Croatia - Druga HNLData current as of 13 September 2026

Croatia Zmijavci vs Rudeš: match statistics

Croatia Zmijavci crest
Croatia Zmijavci
0 : 1half-time 0:1
Rudeš crest
Rudeš
125%(3.20)
X30%(3.10)
245%(2.26)

Rudeš tops the league table and is in significantly better form than Croatia Zmijavci, who sit in 9th place. The visitors have a clear advantage in offensive efficiency with a 33% away win rate and a better shot conversion rate (12% vs 9%). Croatia Zmijavci have poor home form with just a 22% win rate at home and 44% losses, conceding an average of 1.11 goals per match. Rudeš show greater stability with a 44% clean sheet rate away from home and better xG statistics (1.32 vs 1.24 for the hosts). The recent form of both teams is similar (1.4 points per match each in the last 5 games), but Rudeš's quality and league position give them the edge in this encounter. I expect a closely contested match with a slight advantage for the visitors, who are more likely to secure the three points.

Croatia Zmijavci vs Rudeš: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Croatia Zmijavci played Rudeš in Druga HNL (Croatia). The match was played on 1 March 2026. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

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

Goal statistics

Croatia Zmijavci scores 1.00 and concedes 1.32 goals per match. Rudeš scores 1.26 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.15 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Croatia Zmijavci 42%, Rudeš 42%. Over 2.5: Croatia Zmijavci 47%, Rudeš 37%. League level: BTTS 42%, Over 2.5 37%.

xG, shots and style

Rudeš has higher xG: 1.43 vs 1.16. Croatia Zmijavci: 8.3 shots per match, Rudeš: 10.4.

Match halves

Croatia Zmijavci: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.68. Rudeš: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 0.42.

Goals by minute

Croatia Zmijavci: 46-60 (6 goals). Rudeš: 16-30 (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Druga HNL: 2.15 goals per match, BTTS 42%, Over 2.5 37%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 0%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Rudeš tops the league table and is in significantly better form than Croatia Zmijavci, who sit in 9th place. The visitors have a clear advantage in offensive efficiency with a 33% away win rate and a better shot conversion rate (12% vs 9%). Croatia Zmijavci have poor home form with just a 22% win rate at home and 44% losses, conceding an average of 1.11 goals per match. Rudeš show greater stability with a 44% clean sheet rate away from home and better xG statistics (1.32 vs 1.24 for the hosts). The recent form of both teams is similar (1.4 points per match each in the last 5 games), but Rudeš's quality and league position give them the edge in this encounter. I expect a closely contested match with a slight advantage for the visitors, who are more likely to secure the three points.

View the statistical overview

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

54Possession (%)46
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
11Shots10
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
6Shots on target4
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
1.58xG1.2
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
8Corners4
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
64Dangerous attacks39
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
18Fouls13
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
6Cards2
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš

Pre-match profilewhat 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 ZmijavciRudeš
1Goals scored / match1.26
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
1.32Goals conceded / match1
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
48%Average possession53%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
3.26Shots on target / match4.32
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.26Shots per match10.37
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
3.26Shots on target4.32
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
12.1%Shot conversion12.2%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
48%Possession53%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
1.16xG for1.43
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
1.69xG against1.21
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš

Shooting quality

Croatia Zmijavci: BalancedRudeš: Balanced
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
Accuracy (shots on target)39%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.29

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 formwho is in better shape?

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

Croatia Zmijavci
DLLWW
Season result split
26% W26% D47% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-5-9
1.05 pts / match · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-3-4
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DLDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.31Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Rudeš
DLWLW
Season result split
53% W26% D21% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-5-4
1.84 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-3
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WWDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow 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.

Rudeš is 26% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Croatia Zmijavci · 1.26 goals / match - Rudeš

Rudeš is 32% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.32 goals / match - Croatia Zmijavci · 1 goals / match - Rudeš

Croatia Zmijavci scoring profile: mixed

Croatia Zmijavci scores in 63% of matches (12 of 19 matches), while Rudeš keeps a clean sheet in 53% (10 of 19 matches).

Rudeš scoring profile: very strong

Rudeš scores in 84% of matches (16 of 19 matches), while Croatia Zmijavci keeps a clean sheet in 26% (5 of 19 matches).

