Rače vs Šampion Celje prediction

Rače have won four, drawn five and lost three of their 12 3. SNL - East games so far, scoring 13 and letting in 11. That has them 8th on 17 points.

Their last six in all competitions read four wins, two draws and no defeats, at 1.5 goals scored and 0.5 conceded per game. Last time out they beat Odranci 1-0 at home; before that came a 1-1 draw away at Dobrovce and a 3-1 win away at NK Ormoz.

Rače are unbeaten in six. They have scored in each of their last six. Three clean sheets in that spell. At home they've won three of three recently (4 scored, 0 conceded).

So far in the 3. SNL - East, Šampion Celje have won one, drawn one and lost nine of 11, with 11 goals scored and 26 conceded, good for 14th place and 4 points.

Over the last six matches it has been no wins, no draws and six defeats, averaging 0.2 goals for and 2.5 against. Last time out they lost 3-0 to Korotan Prevalje away; before that came a 2-0 defeat away at NK Ormoz and a 2-0 defeat at home to Hajdina.

Šampion Celje haven't won in six. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. They failed to score in five of those games. On the road they've won none of four recently (1 scored, 11 conceded).

Home and away form points to Rače: Rače have won three of their last three at home, Šampion Celje none of their last four on the road. 13 points separate the two sides in the table. Rače also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make Rače clear favourites at 66%, with Šampion Celje on 16% and the draw at 18%.

On goals, it expects around 3.7 in the game: 2.6 for Rače and 1.1 for Šampion Celje. Over 2.5 goals is 68% and both teams scoring 54%.