Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Celje in 5th and Mura in 4th place.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Celje form and stats
Celje have performed here at Arena Z’dezele this season with 5 wins from 9 1. SNL matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.
Celje's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus Olimpija (placed 1st). 3-3 away at Rudar Velenje before that.
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 three matches with the results: Won 0 Drawn 2 Lost 1.
The manager D. Kosič will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Tabor Sežana in only four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (18 in 9 games), Celje's attacking play is working. Celje have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Mura form and stats
2-6-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Mura in their 1. SNL matches away.
Mura are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Tabor Sežana (placed 7th). A 2-4 loss hosting Aluminij before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Mura in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Mura, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Mura are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 9 games (in the league). 11 goals have been conceded by Mura in these games.
Head 2 Head
Celje and Mura have met before this season: Mura - Celje 1-0. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's 2 Celje victories, 2 draws and 2 Mura wins. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Vizinger 12 goals |   A. Maroša 9 goals |  M. Lotrič 7 goals |
Celje missing players
Mura missing players
| Celje | Mura | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | 18 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 12 | 31 |
| 22 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 22 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 78% | 89% |
| 72% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 78% | 78% |
| 67% | 78% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 50% |
| 50% | 44% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 50% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 61% |
| 33% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 22% | 33% |
| 28% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 17% |
| 3.7 | 2.6 | 1 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 4.8 | 3.9 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 12 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 203 | 93 | 4 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 94 | 211 |
| 95 | 48 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 40 | 90 |
| 38% | 38% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 34% |
- Celje has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9)
- Celje have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Celje have won significantly less 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 | Olimpija | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 39 |
| 2 | Maribor | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 37 |
| 3 | Aluminij | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 34 |
| 4 | Mura | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Celje | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 28 |
| 6 | Domzale | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 19 |
| 7 | Tabor Sežana | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | -7 | 18 |
| 8 | Triglav | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -20 | 17 |
| 9 | Bravo | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -14 | 16 |
| 10 | Rudar Velenje | 18 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 25 | -27 | 7 |