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This is going to be a big fight. Celje haven't conceded a goal in three matches in the second part. They're doing great, they're very aggressive and firm, and it's hard to beat them. But, they have problems in the offense, because they scored a single goal. Their latest results are 0-1, 0-0 and 0-0. I expect something similar today, they will have problems in the offense for two reasons. Pajac is not playing, one of their most important players in the offense. And, the second reason are their opponents. Domzale are a very organized team who hardly ever concede goals. They have problems in the offense, they hardly score and today they are without a lot of players. This season they played at 2-2 and 0-3, but before that the six head-to-heads were under. Details

Maribor changed their manager, and we've seen a different match. They created a couple of chances and they were good. They won in a visiting match against Rudar with 0-3. Before the first goal they had three or four clear chances. I can't say anything special about them - it's known they have the quality, they need the points for the first place and there's no room for anything else here than a clear win. They have a lot of good players in the offense, and it's going to be a big problem for Krka who are probably the worst team of the league. They are on a two-game losing run, they don't have the quality and they will be punished today. There's no manager because he was sent off against Kopar, there's no Fucek who is the most dangerous in the offense and their best player, there's no standard Ejup who is important in the defense. They're not good in visiting matches, and I am more prone to expect a five-goal win here by Maribor, then just a single one. Details

Koper played a great match against Olimpija, but lost 2-0. They played a bit worse against Rudar, but lost 1-0. Rudar weren't better and it could hardly be said they deserved to win. I think Krka are the worst team of the league right now. Beating Domzale was a big surprise, but then they lost to Krsko 3-0. They've earned 2 penalty shots against Domzale, and things just clicked for them. Koper are the lat in the league and they need points. They've got new, better team, and I expect them to get better with each game. They didn't deserve o lose the last two rounds. They've already beaten Krka 2-4 this season, and I think they can leave Novo Mesto with at least one point. Krka aren't consistent. I expect Koper to play clever. Details

Domzale are done with great preparations, but they weren't in with their heads in the first match against Krka. Now they can make things right because they're up against a similar team like in the first part of the season. They lost the important Skubic and goalkeeper Vimarj, but they good good substitutes. What's important for me in this match is the situation in Gorica. They don't have some extra great players and they don't have good offense players for this match. During the transfer window they lost their best player Elekej who scored 12 goals and went to Olimpia. They lost Sirok too, who was very important and experienced. The great midfielder Cvijanovic also left, who has been playing for the last couple of years in Maribor and Rijeka. For this match the suspended Celcer, captain Jogan and the experienced forward Burgic will all be out. A difficult situation in Gorica.
The home team have a lot of players available, and something that's important for this match is the first head-to-head in Domzale. It was 2-3 for Gorica, but Domzale played their best match in the last two years, they had 15 chances, but Gorica scored 3 out of 3, 2 Elke and one by Sirok. They'r gone, and the others are too, so I believe in Dozale's win. Details

Koper changed everything they could have the last few months. The coach, the president, the players. Some 15 new players joined the team to show that Koper can only get better each next round. They played a good game in Ljubljana against Olimpija and had three good attempts before Olimpija scored from their first shot. They left a good impression, some new players showed quality and that's important. I expected them to only get better and displayed their best game home. On the other hand, Rudar are in a great crisis. they're ut of money and doing badly. The players aren't happy and no new acquisitions joined, while 2-3 left. They lost to Krsko in the first game and I think they'll end up being one of the worst teams in the second part of the season. Given what Koper did in the first game and we know how high their ambition is, I think they're the great favorite here. Details

Maribor did a great preparation period for the second part of the season in Turkey. They now have 4-5 more players and need a win to start off with. They will play the second game against Olimpija, which means dropping points here is not an option. They beat Celje 3-1 this season away and 1-0 home but they had at least 10 sitters in that second game.
Celje lost the very important forward Firer, who is the top scorer in the league. They lost the very creative Ahmedi, who left the team to join Maribor. Celje now have worse players and I therefore expect Maribor to win this easily. They are much better now under coach Jurcic than early int he season. 7,000 thickets were already sold for the game, which is a lot for this league. Jurcic said he wants to give the fans a good result and a good game. All of that suggest an easy win for his side. Details

