RACE, Slovenia (Interstat) — Race will host Fuzinar on Friday in a Slovenian third-division match, with the home side trying to hand the visitors a rare setback in a season that has already tilted heavily in Fuzinar’s favor. The game is set for Friday. Race will be the home team. Fuzinar will be the visiting team. The game is part of the SLO: 3. SNL slate.

Fuzinar enters with a 7-2-1 record across all competitions. Its most recent result was a 5-1 home win over NK Smartno on Friday. Before that, Fuzinar played a 4-4 draw at Korotan, beat NK Ormoz 4-3 at home, won 4-2 at Hajdina, topped Sampion 4-3 at home, lost 5-3 at Odranci, beat Dobrovce 5-1 at home, lost 2-1 at Videm and won 2-0 at Limbus. The side has scored at least four goals in several matches and has been held to one goal only once.

Race enters at 2-3-4. Its most recent match was a 1-1 draw at Limbus-Pekre. Race has a 2-0 home win over Ljutomer, a 1-0 win at Podvinci, a 2-2 home draw with Martjanci, a 1-2 home loss to Videm, a 1-2 loss at NK Smartno, a 0-0 home draw with Korotan, a 1-2 loss at Ormoz and a 1-1 home draw with Hajdina. The home side has had difficulty turning draws into wins, though it has remained competitive in several low-scoring matches.

After this game, Fuzinar is scheduled to face Martjanci at home, travel to Podvinci, host Ljutomer, host Limbus and later meet Videm, Dobrovce, Odranci, Sampion, Hajdina and Ormoz. Race’s upcoming schedule includes a trip to Dobrovce, a home match against Odranci, a trip to Sampion, a trip to Hajdina and later games against Ormoz, Korotan, NK Smartno, Videm, Martjanci and Podvinci. Both clubs remain in the middle of a busy league stretch.

The meeting on Friday will test Race’s ability to contain a Fuzinar side that has produced the better record and the more explosive scoring returns. Fuzinar has scored in every match this season, while Race has been shut out once. Fuzinar will look to control possession and create chances, while Race will aim to stay compact and capitalize on set pieces or counterattacks. The visitors hold the stronger form entering the match.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Fuzinar 2, Race 1. Interstat’s ELO system gives Fuzinar a 52.4 percent probability to win. No point spread, betting line or over-under was provided. The simulator and ELO projections are the only projections listed for the game.