Croatia - Druga HNLIgralište NK MladostData current as of October 07, 2026

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Mladost Ždralovi vs Cibalia: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Mladost Ždralovi plays Cibalia in Druga HNL (Croatia). The game is scheduled for October 9, 2026. Venue: Igralište NK Mladost.

Recent form

Mladost Ždralovi has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Cibalia has 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Mladost Ždralovi scores 0.86 goals per game and allows 0.86. Cibalia scores 1.00 and allows 0.57. Games in this league average 2.34 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 43% of Mladost Ždralovi's games and 57% of Cibalia's. The Over 2.5 rates are 29% and 29%, compared with league averages of 50% for BTTS and 45% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Cibalia has the higher season xG average, 1.44 to 1.26 per game. Mladost Ždralovi takes 9.1 shots per game, while Cibalia takes 9.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Mladost Ždralovi leads at halftime in 14% of its games and scores 0.43 goals per game after halftime. Cibalia leads at halftime in 43% and scores 0.29 after halftime.

When the teams score

Mladost Ždralovi's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (2 goals). For Cibalia, it is minutes 0-15 (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Druga HNL games average 2.34 goals. Both teams score in 50% of games, and 45% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.15)
(3.15)
(3.15)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
0.86Goals scored / game1
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
0.86Goals allowed / game0.57
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
53%Average possession51%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
3.86Shots on target / game4.71
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.14Shots per game9.43
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
3.86Shots on target4.71
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
9.4%Shot conversion10.6%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
53%Possession51%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
1.26xG for1.44
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
0.93xG against1.28
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia

Shooting quality

Mladost Ždralovi: BalancedCibalia: Balanced
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
Accuracy (shots on target)42%50%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.21

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Cibalia is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Mladost Ždralovi · 1.8 pts / game - Cibalia

Mladost Ždralovi
WDWLL
Season result split
43% W29% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-2
1.57 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-1
Last 5 at home
2-1-1
DWWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.11Opponent xG: 0.91BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Cibalia
DDDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
43% W57% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-4-0
1.86 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-0
Last 5 away
1-2-0
DDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Cibalia is 16% better for: goals scored per game.

0.86 goals / game - Mladost Ždralovi · 1 goals / game - Cibalia

Cibalia is 51% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.86 goals / game - Mladost Ždralovi · 0.57 goals / game - Cibalia

Mladost Ždralovi scoring profile: strong

Mladost Ždralovi scores in 71% of games (5 of 7 games), while Cibalia keeps a clean sheet in 43% (3 of 7 games).

Cibalia scoring profile: strong

Cibalia scores in 71% of games (5 of 7 games), while Mladost Ždralovi keeps a clean sheet in 43% (3 of 7 games).

6Goals scored (season)7
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
6Goals conceded (season)4
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
1.71Average goals per game1.57
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
3Goals scored (last 5)4
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
4Goals conceded (last 5)2
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal71%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
14%2 goals29%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
0%3 goals0%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
0%4 goals0%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia

How often they concede at least...

57%1 goal57%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
14%2 goals0%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
14%3 goals0%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
0%4 goals0%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time29%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
0%Scored in both halves0%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS29%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
20%BTTS - last 540%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

43%Min. 1 goal before half-time43%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time29%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia

2nd half

57%Min. 1 goal after half-time43%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time14%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Cibalia is 44% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.29 pts / game - Mladost Ždralovi · 1.86 pts / game - Cibalia

Mladost Ždralovi - half-time state
14% leading86% draw0% trailing
Cibalia - half-time state
43% leading57% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.29Points per game (1st half)1.86
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
0.43Goals scored (1st half)0.71
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
0.29Goals conceded (1st half)0.29
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
0.71Average goals (1st half)1
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
71%Clean sheet before half-time71%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
57%No goal before half-time57%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia

After half-time (2nd half)

1.29Points per game (2nd half)1.14
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
0.43Goals scored (2nd half)0.29
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
0.57Goals conceded (2nd half)0.29
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
1Average goals (2nd half)0.57
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
57%Clean sheet after half-time71%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia
71%No goal after half-time71%
Mladost ŽdraloviCibalia

Mladost Ždralovi - second-half results

29% W43% D29% L
9
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding307%

Leads at halftime in 14% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Cibalia - second-half results

14% W71% D14% L
13
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 43% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Mladost Ždralovi - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.00
Goals scored / game0.40.2
Goals allowed / game0.20.6
Average goals per game0.60.8
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Cibalia - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.40
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game0.20.2
Average goals per game0.60.6
1 goal20%40%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Mladost Ždralovi
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
1
1
31-45
0
1
46-60
1
1
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Cibalia
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
2
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
1
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

1.65
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.7 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
70%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Mladost Ždralovi

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.33
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
64%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
86%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Cibalia

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.44
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.71
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
100%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
43%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 29% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Druga HNL).

Teams vs league

Mladost ŽdraloviLigaCibalia
Average goals per game▼ 1.712.34▼ 1.57
Both teams scored▼ 43%50%▲ 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 29%45%▼ 29%
Clean sheets▲ 43%29%▲ 43%
Goal before half-time▼ 43%64%▼ 43%
Goal after half-time▼ 57%66%▼ 43%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.34
Average goals per game
50%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.34
Home goals / game
1.00
Away goals / game
+34%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defensive advantage
+21%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Mladost Ždralovi and Cibalia play?

Mladost Ždralovi face Cibalia on October 9, 2026 in Druga HNL at Igralište NK Mladost. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Mladost Ždralovi vs Cibalia?

Mladost Ždralovi score 0.86 goals per game on average and Cibalia 1.00. The Druga HNL average is 2.34 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Mladost Ždralovi's matches and 57% of Cibalia's.

What form are Mladost Ždralovi and Cibalia in?

Over the last 5 games Mladost Ždralovi have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Cibalia 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Mladost Ždralovi vs Cibalia?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Mladost Ždralovi vs Cibalia: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.