Nacional are serious opponents at home. In the last 18 months, they lost only 4 games. To Benfica, Porto, Sporting and Moreirense at the start of the season 14/15. In their last three home games against Braga, we have seen only 2 Nacional's wins and a draw. These stats suggest that Braga are the favorites. Their quality is below the top 3 teams, but they are good at home. They hardly win away games, only three times out of nine this year, and only 6 goals scored. I expect a tough and even game which Nacional shouldn't lose. Details

Valencia are,despite bad performances for the most of the season, still undefeated at home (3-6-0). Rayo are in the relegation zone with bad away results (1-1-7). except for the bad form, they are also struggling with absences. Several players are out due to injuries, and their best scorer Guerra is suspended. The away team's offense should be weakened, and they can hardly defend against anyone as it is. Valencia under Neville still haven't improved to the wanted level, but it is getting better. That is proved by two easy wins over Granada in the Cup. I think it's time for Valencia's another home win, considering Rayo's problems and habits, it could be a convincing win. Details

Maribor are a big favorite here, for a few reasons. One, Olimpija lost yesterday and can only get to -3 if they win this last game of the first part. Koper have been bad this season, three defeats in the last four home games. They lost 6-7 very important players last month, they ended their contracts. The results showed it. They don't have quality, and I expect them to bring good players during the winter, so they could get better in the second part of the season. Koper surprised Maribor in an away match this season, but Maribor were playing Europe. Maribor won the second match 4-0, when things have been different. It's like that again now, Koper have no quality and Maribor have all their players at their disposal. Considering all that, I expect Maribor to win by at least one, so I'll take this handicap with a bigger stake. Details

The situation is clear. Maribor are on a 2 game losing streak and they have to convincingly win this. The fans would be unhappy with a tight win and they could talk about a big crisis. Krsko are still the worst team in the league. Their away game record is 0-3-6 and goal difference 4-22. They lost 1-4 at Maribor this year. I expect something similar or even more Maribor's goals. Krsko's coach admitted three days ago: "When we are playing every three days we are very tired and cannot play at the first league level". On the other side we have Maribor who have wide bench and will be ready for this test. Details

In the last nine matches Olimpija were in an 'over'. Their offense is terrific and it seems incredibly well. The last five head-to-heads ended up in an over, this year 4-1 for Olimpija at home and 0-3 for Olimpija in Gorica. The fact that I believe the away team will score too also favors the bet. Olimpija are after a win with their offense, but Gorica are not naive. They know how to play, they're just in a bad run. Their top scorer Eleke is back, and I hope he will score at least one goal. This season they've shown they can create chances against Olimpija, who in four days played two matches. They also showed some weaknesses in their defense, because one Krka had a couple of nice opportunities and they scored a goal a few days ago. Details

Rio Ave are, if you ignore the top 3, one of the best teams in Portugal. They play well, their score at home is 4-0-1, only Sporting defeated them but even then they were very close to success. They have quality and players who are better than Moreirense's. They have a good coach who knows what he wants, and their imperative is to wins games like this one on their way towards their goal. Moreirense have been one of the weakest teams in the league for years. They are always in the relegation battle, and the same will happen this yea. They don't have the quality or money to change that. I expect a lot of chances for complete Rio Ave because they showed that they play good football against smaller clubs that defend themselves. They are, for me, much bigger favorites than the away team who will arrive here without three players (not key players, but they would be in competition if they were healthy). Details

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Valencia are still a great team, there is no doubt about it. They opened the season poorly but they have some good wins over the past few weeks. The one in Vigo before the breaks means a lot. They beat Celta 5-1 away. That same Celta beat Barcelona home and did better than Real in their h2h. Midfielder Pareja is back in form, which means a lot. The other players will surely add their contributions. There are some injury struggles at Valencia but those players have been out for a while now. Valencia are definitely better than Las Palmas. They are a team that does best home. There is no room for holding back and bad performance at Mestalla today after the criticism coach Santi was under. A convincing win over this opponent is expected . las Palmas played 5 away games to get only one point - against Celta, who had a 2-0 and 3-1 lead and an extra player on the pitch. Las Palmas changed the coach as well but I don't think that will chance much in away games. They will primarily be wining points home. Details