19Goals scored (season)24
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
25Goals conceded (season)19
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
2.32Average goals in match2.26
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
5Goals scored (last 5)8
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
8Goals conceded (last 5)9
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal84%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
26%2 goals21%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
11%3 goals16%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
0%4 goals5%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal47%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
37%2 goals21%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
11%3 goals21%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
11%4 goals11%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš

* 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.

42%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time11%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
16%Scored in both halves5%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš

BTTS and goal count

32%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
16%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
60%BTTS - last 580%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš

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.

1st half

58%Min. 1 goal before half-time58%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
16%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš

2nd half

84%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time26%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time16%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Rudeš is 66% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.11 pts / match - Croatia Zmijavci · 1.84 pts / match - Rudeš

Croatia Zmijavci - half-time state
21% leading47% draw32% trailing
Rudeš - half-time state
47% leading42% draw11% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.11Points per match (1st half)1.84
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
0.32Goals scored (1st half)0.84
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
0.47Goals conceded (1st half)0.21
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
0.79Average goals (1st half)1.05
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
63%Clean sheet before half-time84%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
68%No goal before half-time47%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš

After half-time (2nd half)

1.47Points per match (2nd half)1.16
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
0.68Goals scored (2nd half)0.42
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
0.84Goals conceded (2nd half)0.79
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
1.53Average goals (2nd half)1.21
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
53%Clean sheet after half-time58%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš
53%No goal after half-time63%
Croatia ZmijavciRudeš

Croatia Zmijavci - second-half results

42% W21% D37% L
21
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding124%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Rudeš - second-half results

26% W37% D37% L
35
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+12
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.84
PPG before half-time
Lead holding113%

Leads at half-time in 47% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 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 match1.601.40
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.21.4
Average goals in match0.62.0
1 goal60%100%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+1-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Rudeš - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.00
Goals scored / match1.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match1.81.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals60%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+3-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6

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

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

Croatia Zmijavci
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
2
4
16-30
2
4
31-45
6
4
46-60
2
5
61-75
5
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Rudeš
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
7
0
16-30
5
2
31-45
3
3
46-60
2
2
61-75
3
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.29
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
42%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+31%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 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.
-0.53
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.37
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
77%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
153%
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.
+0.4
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Rudeš

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
147%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

* 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Croatia ZmijavciLigaRudeš
Average goals in match 2.322.15 2.26
Both teams scored 42%42% 42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%37% 37%
Clean sheets 26%33% 53%
Goal before half-time 58%63% 58%
Goal after half-time 84%74% 68%

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

2.15
Average goals per match
42%
Both teams scored
37%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.30
Home goals / match
0.86
Away goals / match
+51%
Home attack advantage
+34%
Home defence advantage
+24%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
23%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. RudešYellow cardVedran Celjak
  2. Croatia ZmijavciYellow cardJosip Majic
  3. RudešSubstitutionOn: Dominik MulacOff: Domagoj Djurkovic
  4. RudešGoalDuje Korač
  5. Croatia ZmijavciYellow cardTomislav Arković
  6. Croatia ZmijavciSubstitutionOn: Krešimir NazorOff: Tomislav Arković
  7. RudešYellow cardDuje Korač
  8. RudešSubstitutionOn: Dominik ČekoOff: Ivan Tomečak
  9. Croatia ZmijavciSubstitutionOn: Ante ŽužulOff: Bruno Brajković
  10. Croatia ZmijavciYellow cardMarijan Šuto
  11. Croatia ZmijavciYellow cardIvan Krstanović
  12. Croatia ZmijavciRed cardMario Gudelj

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Antonio MelnjakMatches officiated: 8
4.25Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 250%Home wins13%Draws38%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Croatia Zmijavci 1 - 0 - 0 Rudeš. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

NK Rudeš
0 : 3
NK Croatia Zmijavci

FAQ

What was the result of Croatia Zmijavci vs Rudeš?

The Druga HNL match finished Croatia Zmijavci 0:1 Rudeš. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Croatia Zmijavci vs Rudeš?

Croatia Zmijavci score 1.00 goals per game on average and Rudeš 1.26. The Druga HNL average is 2.15 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 37% of games. Both teams score in 42% of Croatia Zmijavci's matches and 42% of Rudeš's.

What form are Croatia Zmijavci and Rudeš in?

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

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

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