NK Opatija vs NK Mladost Zdralovi
Match details. Prva NL, Regular Season - 11. Kick-off is Fri 30 Oct, 14:00 Lagos time. It is played at Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka.
What's at stake. NK Opatija are 8th on 14 points after 10 games, 1 point behind Orijent 1919, level on points with Karlovac 1919. A win would take them above Orijent 1919. NK Mladost Zdralovi are 4th on 17 points after 10 games, level on points with Bsk Bijelo Brdo, 1 point clear of Jadran LP. A win would take them above Bsk Bijelo Brdo.
Form. NK Opatija have won four, drawn two and lost four of their last ten, 1.4 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W D W L. NK Mladost Zdralovi have won five, drawn two and lost three of their last ten, 1.7 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L W L L.
The numbers. NK Opatija score 1.2 and concede 0.8 a game in their last five at home, with three clean sheets. NK Opatija average 4.0 corners and 3.0 cards a game. NK Mladost Zdralovi score one and concede 1.4 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet and two games without a goal. NK Mladost Zdralovi average 4.5 corners and 2.2 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last four meetings NK Opatija have won one, drawn two and lost one. One of the four went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in three. The last time they met, on 29 Mar 2024, it finished NK Opatija 1-0 NK Mladost Zdralovi.
The case against. NK Mladost Zdralovi's record still gives them 39% to win.
The read. NK Opatija or the draw. A tight game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 36%. Three of the last four meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. Best bet: Under 3.5 Goals at 1.19, 76% on the records (NK Opatija: under 3.5 goals in 4 of 5 at home; NK Mladost Zdralovi: under 3.5 goals in 7 of 9). Leave: NK Mladost Zdralovi Over 0.5 Goals (NK Opatija's own games don't back it (2 of 5)); Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: NK Opatija 1-1 NK Mladost Zdralovi (13% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and a tight game).