Gorica hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 26 points and a 9th position in the 1. SNL table. Visiting Celje holds 4th place with 40 pts.
Gorica and Celje should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Gorica form and stats
4 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Gorica have to build on here at Športni Park. It's trouble wherever Gorica are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now. They really need to get back to winning ways. The Gorica manager N. Bašić might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.The fans are hoping that Gorica will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the 1. SNL game against Olimpija. Preceding that match was the home game against Krško that was lost 1-2.
There will be little rest for Gorica after this match as they are travelling to Triglav for a 1. SNL game in only four days.
Gorica are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 15 goals in 14 matches. Gorica's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Celje form and stats
4 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Celje playing as the away team this season.Celje won their last game, 1-0 versus Aluminij played at home. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Mura.
After this away game Celje return home for a 1. SNL game against Olimpija. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Celje have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, 14 away games. As opposed to that, Celje have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Celje - Gorica 4-3 entered in the official records. Gorica-Celje H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Gorica 2 wins, Celje 4 wins, 4 draws.Top Goalscorers
![]() R. Požeg 14 goals | ![]() A. Filipović 6 goals | S. Smajlagić 6 goals |
Gorica missing players
Celje missing players
| Gorica | Celje | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | Played | 14 | 28 |
| 34 | 15 | Scored | 17 | 38 |
| 49 | 19 | Conceded | 17 | 40 |
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 96% |
| 75% | 71% | Over 1.5 | 86% | 82% |
| 61% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 36% | 46% |
| 43% | 21% | Over 3.5 | 14% | 32% |
| 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 7% | 14% |
| 61% | 57% | Both teams to score | 71% | 61% |
| 18% | 21% | Clean Sheet | 21% | 29% |
| 25% | 21% | Failed To Score | 7% | 14% |
| 4.5 | 5.3 | Corners For (avg) | 5.5 | 5 |
| 5.7 | 5.4 | Corners Against (avg) | 6.8 | 5.5 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 1 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 1 |
- Gorica hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 44 | 63 |
| 2 | Olimpija | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 59 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 23 | 54 |
| 3 | Domžale | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Celje | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 17 | -2 | 40 |
| 5 | Mura | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 39 |
| 6 | Aluminij | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 43 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 37 |
| 7 | Rudar Velenje | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 59 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 34 | -26 | 29 |
| 8 | Triglav | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 36 | 62 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 28 | -26 | 28 |
| 9 | Gorica | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 30 | -15 | 26 |
| 10 | Krško | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -25 | 20 |