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Competition: Croatia 2. HNL
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Cibalia (10000 seats)

It's the second attempt for points this league season as Cibalia and Varaždin lock horns at Stadion Cibalia.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Cibalia form and stats

In the previous season, Cibalia's league stats were 15 wins, 6 draws and 13 losses, ending with 4th position in the 2. HNL. Over these 34 matches they scored 50 goals and gave away 43. Appearing as the home side in the former season Cibalia managed 9-3-5 (win-draw-lost) with 32 goals and 21 conceded. The first 2. HNL game here at Stadion Cibalia resulted in a draw. Last season Cibalia's home game statistics were 9 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats from 17 games.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Cibalia, who played 2-2 against Opatija. That match was also played at this venue (Stadion Cibalia).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Osijek II that ended 2-2.

Early season league goal statistics from Cibalia's 1 home game: 2 goals, 2 conceded.

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Varaždin form and stats

Let's have a look at how Varaždin performed last season in the 1. HNL: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 10 draws and 20 defeats. In total they scored 30 and conceded 61 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 5 and lost 10 with 9/26 goals scored/conceded. The visitors' first away game in the 2. HNL ended in defeat. Last season Varaždin had these away match statistics: Played 18; won 3, drew 5 and lost 10. Varaždin are desperate to end a 15-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Istra 1961 fixture.

Varaždin are travelling again after losing away to Orijent 1919 in their previous match (1-3).

Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Rijeka.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Varaždin has managed 1 goal and let in 3 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Cibalia wins - draws - Varaždin wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Cibalia missing players

Varaždin missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cibalia Varaždin
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 1 0 Played P 1 1 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 1
2 2 0 Scored S 1 1 1
2 2 0 Conceded C 3 3 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 9 9 9
6 6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4 4
1 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 11 0 Shots (avg) S ( 15 15 15
5 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5 5
40% 40% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 20% 20%
Cibalia Last season Varaždin
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   18 36
15 9   Won W   3 6
6 3   Drew D   5 10
13 5   Lost L   10 20
50 32   Scored S   9 30
43 21   Conceded C   26 61
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 94%
85% 94%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   56% 69%
53% 65%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   28% 42%
21% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 28%
12% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 14%
50% 59%   BTTS BTTS   22% 50%
29% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   28% 14%
24% 12%   Failed to Score F T   61% 42%
 
4.9 5.7   Corners for (avg) C F   3.7 4.1
3.1 2.4   Corners against (avg) C A   6.3 5.9
2.6 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.1
5 1   Red cards R C   3 5
 
11.2 13.1   Shots (avg) S (   7.3 8.2
4.4 5.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.3 3
33% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   22% 28%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Osijek II 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
2 Orijent 1919 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Jarun 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Bijelo Brdo 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Cibalia 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Dubrava Zagreb 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Opatija 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Rudes 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Kustosija 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Solin 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Croatia Zmijavci 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Inter Zapresic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Dinamo Zagreb II 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
14 Varaždin 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
15 Dugopolje 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Sesvete 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 34 16 11 7 49 39 17 10 4 3 26 18 17 6 7 4 23 21 10 59
2 Rudes 34 15 12 7 52 41 17 6 6 5 27 23 17 9 6 2 25 18 11 57
3 Bijelo Brdo 34 14 13 7 52 40 17 10 4 3 30 17 17 4 9 4 22 23 12 55
4 Cibalia 34 15 6 13 50 43 17 9 3 5 32 21 17 6 3 8 18 22 7 51
5 Kustosija 34 12 15 7 43 38 17 7 7 3 20 18 17 5 8 4 23 20 5 51
6 Sesvete 34 15 6 13 62 59 17 8 4 5 33 30 17 7 2 8 29 29 3 51
7 Opatija 34 12 14 8 42 41 17 7 8 2 21 16 17 5 6 6 21 25 1 50
8 Dugopolje 34 13 9 12 49 45 17 10 4 3 30 17 17 3 5 9 19 28 4 48
9 Dubrava Zagreb 34 13 7 14 45 46 17 6 5 6 24 24 17 7 2 8 21 22 -1 46
10 Inter Zapresic 34 12 9 13 49 41 17 9 3 5 27 15 17 3 6 8 22 26 8 45
11 Orijent 1919 34 12 9 13 52 49 17 7 2 8 22 21 17 5 7 5 30 28 3 45
12 Croatia Zmijavci 34 13 5 16 52 53 17 8 3 6 30 24 17 5 2 10 22 29 -1 44
13 Dinamo Zagreb II 34 12 7 15 45 41 17 8 4 5 29 20 17 4 3 10 16 21 4 43
14 Osijek II 34 11 9 14 42 42 17 7 5 5 22 16 17 4 4 9 20 26 0 42
15 Hajduk Split II 34 11 8 15 58 60 17 8 6 3 35 26 17 3 2 12 23 34 -2 41
16 Solin 34 10 8 16 45 56 17 5 6 6 23 24 17 5 2 10 22 32 -11 38
17 Junak 34 7 13 14 46 58 17 5 7 5 24 27 17 2 6 9 22 31 -12 34
18 Medimurje Cakovec 34 9 7 18 44 85 17 7 3 7 30 35 17 2 4 11 14 50 -41 34
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dinamo Zagreb 36 26 7 3 84 28 18 14 2 2 44 13 18 12 5 1 40 15 56 85
2 Osijek 36 23 8 5 59 25 18 13 4 1 30 8 18 10 4 4 29 17 34 77
3 Rijeka 36 18 7 11 51 46 18 8 6 4 24 20 18 10 1 7 27 26 5 61
4 Hajduk Split 36 18 6 12 48 37 18 8 4 6 27 19 18 10 2 6 21 18 11 60
5 Gorica 36 17 8 11 60 47 18 8 5 5 28 24 18 9 3 6 32 23 13 59
6 Sibenik 36 9 8 19 32 47 18 5 4 9 12 23 18 4 4 10 20 24 -15 35
7 Slaven Koprivnica 36 7 13 16 36 53 18 3 7 8 17 25 18 4 6 8 19 28 -17 34
8 Lokomotiva Zagreb 36 7 9 20 29 60 18 5 3 10 18 29 18 2 6 10 11 31 -31 30
9 Istra 1961 36 7 8 21 27 52 18 6 2 10 16 23 18 1 6 11 11 29 -25 29
10 Varaždin 36 6 10 20 30 61 18 3 5 10 21 35 18 3 5 10 9 26 -31 28

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Osijek II 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
2 Orijent 1919 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Jarun 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Bijelo Brdo 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Cibalia 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Dubrava Zagreb 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Opatija 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Rudes 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Kustosija 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Solin 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Croatia Zmijavci 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Inter Zapresic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Dinamo Zagreb II 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
14 Varaždin 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
15 Dugopolje 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Sesvete 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0

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