The PrvaLiga tie at Športni park Domžale on Saturday will see home side Domžale fighting it out with Maribor.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Domžale v Maribor, scroll down - plus the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
Domžale
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Domžale, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 2-3 PrvaLiga victory versus Celje.
The only name on the scoresheet from Domžale was Filip Stuparević (64'). Aljoša Matko (20') and Luka Bobičanec (69') scored for Celje.
It has been a rare occasion in recent games that Domžale have shown defensive steel. The facts show that Domžale have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 12 goals in the process. We will just have to find out if that trend will end up being sustained in this game.
Maribor
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Maribor go into this meeting after a 3-0 PrvaLiga win with the eclipse of Rogaska in their previous outing.
For Maribor, the goals were scored by Arnel Jakupović (49'), Jan Repas (69') and Josip Iličić (79').
A run of reliable showings by the Maribor defensive unit has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 2 from their last 6 outings in total. Over that same time, their own forwards have managed to score 14.
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Head to head
An examination of their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 22/10/2022 tells us that Domžale have won 1 of these and Maribor 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 2.
In all, 14 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 6 of them for Ravbarji and 8 netted by Vijoličasti. The average goals per game has been 2.33.
The previous league match between these sides was PrvaLiga match day 24 on 02/03/2024 and the score finished Maribor 3-0 Domžale.
That time, Maribor managed 62% possession and 11 shots at goal with 4 on target. The scorers were Hillal Soudani (35', 79') and Arnel Jakupović (42').
On the other side, Domžale had 10 shots on goal with 2 on target.
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Team News: Domžale
The Domžale boss Simon Rožman will be happy not to have any fitness worries to speak of coming into this match owing to a fully healthy squad to pick from.
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Team News: Maribor
Thanks to a mainly full-strength group of players, there’s just the one fitness problem for the Maribor manager Ante Šimundža to contend with. Gregor Sikosek (Knee injury) won’t be in action.
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Prediction
Here is a game where Domžale will have to play well to see themselves scoring against this Maribor lineup who we think might win and very possibly keep a clean sheet.
We therefore fancy a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 winning margin for Maribor at the end of this game.
Looking forward to this.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
08:10 26/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Domžale
Formed: 1920
Stadium: Športni park Domžale (3,100)
Captain: Zeni Husmani
Chairman: Stane Oražem
Manager: Simon Rožman
Competitions: PrvaLiga position 7