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VRHNIKA, Slovenia (Interstat) — NK Vrhnika visits ND Bistrc on Saturday, April 25, 2026, in a 3. SNL matchup carrying significant momentum for the visiting side.

Vrhnika enters the game unbeaten in its last seven league matches. The run includes a dominant 5-0 home victory Saturday over NK ’Z’iri, in which the visitors scored five unanswered goals. Vrhnika also posted 5-0 results against NK IB 1975 Ljubljana on March 21 and against NK Svoboda Ljubljana on Oct. 18, the latter a 7-0 rout.

Vrhnika’s only recent blemish came April 11, a 2-1 loss at NK Tolmin. Two weeks earlier, Vrhnika defeated ND Idrija 2-1.

Bistrc, by contrast, has struggled. The hosts are winless in their last five matches. Their most recent result was a 3-0 loss Saturday at NK Roltek Dob. On April 11, Bistrc fell 2-1 at home to NK Rudar Trbovlje, and on April 3, they lost 5-1 at NK ’S’encur.

Bistrc’s last victory came March 28, a 3-1 home win over NK ’S’obec Lesce. Since then, they have been outscored 8-1 over three matches.

Saturday’s game is the second meeting between the teams this 2025-26 season. In the first, on Oct. 11, 2025, Vrhnika beat Bistrc 2-0 at home. Bistrc has not scored against Vrhnika in their last two head-to-head contests.

According to Interstat’s game simulator, the projected final score is NK Vrhnika 3, ND Bistrc 0.

Kickoff is scheduled for Saturday at a time to be confirmed. The game is part of the 3. SNL, Slovenia’s third-tier football league.