MOSTAR, Bosnia-Herzegovina (Interstat) — FK Velež Mostar defeated Rudar Prijedor 4-2 on Saturday, May 16, 2026, in a Premijer Ženska Liga match at Stadion Rođeni.

Velež Mostar took the lead in the 16th minute when Marcel Ritzmaier found the net. Rudar Prijedor answered quickly, with Alvaro Roncal scoring in the 19th minute to level the score. Anes Omerovic restored Velež’s advantage in the 26th minute, but Rudar’s Selmir Pidro equalized again two minutes later in the 28th minute. Vasilije Đurić put Velež ahead for good in the 35th minute, and Nino Stojanovic added an insurance goal in the 84th minute.

The victory improved Velež Mostar’s league record to 14 wins, 11 losses and 9 draws. Rudar Prijedor fell to 7 wins, 18 losses and 8 draws in the competition. Across all competitions this season, Velež Mostar moved to 18-12-11, while Rudar Prijedor stands at 10-21-11.

Velež Mostar entered the match having won the previous three meetings between the clubs. On March 15, 2026, Velež won 2-1 at Rudar Prijedor. On Nov. 29, 2025, Velež won 1-0 at home. On Sept. 13, 2025, Velež won 3-1 at Rudar Prijedor.

Coming into Saturday, Velež Mostar had drawn 1-1 at Posusje on May 9, lost 1-0 at Zrinjski on May 6 and won 1-0 at Radnik Bijeljina on May 1. The club also recorded a scoreless draw at Zeljeznicar on April 25 and a 3-0 win at Siroki Brijeg on April 21.

Rudar Prijedor had lost 4-2 at home to FK Sarajevo on May 9, won 3-2 at home against Posusje on May 2 and lost 1-0 at Radnik Bijeljina on April 25. The team also fell 1-0 at Zeljeznicar on April 21 and won 1-0 at Siroki Brijeg on April 17.

Velež Mostar’s next scheduled game is against FK Sarajevo on Saturday, May 23, at home.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Rudar Prijedor 1, FK Velež Mostar 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected FK Velež Mostar with a 78.90 percent probability to win.