I don't know how can this go into an over, that's almost impossible. Krsko are a very firm team at home. In the last 12 out of 13 matches they had an under! And the first away match against Domzale was tough, only 2-0 for Domzale with only a few chances. Krsko will today show an aggressive and closed game which doesn't suit Domzale. The away team are good, but they know how to win. Their coach said that they need to play a compact match, and when they don't concede a goal, their chances of winning are big. Another important thing can be a big plus for this tip. In Slovenia it will be raining the whole day, it will be cold with the chances of snow. The game conditions will be bad. In similar conditions, a couple of months ago when there was a lot of rain, Krsko had a goalless match (0-0) at home against Krka. Details

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I can copy and past the tip I had a few days ago here. Nothing changed. Maribor won 3-0 and now have another championship game to play. Th only thing that is different if the fact this is not Rudar's 4th game in 10 days - this one is their 5th one in 14 days. This is what their players said: We are very tired, we can't keep up with this tempo.

Marbor didn't play last weekend because their game against Olimpija got cancelled but they played Rudar with the B team to rest the key players, who are now fresh and not tired. The same doesn't go for Rudar, who played 3 games in 7 days with their best lineup. The coach said the fixture schedule is tough and they are now in for a great test against Maribor. This is a second game, they first beat Rudar 1-0 7 days ago. Maribor will now play with the best they've got. The Cup is very important for them because they do not play Europe now. I hope they will dominate this game, just like the last one over Koper, which they won 4-0. Details

Maribor didn't play over the weekend because their meeting with Olimpija got cancelled. They played Rudar with the B team and rested the key players. That means the starters are fresh for this match. That doesn't go for Rudar, who played three games in 7 days with the top team. This will be their 4th one in 10 days.the coach admitted it's tough to play like that. They are now to face the toughest test against Maribor. This is the second game, Rudar won the first one 1-0 7 days ago. Maribor will now play with the best they've got. The Cuip is very important for them since they aren't plying in Europe this season. I hope this will an easy win for Maribor, who did great in the last home game to beat Koper 4-0. Details

Zavrc are a much stronger team here. Drava are second-placed in the second Slovenian league, but that doesn't mean a lot, because the 8th placed team are only four points behind the second team, the second league is even, anyone can beat anyone. Drava lack real quality, and fatigue will come into play as well. They played three games in seven days with the same line up, but we should know that they are not as physically fit as the first league teams. This time they will play without their most dangerous player/playmaker Ceh, who was a member of the Slovenian national team a while back. He got a red card two days ago and that will be a problem for their offense (the question is can the home team score at all). Zavrc have been in a small crisis in the last few games. It is worrisome that this is their fourth coach this season. But their second coach was Slavko Matic, who got a better offer from Koper and left, the third one was Austrian Pacul who was fired after two games. Now Milko Djurovski is taking over the team. He is a serious coach who knows what he wants. He knows Slovenian handball, he was already good in Maribor and I hope that Zavrc will be unpleasant again. They have a chance to earn the Cup semi-final through a second-league team. They were a much better opponents at the first fame, after 1-0 they had several chances for 2-0, than 1-1, and at the end of the fame they could have won but they failed to score. This time Drava will defend themselves, they conceded four goals at home this weekend against a second league team. I expect that they will not be dangerous offensively without Ceh, and that they will have a lot of problems in the defense. Albert Riera is playing better and better, he will be in the starting 11 again and Drava can only hold on with a lot of luck, just like in the first game. Details

In the last few matches Celje showed a better game, but it's noticeable what it means for them when their best players from last season left them. They can't keep a continuous run of good games, and against the best they're the worst (Maribor 0-1, Olimpija 0-6, Domzale 0-3). We played on Maribor the first time, and the first time it was 1-0, but it should have been at least three or four goals of difference. Maribor played a really good match after Jurcic left before the break, they bet Koper 4-0, and they could have scored a couple of more goals. They will only rise up, and now they had 14 days to get ready for this duel. I expect them to be at 100% and for them to beat convincingly against weak Celje. Details