Nafta vs Olimpija in Slovenian Cup preview: Key statistics and predictions

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Competition: Slovenia Slovenian Cup
Competition: Wed 08.March
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Športni park Lendava (2020 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Nafta & Olimpija face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Slovenian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Nafta and Olimpija.

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Nafta form and stats

Last season their Slovenian Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.

Nafta have played 9 2. SNL games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Nafta's previous match was also a home event, the loss 1-3 against Olimpija (in Slovenian Cup).

Prior to that, an away loss at Ilirija in the 2. SNL.

Nafta have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Športni park Lendava with 15 goals in 9 league matches. Nafta have conceded 14 from these games.

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Olimpija form and stats

Olimpija was sent out of Slovenian Cup in the quarter-finals last season.

Olimpija have an excellent away record in the 1. SNL so far with 8-1-3 from 12 games.

180 minutes! That's how long the Olimpija goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Two trips in a row for Olimpija, whose boss Ortega could celebrate last time after the Slovenian Cup win against Nafta.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Radomlje.

The Olimpija manager Ortega has got the team scoring on the road, with 25 away goals in 12 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Olimpija in these games.

Head 2 Head

The 4 latest meetings featuring these two teams have all finished as Olimpija wins. Will history repeat itself?

The teams have met each other before in this season, with the result Nafta - Olimpija 1-3 written in the official records. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

OlimpijaM. Kvesić
M. Kvesić
10 goals
OlimpijaS. Sešlar
S. Sešlar
8 goals
NaftaS. Ostrek
S. Ostrek
7 goals

Nafta missing players

Olimpija missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nafta Olimpija
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
10 3   Won W   7 18
5 4   Drew D   2 4
10 5   Lost L   3 3
45 17   Scored S   28 55
44 22   Conceded C   18 27
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 88%
96% 92%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 68%
72% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 56%
48% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   50% 40%
20% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   42% 36%
64% 58%   BTTS BTTS   42% 44%
24% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   50% 52%
16% 25%   Failed to Score F T   17% 16%
 
6.8 7.3   Corners for (avg) C F   6.3 6
4.1 4.4   Corners against (avg) C A   2.9 2.9
2.6 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.7
2 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
13 11.5   Shots (avg) S (   12.9 13.7
5.5 4.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.7 6.3
34% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   40% 33%
 
9.6 8.5   Shots against (avg) S A   9.6 10
5 4.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.6 4.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rogaska 19 13 4 2 33 16 10 6 2 2 21 13 9 7 2 0 12 3 17 43
2 Aluminij 19 12 4 3 34 16 10 5 3 2 17 7 9 7 1 1 17 9 18 40
3 Krka 19 11 4 4 32 16 10 7 1 2 18 8 9 4 3 2 14 8 16 37
4 Ilirija 19 10 5 4 34 14 10 5 3 2 18 8 9 5 2 2 16 6 20 35
5 Nafta 19 8 4 7 37 30 9 3 3 3 15 14 10 5 1 4 22 16 7 28
6 Beltinci 19 8 4 7 30 30 9 4 2 3 16 14 10 4 2 4 14 16 0 28
7 Primorje 19 6 7 6 27 26 10 2 3 5 14 18 9 4 4 1 13 8 1 25
8 Fuzinar 19 7 3 9 30 33 9 3 2 4 12 15 10 4 1 5 18 18 -3 24
9 Bilje 19 7 3 9 31 41 10 3 2 5 16 21 9 4 1 4 15 20 -10 24
10 Rudar Velenje 19 5 7 7 28 32 10 4 3 3 11 12 9 1 4 4 17 20 -4 22
11 Dekani 19 4 9 6 15 17 9 2 4 3 7 7 10 2 5 3 8 10 -2 21
12 Bistrica 19 5 6 8 19 24 9 2 4 3 9 11 10 3 2 5 10 13 -5 21
13 Triglav 19 6 3 10 20 34 9 3 1 5 12 16 10 3 2 5 8 18 -14 21
14 Grosuplje 19 5 3 11 17 27 9 1 1 7 7 16 10 4 2 4 10 11 -10 18
15 Dob 19 3 7 9 24 39 10 3 3 4 13 18 9 0 4 5 11 21 -15 16
16 Krsko 19 4 3 12 24 40 9 3 1 5 12 19 10 1 2 7 12 21 -16 15
  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 25 19 3 3 47 22 13 11 2 0 22 8 12 8 1 3 25 14 25 60
2 Maribor 25 13 4 8 52 30 13 7 2 4 28 17 12 6 2 4 24 13 22 43
3 Celje 25 11 8 6 36 30 12 8 3 1 22 15 13 3 5 5 14 15 6 41
4 Domzale 25 10 9 6 36 29 13 4 6 3 17 18 12 6 3 3 19 11 7 39
5 Koper 25 10 7 8 34 24 13 5 3 5 19 13 12 5 4 3 15 11 10 37
6 Mura 25 9 10 6 36 30 12 7 2 3 23 15 13 2 8 3 13 15 6 37
7 Bravo 25 6 6 13 22 25 12 5 2 5 14 9 13 1 4 8 8 16 -3 24
8 Radomlje 25 3 10 12 18 45 12 0 8 4 6 17 13 3 2 8 12 28 -27 19
9 Tabor Sezana 25 3 10 12 23 51 12 2 3 7 8 31 13 1 7 5 15 20 -28 19
10 Gorica 25 3 9 13 21 39 13 1 7 5 8 15 12 2 2 8 13 24 -18 18

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 Olimpija 25 19 3 3 47 22 13 11 2 0 22 8 12 8 1 3 25 14 25 60
2 Maribor 25 13 4 8 52 30 13 7 2 4 28 17 12 6 2 4 24 13 22 43
3 Celje 25 11 8 6 36 30 12 8 3 1 22 15 13 3 5 5 14 15 6 41
4 Domzale 25 10 9 6 36 29 13 4 6 3 17 18 12 6 3 3 19 11 7 39
5 Koper 25 10 7 8 34 24 13 5 3 5 19 13 12 5 4 3 15 11 10 37
6 Mura 25 9 10 6 36 30 12 7 2 3 23 15 13 2 8 3 13 15 6 37
7 Bravo 25 6 6 13 22 25 12 5 2 5 14 9 13 1 4 8 8 16 -3 24
8 Radomlje 25 3 10 12 18 45 12 0 8 4 6 17 13 3 2 8 12 28 -27 19
9 Tabor Sezana 25 3 10 12 23 51 12 2 3 7 8 31 13 1 7 5 15 20 -28 19
10 Gorica 25 3 9 13 21 39 13 1 7 5 8 15 12 2 2 8 13 24 -18 18

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