Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Novi Pazar 5th with 47 points, Napredak 8th with 18, 29 apart. Napredak had been under-performing their position — 30th on five-round form against 8th in the table. Per game in the league, Novi Pazar were scoring 1.27 and conceding 1.23, Napredak 0.81 and 2.05, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
Napredak had gone 10 games without a win.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 2 for Novi Pazar, 2 for Napredak and 1 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 80% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%.
Gradski Stadion, Novi Pazar staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Novi Pazar led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Novi Pazar: Dominic Sadi (34'), Stefan Stanisavljevic (32') · Napredak: Marko Saric (77')
Key stats
Possession: Novi Pazar 57% · Napredak 43% · Total shots: 11-7 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 4-3