NK Maribor vs NK Aluminij Famagusta Prediction: Home win and under 4.5 goals

The Slovenia Prva is set to host an exciting match between Maribor and Aluminij on Sunday, 11th February 2024, at the Ljudski vrt in Maribor. With both teams showing mixed performances in their recent matches, this encounter promises to be a thrilling one. The match will be a test of Maribor's better home form against Aluminij's ad away form. It will be interesting to see which team comes out on top in this battle.

Maribor enters this game on the heels of a 2-2 draw with Radomlje in PrvaLiga. Maribor has seldom refused to give in in recent memory. According to the statistics, Maribor has allowed 8 goals in their last 6 games after having their defence breached in 5 of those games.

Maribor goalie Ante Šimundōa is without Gregor Sikosek (knee injury) and Martin Milec.

After defeating Rogaska 0-1 in their previous match, Aluminij will enter the match in high spirits. The numbers don't lie: in five of their last six games, Aluminij have allowed goals, allowing opponents to score a total of 12 goals against them. Aluminij have not been playing very well defensively. Here is where we will find out if that tendency continues.

Robert Pevnik, the manager of Aluminij, has no concerns about any player's fitness ahead of this game because there is a completely healthy bunch to pick from.

Though it certainly won't be enough to prevent a defeat, we believe Aluminij can score against this Maribor team in this encounter.

We predict that Maribor will win 2-1 after a tight game when the full-time siren sounds. Let's watch what happens.