National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Celje or Olimpija that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Celje nor Olimpija as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Celje form and stats
Last season their Slovenian Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Radomlje.Celje have played 18 1. SNL games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-2-9 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Slovenian Cup, Celje has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Celje are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
The Celje supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Koper in 1. SNL and win 2-1.
In the game before, an away victory in the 1. SNL match versus Gorica with a 2-0 scoreline.The Celje fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 24 in 18 matches. On the other hand, Celje have conceded 24 goals.
Olimpija form and stats
Last season their Slovenian Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.Playing away, Olimpija have won 5 games, drawn 6 and suffered 7 defeats in the 1. SNL this season. Total Slovenian Cup statistics for Olimpija: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. It's all red in the travel logs of Olimpija, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Olimpija are travelling again after losing away to Bravo in their previous match (0-3).
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Tabor Sezana.The attacking power of Olimpija when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 18 league matches away. As opposed to that, Olimpija have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Celje won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Olimpija has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixCelje missing players
Olimpija missing players
| Celje | Olimpija | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 27 | 15 | Scored | S | 11 | 28 | ||
| 29 | 16 | Conceded | C | 15 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10.1 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 12 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | ||
| 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mura | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 50 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 24 | 63 |
| 2 | Maribor | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 64 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 23 | 63 |
| 3 | Olimpija | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 35 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 59 |
| 4 | Domzale | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 55 |
| 5 | Bravo | 36 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 45 |
| 6 | Tabor Sezana | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 44 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 25 | -4 | 44 |
| 7 | Celje | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 36 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 43 |
| 8 | Aluminij | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 41 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -10 | 43 |
| 9 | Koper | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 56 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 36 | -15 | 42 |
| 10 | Gorica | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 58 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 26 | -34 | 29 |