Olimpija Ljubljana, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-3 PrvaLiga success against Domžale.
Filip Stuparević (90\') scored for Domžale.
Matches featuring Olimpija Ljubljana have tended to be engaging affairs recently with a lot of goalmouth action expected. Over their past six clashes alone, a grand total of 22 goals have gone in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 13 of them coming from Olimpija Ljubljana.
In their previous game, Maribor drew 1-1 in the PrvaLiga tie with Bravo.
A run of steadfast displays from the Maribor defenders has seen their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 3 from their past 6 fixtures in total. Over that same time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 13. With no two games being the same, time will tell whether that pattern might persist in this upcoming game or not.
Head to head
Looking at their past head-to-head meetings going back to 07/08/2022 shows that Olimpija Ljubljana have won 4 of these and Maribor 2, with the number of drawn results being 0.
An aggregate of 14 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 8 from Zmaji and 6 created by Vijoličasti. That’s an average goals per game of 2.33.
The last league encounter between these clubs was PrvaLiga match day 17 on 03/12/2023 when it finished Maribor 3-1 Olimpija Ljubljana.
Team News: Olimpija Ljubljana
It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just a single fitness concern for the Olimpija Ljubljana manager Zoran Zeljkovič to be concerned about from a near full-strength group of players. Antonio Marin (Knee injury) is out of contention.
Team News: Maribor
Owing to an otherwise healthy squad, there is just the lone fitness problem for the Maribor gaffer Ante Šimundža to be concerned about. Gregor Sikosek (Knee injury) won’t be in action.
Prediction
We envisage that Maribor and Olimpija Ljubljana could both find goals hard to come by here.
We’re therefore seeing a very close game with a 0-0 score at the end of the 90.
