Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Rudar Velenje & Maribor face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Slovenian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the 1. SNL. That game, against Gorica, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Maribor.
Rudar Velenje form and stats
Last season their Slovenian Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Nafta.Rudar Velenje have collected 5 points from their 2. SNL home games so far after 1-2-2. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The spoils were shared in Velenje's previous game, also at home. Visiting NS Drava travelled back with a draw after a 3-3 scoreline. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Brda Dobrovo.
A disappointing finish for Rudar Velenje in their match versus NS Drava as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 3-3 full time score. A goal frenzy last time out for Velenje, with a total of 6 goals in the match against NS Drava. Fun stuff to watch!
The match schedule is unforgiving for Velenje as they have a new game in only four days, a 2. SNL match thankfully also at home. Primorje are visiting.
Rudar Velenje has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Velenje's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Maribor form and stats
Maribor's mission in Slovenian Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.Things could have gone better for Maribor in their 1. SNL away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Maribor play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-0 victory visiting Gorica. It was a 1. SNL defeat before that one as the away game against Tabor Sežana wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.
As you can tell from the results above, Maribor was very dominant against Gorica, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Denis Klinar, Rudi Požeg Vancaš, Rok Kronaveter and Nemanja Mitrović providing the goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Koper in just four days.
Maribor have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 6 goals from 3 away matches. As opposed to that, Maribor have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Rudar Velenje won zero games, two matches ended with a draw and Maribor has eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourRudar Velenje missing players
Maribor missing players
| Rudar Velenje | Maribor | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Scored | S | 17 | 58 | ||
| 41 | 19 | Conceded | C | 14 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 223 | 112 | Total Shots | T S | 139 | 321 | ||
| 96 | 51 | Shots on Target | S O | 55 | 131 | ||
| 25% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Radomlje | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 26 | 33 |
| 2 | Dob | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 28 |
| 3 | Krka | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 27 |
| 4 | Brezice | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Nafta | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 23 | 21 |
| 6 | Bilje | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Triglav | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 8 | Fuzinar | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 15 |
| 9 | Rudar Velenje | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 15 |
| 10 | Beltinci | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 13 |
| 11 | Krsko | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 11 |
| 12 | NS Drava | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -11 | 10 |
| 13 | Dekani | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 9 |
| 14 | Primorje | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -13 | 9 |
| 15 | Smartno | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -25 | 8 |
| 16 | Brda Dobrovo | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 23 | -25 | 6 |
| 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 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Maribor | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | Olimpija | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Tabor Sežana | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Bravo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 6 | Koper | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Domzale | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 8 | Celje | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 | Aluminij | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 10 | Gorica | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -9 | 4 |