National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Varaždin or Cibalia that keep their silverware dream alive.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Varaždin form and stats
Last season their Croatia Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.When playing at home in the 1. HNL, Varaždin have managed 0 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 4 games. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Varaždin to get some points in this home game. The Varaždin manager S. Toplak might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
A 1. HNL defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Hajduk Split.
Varaždin have scored 3 league goals here from 4 matches, not a lot. Varaždin have conceded 9 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Cibalia form and stats
Cibalia was sent out of Croatia Cup in the 1st round last season.As the visiting team in 2. HNL matches, Cibalia have produced an overall stat of 2-0-3 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Cibalia, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Sesvete in the 2. HNL last time out. It was a 2. HNL defeat before that one as the away game against Bijelo Brdo wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cibalia have scored 5 goals in 5 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Cibalia have conceded 8 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Varaždin two wins, one draw and Cibalia seven victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Diyoke 3 goals | M. Bajić 2 goals |  M. Senić 1 goals |
Varaždin missing players
Cibalia missing players
| Varaždin | Cibalia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Scored | S | 9 | 21 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Conceded | C | 22 | 39 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 80% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 28% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 222 | 116 | Total Shots | T S | 121 | 238 | ||
| 80 | 40 | Shots on Target | S O | 45 | 87 | ||
| 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 24% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
| 2 | Gorica | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Osijek | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Rijeka | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Varaždin | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 7 |
| 7 | Istra 1961 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 5 |
| 9 | Slaven Koprivnica | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 10 | Sibenik | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 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 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Osijek II | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Opatija | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Medimurje Cakovec | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 15 |
| 5 | Sesvete | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Bijelo Brdo | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Kustosija | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Inter Zapresic | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | Orijent 1919 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Dugopolje | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Croatia Zmijavci | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Cibalia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Dubrava Zagreb | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Hajduk Split II | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | Junak | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 6 |
| 17 | Rudes | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 6 |
| 18 | Solin | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 5 |