Soccer match preview: Gorica confident before travelling to Rudar Velenje

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Competition: Slovenia 2. SNL
Competition: Sat 21.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Štadion Ob Jezeru (2341 seats)

This could be a great game, with Rudar Velenje in 5th and Gorica placed 1st. Here's all you need to know!

Insights:
  • Rudar Velenje have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gorica is in the best form (5-1-0) in 2. SNL

Rudar Velenje can neither be promoted or relegated from 2. SNL. Gorica have already won the 2. SNL. Congratulations! It will be interesting to see if this affects performances here at the final stages.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Rudar Velenje form and stats

Rudar Velenje have played 14 2. SNL games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-0-6 (wins-draws-losses).

Velenje lost their last game at Ilirija (placed 10th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Rudar Velenje lost the game against Ilirija in the first half with a 0-3 deficit and could never come back from that.

Ahead of that match, Rudar Velenje won a home game hosting Fuzinar (3-1).

Velenje can score goals in their home matches. After 14 league matches they have found the net 30 times. Rudar Velenje have conceded 20 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Gorica form and stats

Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Gorica so far, with 11-2-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are 2. SNL statistics. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Triglav game have they lost an away game, meaning Gorica has taken points from 13 away matches in a row.

Gorica won their last game, 2-1 versus Primorje played at home.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus NŠ Drava that ended 2-2.

Gorica have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 29 goals from 14 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).

Head 2 Head

Gorica - Rudar Velenje 3-0 was the result in these contenders' last h2h game, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Rudar Velenje victories, three draws and five Gorica wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GoricaŽ. Leban
Ž. Leban
13 goals
VelenjeB. Saramago
B. Saramago
12 goals
GoricaE. Velikonja
E. Velikonja
12 goals

Rudar Velenje missing players

Gorica missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rudar Velenje Gorica
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 3 14 29
15 8 0 Won W 1 11 23
1 0 0 Drew D 1 2 3
13 6 3 Lost L 1 1 3
49 30 5 Scored S 6 29 55
43 20 8 Conceded C 5 11 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 86% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 79% 76%
72% 79% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 64% 48%
38% 50% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 36% 21%
14% 29% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
55% 79% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 38%
17% 7% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 55%
28% 14% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 7%
 
4 4.5 3 Corners for (avg) C F 8.3 7.3 7.4
5.4 4.2 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 4.4 3.7
2.2 1.9 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.4 2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.2 13.1 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 13.4 13.1
5.2 6.2 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 5.6 5.4
31% 33% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 37% 36%
 
9.9 8.7 11 Shots against (avg) S A 6.7 7.9 7
4.6 4.2 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.3 2.7
Key stats in 2. SNL this season:
  • Gorica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Gorica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Gorica have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Gorica have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in 2. SNL
  • Gorica have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in 2. SNL
  • Gorica have the most points (35) away in 2. SNL
  • Gorica have the most scored goals (29) away in 2. SNL
  • Gorica have the the best goal difference (+18) away in 2. SNL
  • Gorica have the the best goal difference (+37) in 2. SNL
  • Gorica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Gorica is in the best form (5-1-0) in 2. SNL
  • Rudar Velenje have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rudar Velenje haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 53 35 15 9 4 2 35 15 14 4 5 5 17 19 18 48
4 Rogaška 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 Bilje 30 12 9 9 38 39 15 6 5 4 22 18 15 6 4 5 16 21 -1 45
7 Nafta 29 12 8 9 62 36 14 7 4 3 34 16 15 5 4 6 28 20 26 44
8 Primorje 29 11 8 10 46 35 14 5 5 4 26 15 15 6 3 6 19 19 11 41
9 Dob 30 11 6 13 45 46 15 5 4 6 23 25 15 6 2 7 22 21 -1 39
10 Ilirija 29 10 7 12 34 36 15 6 4 5 21 18 14 4 3 7 13 18 -2 37
11 Fuzinar 30 10 7 13 46 52 15 8 3 4 32 21 15 2 4 9 14 31 -6 37
12 Beltinci 30 9 8 13 34 47 15 4 5 6 15 23 15 5 3 7 19 24 -13 35
13 Dekani 29 6 13 10 31 32 15 5 6 4 19 12 14 1 7 6 12 20 -1 31
14 Krško 29 5 8 16 23 53 14 2 3 9 11 27 15 3 5 7 12 26 -30 23
15 Brežice 29 4 8 17 27 58 15 2 5 8 15 22 14 2 3 9 12 36 -31 20
16 NŠ Drava 29 5 5 19 29 89 14 2 3 9 13 36 15 3 2 10 16 53 -60 20

Table
  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 53 35 15 9 4 2 35 15 14 4 5 5 17 19 18 48
4 Rogaška 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 Bilje 30 12 9 9 38 39 15 6 5 4 22 18 15 6 4 5 16 21 -1 45
7 Nafta 29 12 8 9 62 36 14 7 4 3 34 16 15 5 4 6 28 20 26 44
8 Primorje 29 11 8 10 46 35 14 5 5 4 26 15 15 6 3 6 19 19 11 41
9 Dob 30 11 6 13 45 46 15 5 4 6 23 25 15 6 2 7 22 21 -1 39
10 Ilirija 29 10 7 12 34 36 15 6 4 5 21 18 14 4 3 7 13 18 -2 37
11 Fuzinar 30 10 7 13 46 52 15 8 3 4 32 21 15 2 4 9 14 31 -6 37
12 Beltinci 30 9 8 13 34 47 15 4 5 6 15 23 15 5 3 7 19 24 -13 35
13 Dekani 29 6 13 10 31 32 15 5 6 4 19 12 14 1 7 6 12 20 -1 31
14 Krško 29 5 8 16 23 53 14 2 3 9 11 27 15 3 5 7 12 26 -30 23
15 Brežice 29 4 8 17 27 58 15 2 5 8 15 22 14 2 3 9 12 36 -31 20
16 NŠ Drava 29 5 5 19 29 89 14 2 3 9 13 36 15 3 2 10 16 53 -60 20

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