National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's NŠ Drava or Koper that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Drava nor Koper 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.
NŠ Drava form and stats
Drava participated in Slovenian Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on NŠ Drava to get some points in this home game.
The fans are hoping that NŠ Drava will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the 2. SNL game against Dekani. Before that game, the home loss against Nafta with the scoreline 4-5.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the 2. SNL game versus Beltinci in only four days. This game is also played here at Mestni Štadion.
Koper form and stats
They also participated in Slovenian Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals, when Aluminij drew the shortest straw.Playing away, Koper have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 7 defeats in the 1. SNL this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Koper have lost on their last two travels.
Koper played 0-0 against Gorica in their previous match. Preceding that game, the 2-6 loss visiting Olimpija's place.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bravo in just three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Koper have scored 20 goals in 15 league games away. In the opposite end, Koper have conceded 29 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Kahrimanovic 5 goals |
NŠ Drava missing players
Koper missing players
| NŠ Drava | Koper | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 36 | 13 | Scored | S | 20 | 32 | ||
| 46 | 22 | Conceded | C | 26 | 36 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8.6 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.7 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 35% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 37% | ||
| 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 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 23 | 57 |
| 2 | Maribor | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 54 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 53 |
| 3 | Domzale | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 47 |
| 4 | Mura | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 46 |
| 5 | Koper | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 29 | -5 | 41 |
| 6 | Bravo | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -2 | 36 |
| 7 | Tabor Sezana | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 21 | -4 | 36 |
| 8 | Aluminij | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -16 | 31 |
| 9 | Celje | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 28 |
| 10 | Gorica | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -25 | 23 |