AP Sports Preview: Siroki Brijeg vs. ZBorac Banja

SIROKI BRIJEG, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Interstat) — Siroki Brijeg hosts ZBorac Banja on Sunday, May 10, in a Premijer Ženska Liga matchup that pits a struggling home side against a visiting team that has dominated recent meetings.

Kickoff is scheduled for an undetermined time at Stadion Pecara.

Siroki Brijeg (3-7-4 in its last 14 league matches, according to available data) enters on a two-game losing streak. It fell 2-0 at Sloga Doboj on May 2, and before that lost 3-0 at FK Velež Mostar on April 21. The team’s lone win in its past five outings came April 26, a 2-1 victory over Zrinjski. Siroki Brijeg has been outscored 9-2 over its last four matches.

ZBorac Banja (9-1-2 in its last 12) arrives in strong form, having won its most recent contest 1-0 at FK Sarajevo on May 3. That victory extended a run in which ZBorac Banja has lost only once in its past 10 league games — a 1-0 defeat at home to Zrinjski on April 22, though that result was later followed by a 1-1 draw at Zrinjski on the same date (the schedule shows ZBorac Banja 1 at Zrinjski 1 on April 22). Overall, ZBorac Banja has posted seven wins in its last eight matches, including a 5-1 thrashing of Siroki Brijeg on March 7.

That March 7 result was the most recent head-to-head meeting. ZBorac Banja has won three consecutive matchups against Siroki Brijeg: 5-1 at home March 7, 2-1 at Siroki Brijeg on Nov. 23, 2025, and 5-1 at home on Aug. 31, 2025. Siroki Brijeg’s last victory in the series came in an earlier season, not covered in the provided results.

Siroki Brijeg’s home form has been inconsistent. In its last five home league games, the team has two wins (vs. Zrinjski and vs. FK Sarajevo), one draw (vs. Zeljeznicar) and two losses (vs. Posusje and Radnik Bijeljina). ZBorac Banja has been strong on the road, winning at Sloga Doboj, at Rudar Prijedor, at Posusje, and at Radnik Bijeljina in recent weeks.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a 1-0 victory for Siroki Brijeg, a result that would snap the visitors’ three-match winning streak in the series. However, ZBorac Banja’s current form — combined with its recent offensive output (five goals in two of the last three head-to-heads) — suggests the hosts face a stiff challenge.

The Premijer Ženska Liga standings were not immediately available, but both teams are likely jockeying for position in the upper half of the table.

Sunday’s match marks the final regular-season meeting between the sides, with playoff implications possible depending on other results. Siroki Brijeg will need to tighten its defense, which has conceded at least two goals in six of its last eight matches. ZBorac Banja, meanwhile, will look to extend its dominance and maintain momentum heading into the postseason.