This weekend brings not one, but two Eternal Derbies. On Friday, the youth teams will clash first, followed by the senior teams a day later. The youth team will play in front of their home fans, while the senior squad faces an away match.<\/p>\n
On Friday, the U19 footballers will be chasing crucial points in the EON NEXT GEN league in their fight for the top of the league table. The Eternal Derby between Olimpija and Maribor will kick off at 2 PM at Kodeljevo. Ahead of the clash, Dragons’ central defender Matej Henjak shared his expectations: “We have a home Eternal Derby ahead of us, the biggest match in our country. We are directly fighting Maribor for first place, so we hope as many fans as possible will come to support us. We know a tough match awaits us, but we are determined to give our all in front of our home crowd.”<\/p>\n
On Saturday, the derby will move to Maribor. The green-and-whites’ senior squad faces an away game at Ljudski vrt, where the match of the 14th round of Prva Liga Telemach will take place at 4 PM. Dragons’ midfielder Agustin Doffo said before the biggest clash in Slovenian football: “We are going into the derby wanting to do more with the ball. We will have to be more dominant in possession. A derby is always 50-50, one move can decide it. We will go there with the idea of winning, but of course, a derby is about duels, how you feel in the match itself, and how you react to certain situations. I believe we will succeed.”<\/p>\n