Velež is in fourth place, six points ahead of fifth-placed Željezničar, and it is clear that if the Mostar side avoid defeat, they would almost certainly secure the fourth position that would take them to Europe, regardless of the outcome of the Bosnian Cup final they are playing against Zrinjski.
Željezničar, on the other hand, needs a victory to close the gap to just three points behind the "Born" and thus enter the final stretch of the championship with realistic chances of claiming fourth place. In that case, the Blues would be rooting for Zrinjski in the Cup final to secure a spot in Europe next season.
The derby of the round at Grbavica between Željezničar and Velež has been assigned to Dragan Petrović from Banja Luka.
The coaches of both teams, Savo Milošević on one side and Ibro Rahimić on the other, have selected their starting lineups for this clash.
Željezničar: Muftić; Galchev, Seedorf, Bičakčić, Alić; Erick, Pejić, Milošević, Odinaka, Šabić; Krpić.
Velež: Karić; Kuzmanović, Bajrić, Šerbečić, Pidro; Babić, Abdullah, Đurić, Salčić, Šarić; Spahić.