Open game expected at ŠRC Bonifika: Koper vs Mura preview

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Competition: Slovenia 1. SNL
Competition: Sun 12.December
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: ŠRC Bonifika (4010 seats)

1st position in the 1. SNL table for Koper at present, a fine performance. The match-going ticketholders pray for more glory as 4th-placed Mura visit ŠRC Bonifika.

Insights:
  • Koper have the most scored goals (33) in 1. SNL
  • Mura have the most points from losing position (11) in 1. SNL

The visiting Mura played their last game only three days ago, a Europa Conference League match. That game, against Vitesse, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Mura.

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Koper form and stats

5-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the 1. SNL numbers at home for Koper so far this season. Two home wins in a row for Koper bring valid hopes of a third.

Koper manager Željkovič and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Aluminij (placed 8th) in the 1. SNL.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Bravo and winning 2-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Koper perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Koper as a small favourite), we find seven games. Koper has won three of these, drawn one and lost three.

Koper have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at ŠRC Bonifika with 16 goals in 9 league matches. Koper's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Mura form and stats

Mura have only collected 7 points from their away games in the 1. SNL, after 1-4-3 (8 played).

Mura play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Vitesse. It is a bit troubling for Mura that their keeper Zalokar managed eight saves in the Vitesse match, but still couldn't save them from a beating. Goalkeeper Marko Zalokar got the top player rating of the team with 7.8/10. Zalokar stopped the opponent with eight saves.

Before that, Mura secured a home win against Tabor Sezana with the score 1-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Mura playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were five Mura wins, one draw and three defeats.

Mura have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. Mura have conceded 13 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Mura - Koper 0-0 was the score in these sides' last h2h match, earlier this season. Head to head statistics (for the preceeding six meetings): Koper won two games, one match ended with a tie and Mura managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / two

Top Goalscorers

KoperM. Barišič
M. Barišič
11 goals
MuraA. Maroša
A. Maroša
6 goals
KoperK. Parris
K. Parris
5 goals

Koper missing players

Mura missing players

Koper Mura
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 1 8 18
11 5 1 Won W 1 1 7
4 1 0 Drew D 0 4 7
4 3 1 Lost L 0 3 4
33 16 4 Scored S 2 9 24
22 13 3 Conceded C 1 13 23
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 89%
68% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 67%
53% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 44%
47% 56% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 33%
26% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 22%
58% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 61%
26% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 28%
26% 22% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 22%
 
6.3 7.7 8.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 7.9 7.2
6.2 6.2 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 4.2 3.3
2.3 2.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.9 1.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.9 12.6 11 Shots (avg) S ( 13 12.9 14.5
5.5 5.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.6 5.2
32% 31% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 24% 26%
 
11.8 12 14.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11 9.2 8.8
4.4 3.9 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5 4
Key stats in 1. SNL this season:
  • Koper have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Koper have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in 1. SNL
  • Koper have the most scored goals (16) at home in 1. SNL
  • Koper have the most scored goals (33) in 1. SNL
  • Koper have the most scored goals in the second half (18) in 1. SNL
  • Koper have the the best goal difference (+11) in 1. SNL
  • Koper have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Koper haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Mura have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mura have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in 1. SNL
  • Mura have the most points from losing position (11) in 1. SNL
  • Mura have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.

  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 19 11 4 4 33 22 9 5 1 3 16 13 10 6 3 1 17 9 11 37
2 Maribor 19 11 3 5 29 21 9 6 2 1 15 4 10 5 1 4 14 17 8 36
3 Olimpija 17 8 4 5 21 17 8 5 1 2 14 10 9 3 3 3 7 7 4 28
4 Mura 18 7 7 4 24 23 10 6 3 1 15 10 8 1 4 3 9 13 1 28
5 Bravo 19 7 6 6 16 15 10 2 3 5 5 11 9 5 3 1 11 4 1 27
6 Domzale 18 6 5 7 24 26 9 3 3 3 14 13 9 3 2 4 10 13 -2 23
7 Celje 19 6 4 9 20 23 10 4 3 3 13 11 9 2 1 6 7 12 -3 22
8 Aluminij 19 4 7 8 18 26 10 3 3 4 9 9 9 1 4 4 9 17 -8 19
9 Radomlje 19 5 4 10 23 32 9 1 3 5 10 18 10 4 1 5 13 14 -9 19
10 Tabor Sezana 19 4 4 11 17 20 9 1 2 6 6 9 10 3 2 5 11 11 -3 16