National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Bjelovar or Rudeš that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the 2. HNL.
Bjelovar form and stats
Bjelovar was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Croatia Cup.When playing at home in the 3. HNL - Zapad, Bjelovar have managed 8 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 15 games. After failing to beat Belišće here at Gradski Stadion, Bjelovar has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Bjelovar manager A. Mrzlečki and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Podravina Ludbreg (after extra-time, 3-5 on penalties) in the Croatia Cup.
Preceding that match was the home Croatia Cup game against Opatija that was lost 0-3.Goals decide football matches and Bjelovar are scoring many of them at home; 35 on target from 15 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Bjelovar defense is not exactly impregnable. 23 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Rudeš form and stats
Rudeš's mission in Croatia Cup last season failed in the 8th finals.Rudeš are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the 2. HNL, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
Rudeš go into this game after a win, the home game against Bijelo Brdo that ended 3-1.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Kustosija at their stadium, the result 2-1.Rudeš have another fixture that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a 2. HNL game vs Dinamo Zagreb II. A grim timetable for them!
Rudeš has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. Rudeš's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 5 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Latković 2 goals |  R. Ćosić 1 goals | L. Marković 1 goals |
Bjelovar missing players
Rudeš missing players
| Bjelovar | Rudeš | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | ||
| 36 | 23 | Scored | S | 25 | 49 | ||
| 43 | 21 | Conceded | C | 15 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 76% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 5.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.3 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cibalia | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 43 | 68 |
| 2 | Vihor | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 54 |
| 3 | Cepin | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 51 |
| 4 | Belišće | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 48 |
| 5 | Mladost Ždralovi | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 11 | 46 |
| 6 | Slavonija Pozega | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 42 |
| 7 | Marsonia | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 29 | -2 | 42 |
| 8 | Zrinski Jurjevac | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 41 |
| 9 | Bedem Ivankovo | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 39 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -2 | 40 |
| 10 | Oriolik Oriovac | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 34 | -4 | 40 |
| 11 | Dakovo-Croatia | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 33 | -7 | 40 |
| 12 | Slavija Pleternica | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 29 | -4 | 39 |
| 13 | Bjelovar | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 49 | 56 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 33 | -7 | 35 |
| 14 | Vukovar | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 40 | -23 | 31 |
| 15 | Sloga Nova Gradiska | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 34 | 64 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 41 | -30 | 28 |
| 16 | Koprivnica | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 37 | 66 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 41 | -29 | 21 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rudeš | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Jarun | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Orijent 1919 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Bijelo Brdo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 5 | Dubrava Zagreb | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Solin | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Osijek II | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Dugopolje | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 | Opatija | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Sesvete | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 7 |
| 11 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Varazdin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Cibalia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 14 | Croatia Zmijavci | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 15 | Kustosija | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | Inter Zaprešić | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 4 |