Match Report
In the standings it was Partizan 3rd on 61 points, Novi Pazar 5th on 47 — separated by 14. Novi Pazar had been under-performing their position — 18th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Partizan 2.07 scored and 1.3 conceded per game, Novi Pazar 1.27 and 1.23, with the league averaging 1.33.
A win had eluded Novi Pazar for 7 matches. Recent form was uneven: 8/15 points for Partizan, 1/15 for Novi Pazar.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Partizan 5, draws 0, Novi Pazar 1, at 4 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 67% of the meetings. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Stadion Partizana staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,170. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Partizan led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Partizan: Vanja Dragojevic (23'), Ognjen Ugresic (45') · Novi Pazar: Ahmed Hadzimujovic (78')
Key stats
Possession: Partizan 65% · Novi Pazar 35% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 3-5