National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Podravina Ludbreg or Bjelovar that keep their silverware dream alive.
Podravina Ludbreg form and stats
Last season, Podravina's Croatia Cup journey ended in the preliminary round.Podravina Ludbreg's results here at Igralište NK Podravina in the 3. HNL - Istok have been very modest with 3 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats. With eight home 3. HNL - Istok games in a row without a win, the Podravina Ludbreg fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Visnjevac game long ago, can be stopped today.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Podravina, who played 1-1 against Dakovo-Croatia. That match was also played at this venue (Igralište NK Podravina).
Heartbreak before that as Podravina Ludbreg lost 1-7 at Belisce's place.Podravina Ludbreg has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Podravina have allowed the opposition to score 38 goals here at Igralište NK Podravina.
Bjelovar form and stats
They also participated in Croatia Cup last season. This ended in the 1st round.There's been little loot from Bjelovar's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 15 away games in the 3. HNL - Zapad. Bjelovar only have 2 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 2 draws.
Bjelovar might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Varazdin proved too strong as Bjelovar slumped to a 0-5 defeat in front of their own fans at Gradski Stadion. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Varazdin was particularly ugly (0-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
The game before that, in the Croatia Cup, was lost at home, a 0-5 defeat against Varazdin.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Bjelovar as they have only managed to score 14 times from 15 away games in the league. Bjelovar have conceded 33 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Podravina three wins, two draws and Bjelovar five victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Podravina Ludbreg missing players
Bjelovar missing players
| Podravina Ludbreg | Bjelovar | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 34 | 20 | Scored | S | 13 | 39 | ||
| 54 | 30 | Conceded | C | 22 | 46 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Medimurje Cakovec | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 47 | 66 |
| 2 | Belisce | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 30 | 57 |
| 3 | Marsonia | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 55 |
| 4 | Bjelovar | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 54 |
| 5 | Slavija Pleternica | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 54 |
| 6 | Bijelo Brdo | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 56 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 52 |
| 7 | Mladost Ždralovi | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 37 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 10 | 52 |
| 8 | Slavonija Pozega | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 51 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 8 | 43 |
| 9 | Vukovar | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 50 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 41 | -2 | 42 |
| 10 | Oriolik Oriovac | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -9 | 37 |
| 11 | Varazdin | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 40 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 22 | -7 | 34 |
| 12 | Dakovo-Croatia | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -14 | 34 |
| 13 | Visnjevac | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 56 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 38 | -10 | 32 |
| 14 | Koprivnica | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 33 | -14 | 31 |
| 15 | Podravina Ludbreg | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 66 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -31 | 24 |
| 16 | Mladost Antin | 30 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 99 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 45 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 54 | -80 | 5 |