Game week two of the 2. HNL season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Rudeš - Šibenik preview:
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Rudeš form and stats
Rudeš are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Igralište NK Rudeš, having lost their two previous games here.
Happy days for Rudeš in their previous game, a 2. HNL match away at Bijelo Brdo that ended with a 2-0 victory. Heartbreak before that as Rudeš lost 0-2 at Istra 1961's place.
This is expected to be a close game, with Rudeš perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Rudeš as a small favourite), we find five games. Rudeš has won 2 of these, drawn 0 and lost 3.
Last season, Rudeš's league statistics were 3 wins, 5 draws and 28 losses, resulting in a 10th position in the 1. HNL. Over these 36 matches they scored 26 goals and conceded 80. Playing at home last season Rudeš managed 2-2-14 (win-draw-lost) with 12 goals and 38 conceded.
Šibenik form and stats
The supporters enjoyed Šibenik's previous game versus Hajduk Split II, a 2. HNL 3-2 win played at home. Prior to that match, the Šibenik manager K. Rendulić faced defeat when travelling to Varazdin and losing 1-3.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Šibenik playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were 2 Šibenik wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Let's have a look at how Šibenik performed last season in the 2. HNL: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 36 and conceded 23 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 4 and lost 5 with 9/11 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Rudeš won 3 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Šibenik has 4 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 3Top Goalscorers
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P. Ampem
2 goals
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T. Havojić
1 goals
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D. Jurić
1 goals
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Rudeš missing players
Šibenik missing players
| Rudeš | Šibenik | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs
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Statistic | Away vs
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Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudeš | Last season | Šibenik | ||||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total | ||
| 1 | 0 | Played | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Won | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Scored | 0 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Conceded | 0 | 2 | ||
| 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 0% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | ||
| 4 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | ||
| 09-05-19 |
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Inter Zapresic | 0 - 3 | Rudeš |
| 14-05-19 |
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Rudeš | 1 - 4 | Hajduk Split |
| 20-05-19 |
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Rudeš | 0 - 1 | Slaven Koprivnica |
| 24-05-19 |
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Istra 1961 | 2 - 0 | Rudeš |
| 18-08-19 |
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Bijelo Brdo | 0 - 2 | Rudeš |
| 25-08-19 |
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Rudeš | 15:30 | Šibenik |
| 31-08-19 |
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Kustošija | 15:00 | Rudeš |
| 15-09-19 |
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Rudeš | 14:30 | Croatia Zmijavci |
| 18-09-19 |
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Dubrava Zagreb | 14:30 | Rudeš |
| 22-09-19 |
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Rudeš | 14:30 | Dugopolje |
| 11-05-19 |
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Šibenik | 2 - 1 | Kustošija |
| 18-05-19 |
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Varazdin | 3 - 1 | Šibenik |
| 25-05-19 |
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Šibenik | 2 - 2 | Dinamo Zagreb II |
| 20-07-19 |
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Croatia Zmijavci | 2 - 2 | Šibenik |
| 17-08-19 |
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Šibenik | 3 - 2 | Hajduk Split II |
| 25-08-19 |
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Rudeš | 15:30 | Šibenik |
| 31-08-19 |
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Šibenik | 17:00 | Osijek II |
| 14-09-19 |
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Orijent 1919 | 14:30 | Šibenik |
| 18-09-19 |
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Šibenik | 14:30 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac |
| 21-09-19 |
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Sesvete | 14:30 | Šibenik |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Solin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Croatia Zmijavci | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Rudeš | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Dugopolje | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Šibenik | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Medimurje Cakovec | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Sesvete | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Cibalia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Orijent 1919 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Osijek II | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Hajduk Split II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Kustošija | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Bijelo Brdo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Dubrava Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 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 | D | P |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 36 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 74 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 54 | 92 |
| 2 | Rijeka | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 34 | 67 |
| 3 | Osijek | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 61 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 25 | 62 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 59 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 62 |
| 5 | Gorica | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 59 |
| 6 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 49 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 36 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 41 | 53 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 28 | -12 | 37 |
| 8 | Inter Zaprešić | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 40 | 84 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 46 | -44 | 31 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 73 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 37 | -42 | 25 |
| 10 | Rudeš | 36 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 80 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 42 | -54 | 14 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Varaždin | 25 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 50 |
| 2 | Šibenik | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 45 |
| 3 | Dugopolje | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 43 |
| 4 | Osijek II | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 41 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split II | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 40 |
| 6 | Sesvete | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 39 |
| 7 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 36 |
| 8 | Zadar | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Kustošija | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 28 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 11 | Solin | 25 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 | Bijelo Brdo | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -8 | 25 |
| 13 | Lučko | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 21 | -13 | 24 |
| 14 | Medimurje Cakovec | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 28 | -19 | 22 |