maribor
28-04-19 1.S Mura 2 - 2 Maribor
01-05-19 1.S Maribor 1 - 1 Aluminij
05-05-19 1.S Gorica 1 - 3 Maribor
11-05-19 1.S Maribor 0 - 3 Olimpija
15-05-19 1.S Celje 18:15 Maribor
18-05-19 1.S Maribor 15:30 Triglav
22-05-19 1.S Maribor 14:55 Krško
25-05-19 1.S Domžale 15:55 Maribor
30-05-19 SC Olimpija 18:15 Maribor

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Maribor 32 21 8 3 73 28 16 8 6 2 30 15 16 13 2 1 43 13 45 71
2 Olimpija 32 18 9 5 69 41 16 8 7 1 38 23 16 10 2 4 31 18 28 63
3 Domžale 32 15 8 9 65 43 16 9 3 4 38 21 16 6 5 5 27 22 22 53
4 Celje 32 12 11 9 42 44 16 7 4 5 22 23 16 5 7 4 20 21 -2 47
5 Mura 32 11 12 9 48 35 16 7 6 3 29 15 16 4 6 6 19 20 13 45
6 Aluminij 32 12 5 15 46 51 16 9 3 4 30 18 16 3 2 11 16 33 -5 41
7 Rudar Velenje 33 11 6 16 45 69 16 7 2 7 22 27 17 4 4 9 23 42 -24 39
8 Triglav 32 9 5 18 42 73 16 5 1 10 23 39 16 4 4 8 19 34 -31 32
9 Gorica 33 7 9 17 42 57 17 5 4 8 21 24 16 2 5 9 21 33 -15 30
10 Krško 32 4 9 19 24 55 16 2 5 9 11 27 16 2 4 10 13 28 -31 21

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