Football betting preview: Nafta vs Dekani

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Competition: Slovenia 2. SNL
Competition: Fri 20.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Športni park Lendava (2020 seats)

The home team ticketholders bank on a victory in this game, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a stumbling visitor. Nafta are in 6th position while the guesting Dekani fret at 13th.

Insights:
  • Nafta have the most scored goals (62) in 2. SNL
  • Nafta have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Dekani have scored away.

Nafta can neither be promoted or relegated from 2. SNL. For Dekani it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Nafta form and stats

The total 2. SNL stats playing at home this season for Nafta are 7-4-3 (wins-draws-losses). Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Nafta with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Fužinar game, 42 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

In their previous game, the manager Boér led his Nafta to a defeat away at Beltinci. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Športni park Lendava.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Rogaska (2-3).

The Nafta manager Boér has got the team scoring with 34 from 14 home games in the league. 16 goals have been conceded.

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Dekani form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Dekani so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 1-7-6 (win-draw-lose). Dekani has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Dekani go into this game after a win, the home game against Krsko that ended 1-0. Dekani made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, Vranješ receiving a red card in the 45th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Dekani won the match 1-0!

Before that, Dekani secured a home win against Beltinci with the score 4-1.

The attacking power of Dekani when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 14 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 20 goals have been conceded by Dekani in these games.

Head 2 Head

Here's the final score when the squads faced each other previously this campaign; Dekani - Nafta 1-1. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: seven - one - zero (Nafta wins - draws - Dekani wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

NaftaV. Vinko
V. Vinko
14 goals
NaftaN. Haljeta
N. Haljeta
10 goals
NaftaM. Stare
M. Stare
7 goals

Nafta missing players

Dekani missing players

Nafta Dekani
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 4 14 29
12 7 3 Won W 0 1 6
8 4 1 Drew D 4 7 13
9 3 1 Lost L 0 6 10
62 34 16 Scored S 5 12 31
36 16 5 Conceded C 5 20 32
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 93% 86%
79% 86% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 71% 69%
55% 64% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 36% 38%
52% 57% 80% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 14% 14%
41% 50% 60% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 7% 7%
59% 64% 40% BTTS BTTS 75% 57% 55%
31% 36% 60% Clean Sheets C S 25% 14% 28%
17% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 36% 31%
 
6.1 6.2 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 5.2 4.8
4.8 4.6 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 1.3 3.3 4
2.6 2.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.2 2.4
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
12.6 13.7 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.9 7.5
5.4 5.8 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.3 3.1
38% 41% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 25% 28%
 
9.2 8.8 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 7.7 9.3 9.5
4 3.6 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4.8 4.2
Key stats in 2. SNL this season:
  • Nafta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nafta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Nafta have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Dekani have scored away.
  • Nafta have the fewest points from losing position (1) in 2. SNL
  • Nafta have the most scored goals (62) in 2. SNL
  • Nafta have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in 2. SNL
  • Nafta is in the worst form (1-0-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gorica 29 23 3 3 55 18 15 12 1 2 26 7 14 11 2 1 29 11 37 72
2 Triglav 29 18 7 4 54 18 14 11 1 2 31 6 15 7 6 2 23 12 36 61
3 Krka 29 13 9 7 52 34 15 9 4 2 35 15 14 4 5 5 17 19 18 48
4 Rogaska 29 15 3 11 48 37 15 9 2 4 26 12 14 6 1 7 22 25 11 48
5 Rudar Velenje 29 15 1 13 49 43 14 8 0 6 30 20 15 7 1 7 19 23 6 46
6 Nafta 29 12 8 9 62 36 14 7 4 3 34 16 15 5 4 6 28 20 26 44
7 Bilje 29 11 9 9 36 38 14 5 5 4 20 17 15 6 4 5 16 21 -2 42
8 Primorje 29 11 8 10 45 34 14 5 5 4 26 15 15 6 3 6 19 19 11 41
9 Ilirija 29 10 7 12 34 36 15 6 4 5 21 18 14 4 3 7 13 18 -2 37
10 Fužinar 29 10 7 12 45 50 15 8 3 4 32 21 14 2 4 8 13 29 -5 37
11 Dob 29 10 6 13 43 46 14 4 4 6 21 25 15 6 2 7 22 21 -3 36
12 Beltinci 29 9 8 12 34 45 15 4 5 6 15 23 14 5 3 6 19 22 -11 35
13 Dekani 29 6 13 10 31 32 15 5 6 4 19 12 14 1 7 6 12 20 -1 31
14 Krsko 29 5 8 16 23 53 14 2 3 9 11 27 15 3 5 7 12 26 -30 23
15 Brezice 29 4 8 17 27 58 15 2 5 8 15 22 14 2 3 9 12 36 -31 20
16 NS Drava 29 5 5 19 29 89 14 2 3 9 13 36 15 3 2 10 16 53 -60 20