It's still early in the 2. HNL season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Opatija - Cibalia preview!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Opatija form and stats
When playing at home in the 2. HNL, Opatija have managed 1 win, 0 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 1 games. The Opatija fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stadion NK Opatija and will expect new points from this game. Opatija has played 21 games in a row here without a defeat.
Opatija enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Rudes's place. The match ended 2-1. Before that match, a win away at Sesvete.
There will be little rest for Opatija after this match as they are travelling to Dubrava Zagreb for a 2. HNL game in only four days.
Opatija has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Cibalia form and stats
It's not happening yet for Cibalia on their 2. HNL travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? Cibalia seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
The manager K. Tomić was unhappy after their last game, a 2. HNL match played at their home ground Stadion Cibalia. Cibalia suffered a 1-2 loss to Kustosija (placed 7th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Inter Zapresic wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
A quick return to home after this game, as Cibalia are hosting Dinamo Zagreb II in the 2. HNL only four days away.
1 goal so far away for Cibalia, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Pejanović 2 goals |  M. Bajić 2 goals | I. Weitzer 1 goals |
Opatija missing players
Cibalia missing players
| Opatija | Cibalia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 3.3 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 1.5 | 5.2 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 3.3 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 8 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 6 | 44 |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 38% | 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 36% |
- Cibalia has the most conceded goals (9) in 2. HNL
- Cibalia has the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in 2. HNL
| Opatija | Last season | Cibalia | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 16 | 8 | Played | P | 10 | 19 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 34 | 22 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Conceded | C | 19 | 34 | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 89% | ||
| 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 53% | ||
| 31% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 21% | ||
| 25% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 47% | ||
| 38% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 11% | ||
| 19% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 53% | ||
| 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 6.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 84 | 172 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 33 | 69 | ||
| 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 16% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Inter Zapresic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Opatija | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Medimurje Cakovec | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Sesvete | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Dubrava Zagreb | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Kustosija | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 8 | Dugopolje | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Bijelo Brdo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 10 | Osijek II | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Hajduk Split II | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 13 | Croatia Zmijavci | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Rudes | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 2 |
| 15 | Orijent 1919 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Cibalia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 17 | Solin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Junak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 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 | Sibenik | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 41 |
| 2 | Croatia Zmijavci | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Orijent 1919 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
| 4 | Sesvete | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | Rudes | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Hajduk Split II | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Osijek II | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -1 | 26 |
| 9 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 26 |
| 10 | Dugopolje | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Medimurje Cakovec | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | Dubrava Zagreb | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Kustosija | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 23 |
| 14 | Bijelo Brdo | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 22 |
| 15 | Solin | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Cibalia | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -21 | 13 |