Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Rudeš & Osijek face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Croatia Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Rudeš nor Osijek as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Rudeš form and stats
Last season, Rudeš's Croatia Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.The overall 2. HNL results at home this season for Rudeš are 4-1-0 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Orijent 1919 here at Igralište NK Rudeš, Rudeš has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Rudeš's last game was hosting Opatija and winning 3-0.
Heartbreak before that as Rudeš lost 0-1 at Croatia Zmijavci's place.The manager I. Landeka will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Varazdin in only four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (12 in 5 games), Rudeš's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Rudeš have conceded only 3 goals.
Osijek form and stats
They also participated in Croatia Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.Osijek's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Osijek collect 13 points from their 6 away matches in the 1. HNL. 4 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat). It could be a hat trick of victories away for Osijek, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Osijek have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Marko Malenica. It's been 251 minutes since they last conceded in 1. HNL.
Osijek go into this game after a win, the home game against Hrvatski Dragovoljac that ended 1-0. Defender Petar Bočkaj was the best team player with a rating of 8.2. Bočkaj hit seven key passes and won 5 of 9 duels.
Prior to that result Osijek won their away game at Slaven Koprivnica in the 1. HNL. The scoreline was 2-0.Osijek has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. Osijek are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Rudeš-Osijek H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Rudeš one win, Osijek five wins, two draws. three of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Sekulić 3 goals | A. Latković 2 goals | L. Kamga 2 goals |
Rudeš missing players
Osijek missing players
| Rudeš | Osijek | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 49 | 21 | Scored | S | 16 | 36 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Conceded | C | 10 | 18 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 72% | ||
| 72% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 68% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 6.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11.4 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 13.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5.8 | ||
| 39% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bijelo Brdo | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | Rudeš | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Dugopolje | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | Croatia Zmijavci | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 17 |
| 5 | Jarun | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | Orijent 1919 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Varazdin | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Dubrava Zagreb | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Sesvete | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Cibalia | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 12 | Opatija | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Osijek II | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Solin | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Inter Zapresic | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 8 |
| 16 | Kustosija | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 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 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
| 2 | Rijeka | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Gorica | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 18 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -3 | 14 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 9 | Slaven Koprivnica | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -12 | 7 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | -22 | 6 |