Sunday’s schedule in the Prva liga Telemach: Celje aims for a +12, while Maribor goes hunting for Olimpija, which hasn’t won in the last three matches
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On Sunday, the Prva liga Telemach will continue with the 27th round, featuring three matches. Already at 13:00, the black-and-white rivals will face off, with Rogaška hosting Mura. At 15:00, the match between the first and last on the table will take place, as Celje squares off against Radomlje. The final act of the 27th round will unfold at the Ljudski vrt, where the referee will kick off the match between Maribor and Koper at 17:30.
The significance of the match in Rogaška Slatina is evidenced by the following fact: if Rogaška, currently the most in-form club in the 1. SNL this year, were to defeat Mura, they would surpass them on the table as well. In case of a defeat, the Prekmurje side would be drawn even deeper into the heart of the tense battle for survival. Rogaška is currently on a streak of three consecutive league victories, and they have remained unbeaten for almost a month. The loss to Celje was the only one suffered by Oskar Drobneta’s squad this year.
“It’s an important match. Without delusions, at the moment, we need to focus on the teams behind us. This is the first such match to get us out of our current situation. It’s a tough match against a team with four consecutive wins, but we need to focus on ourselves and respond. We need to play more compactly and aggressively than we did for most of the match against Bravo,” emphasized Mura’s coach Anton Žlogar ahead of the visit to Rogaška Slatina. Although he has guided the Prekmurje side to the quarterfinals of the cup, they are still awaiting their first league win.
In the royal city, Celje will seek another victory to extend their lead at the top to +12. While it’s true that Olimpija has a game in hand, regardless, a win for the Celje team would undoubtedly be another significant step towards the title. Radomlje, on the other hand, celebrated their first win in five matches in the previous round, and it’s also a fact that they perform better away from home. They have won twice and lost twice in their last five away matches.
“We will do everything to enter the match against Radomlje as forcefully and aggressively as we did against Koper. We don’t underestimate anyone. We expect a tough and demanding match. How tough it will be for us depends on ourselves,” said Celje’s coach Damir Krznar before the clash with the millers.
Maribor will attempt to bounce back after two winless matches (1 in the cup, 1 in the league) by defeating Koper; a victory would leapfrog them over Bravo, who have played three more games, and close the gap to Olimpija, who haven’t won in their last three matches, to -7. Koper seems like the right opponent to end the streak, as the Primorje side has won only once in their last five matches. However, it’s also true that they remain unbeaten in their last two away matches, having defeated Olimpija away and progressed to the quarterfinals of the cup.
“We respect every opponent in the league. We know what the Koper side wants and what they do. They have fast transitions, but they also resort to continuous attacks with quite a few long-range shots. But their main weapon is counterattacks and semi-counterattacks. We go into Sunday’s duel with respect but also with the appropriate level of confidence. We will try to do everything to be the ones who come out victorious,” said Maribor’s coach Ante Šimundža ahead of the confrontation with the Coastal opponent, and added: “We had more time to prepare for the match, but for me, these facts are negligible. Even in the previous round, we played after three days, Celje didn’t have an intermediate cup test, yet we were physically superior to our opponents in the second half. Now all thoughts are on Koper; after a loss, our Sunday guests will want to seek a better starting position for the continuation, but I hope and believe we will be more successful.”
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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