Only a win will satisfy the Mura supporters in this Mestni Štadion Fazanerija clash with Celje, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the 1. SNL table.
- Mura have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Celje is in the worst form (1-1-4)
Mura form and stats
Mura have played 13 1. SNL games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-5-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Mura drew their last game, also a home match. Maribor (placed 2nd) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. In the match before that, Mura hosted Maribor and drew the game 0-0.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Mura have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won three times, drawn two and lost one.
The Mura fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 13 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Mura have only let in 6 goals at home.
Celje form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Celje so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-6 (win-draw-lose).
Two travels in a row for Celje, whose manager J. Jarosík could celebrate last time after the Slovenian Cup win against Triglav. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Koper.
Celje are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and two defeats. From a total of five matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Aluminij in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Celje as they have only managed to score 8 times from 13 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Celje - Mura 1-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Mura won six games, three matches ended with a draw and Celje has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  F. Dangubić 8 goals |  L. Bobičanec 7 goals |
Mura missing players
Celje missing players
| Mura | Celje | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 12 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 31 | 15 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| 18 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 33 |
| 78% | 69% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 93% |
| 59% | 54% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 38% | 67% |
| 33% | 31% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 23% | 33% |
| 11% | 8% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 8% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 41% | 31% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 23% | 33% |
| 48% | 62% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 38% | 30% |
| 33% | 38% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 54% | 44% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.7 | 12.2 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11.3 | 11 |
| 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| 26% | 23% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 23% | 29% |
- Celje have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in 1. SNL
- Celje is in the worst form (1-1-4)
- Mura have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Olimpija | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 50 |
| 2 | Maribor | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 49 |
| 3 | Mura | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 45 |
| 4 | Domzale | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 40 |
| 5 | Koper | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -2 | 37 |
| 6 | Bravo | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| 7 | Tabor Sezana | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 20 | -5 | 33 |
| 8 | Celje | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 27 |
| 9 | Aluminij | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -17 | 27 |
| 10 | Gorica | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -25 | 19 |