Croatia - Druga HNLStadion ŠRC Marijan Šuto MrmaData current as of 18 October 2026

Croatia Zmijavci vs Mladost Ždralovi: match statistics

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Croatia Zmijavci vs Mladost Ždralovi: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Croatia Zmijavci play Mladost Ždralovi in Druga HNL (Croatia). The match date is 18 October 2026. Venue: Stadion ŠRC Marijan Šuto Mrma.

Current form

Croatia Zmijavci: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Mladost Ždralovi: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Croatia Zmijavci scores 1.50 and concedes 0.75 goals per match. Mladost Ždralovi scores 1.00 and concedes 0.88. League average: 2.43 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Croatia Zmijavci 38%, Mladost Ždralovi 50%. Over 2.5: Croatia Zmijavci 38%, Mladost Ždralovi 38%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Croatia Zmijavci has higher xG: 1.58 vs 1.35. Croatia Zmijavci: 11.5 shots per match, Mladost Ždralovi: 9.5.

Match halves

Croatia Zmijavci: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 1.25. Mladost Ždralovi: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 0.63.

Goals by minute

Croatia Zmijavci: 76-90+ (7 goals). Mladost Ždralovi: 76-90+ (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Druga HNL: 2.43 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.08)
(3.10)
(3.35)

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

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
1.5Goals scored / match1
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
0.75Goals conceded / match0.88
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
53%Average possession54%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
6.13Shots on target / match4.5
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.5Shots per match9.5
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
6.13Shots on target4.5
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
13%Shot conversion10.5%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
53%Possession54%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
1.58xG for1.35
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
1.16xG against0.89
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi

Shooting quality

Croatia Zmijavci: Efficient finishingMladost Ždralovi: Balanced
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
Accuracy (shots on target)53%47%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.240.22

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Croatia Zmijavci
DLLWW
Season result split
63% W13% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-2
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-1
Last 5 at home
3-0-1
WWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Mladost Ždralovi
DWLLW
Season result split
50% W25% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-2
1.75 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 away
1-1-1
WDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 0.85BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Croatia Zmijavci is 50% better for: goals scored per match.

1.5 goals / match - Croatia Zmijavci · 1 goals / match - Mladost Ždralovi

Croatia Zmijavci is 17% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.75 goals / match - Croatia Zmijavci · 0.88 goals / match - Mladost Ždralovi

Croatia Zmijavci scoring profile: very strong

Croatia Zmijavci scores in 88% of matches (7 of 8 matches), while Mladost Ždralovi keeps a clean sheet in 38% (3 of 8 matches).

Mladost Ždralovi scoring profile: strong

Mladost Ždralovi scores in 75% of matches (6 of 8 matches), while Croatia Zmijavci keeps a clean sheet in 50% (4 of 8 matches).

12Goals scored (season)8
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
6Goals conceded (season)7
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
2.25Average goals in match1.88
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
6Goals scored (last 5)4
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
5Goals conceded (last 5)5
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal75%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
50%2 goals25%
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13%3 goals0%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
0%4 goals0%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal63%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
13%2 goals13%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
13%3 goals13%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
0%4 goals0%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

53%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time25%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
13%BTTS in both halves0%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
13%Scored in both halves0%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
40%BTTS - last 540%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

38%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
13%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time63%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi

Match 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.

Croatia Zmijavci - half-time state
13% leading75% draw13% trailing
Mladost Ždralovi - half-time state
13% leading75% draw13% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.13Points per match (1st half)1.13
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
0.25Goals scored (1st half)0.38
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
0.25Goals conceded (1st half)0.38
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
0.5Average goals (1st half)0.75
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
75%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
75%No goal before half-time63%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi

After half-time (2nd half)

1.88Points per match (2nd half)1.5
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
1.25Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
1.75Average goals (2nd half)1.13
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
63%Clean sheet after half-time63%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi
25%No goal after half-time63%
Croatia ZmijavciMladost Ždralovi

Croatia Zmijavci - second-half results

63% W0% D38% L
9
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding485%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 63%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Mladost Ždralovi - second-half results

38% W38% D25% L
9
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding385%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Croatia Zmijavci - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.20
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match0.61.6
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Mladost Ždralovi - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.00
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.81.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Croatia Zmijavci
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
1
1
31-45
2
1
46-60
1
2
61-75
7
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

Mladost Ždralovi
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
1
2
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
1
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.06
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
85%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
44%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
66%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Croatia Zmijavci

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.42
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.
-3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.41
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
110%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
70%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
58% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
58%

Mladost Ždralovi

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.46
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
93%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
65%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

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

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Croatia ZmijavciLigaMladost Ždralovi
Average goals in match▼ 2.252.43▼ 1.88
Both teams scored▼ 38%53%▼ 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 38%46%▼ 38%
Clean sheets▲ 50%28%▲ 38%
Goal before half-time▼ 38%64%▼ 50%
Goal after half-time▲ 100%69%▼ 63%

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

2.43
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.36
Home goals / match
1.07
Away goals / match
+27%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Croatia Zmijavci and Mladost Ždralovi play?

Croatia Zmijavci face Mladost Ždralovi on 18 October 2026 in Druga HNL at Stadion ŠRC Marijan Šuto Mrma. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Croatia Zmijavci vs Mladost Ždralovi?

Croatia Zmijavci score 1.50 goals per game on average and Mladost Ždralovi 1.00. The Druga HNL average is 2.43 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 38% of Croatia Zmijavci's matches and 50% of Mladost Ždralovi's.

What form are Croatia Zmijavci and Mladost Ždralovi in?

Over the last 5 games Croatia Zmijavci have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Mladost Ždralovi 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Croatia Zmijavci vs Mladost Ždralovi — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.