Match details. Druga NL, Regular Season - 12. Kick-off is Sat 7 Nov, 14:00 Lagos time.
What's at stake. NK Lucko are 14th on 10 points after 11 games, 2 points behind Grobničan Čavle, 2 points clear of Varteks Varaždin. A win would take them above Grobničan Čavle. NK Varteks are 15th on 8 points after 11 games, 2 points behind Lucko, 3 points clear of Koprivnica. A win would take them above Lucko.
Form. NK Lucko have won two, drawn three and lost five of their last ten league games, 0.9 points a game. Their last five in the league, newest first: L D D W L. In this competition NK Lucko have gone L D D W L L. NK Varteks have won two, drawn two and lost six of their last ten league games, 0.8 points a game. Their last five in the league, newest first: L L W L D. In this competition NK Varteks have gone L L W L D D.
The numbers. NK Lucko score 0.8 and concede 1.4 a game in their last five at home, with no clean sheets and two games without a goal. NK Lucko average 5.4 corners and 2.2 cards a game. NK Varteks score 0.7 and concede 1.8 a game in their last six away, with no clean sheets and three games without a goal. NK Varteks average 5.2 corners and 1.5 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last two meetings NK Lucko have won one, drawn one and lost none. One of the two went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in two. The last time they met, on 2 May 2026, it finished NK Lucko 1-1 NK Varteks.
The read. No side to back. 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 43%.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Predicted score: NK Lucko 1-1 NK Varteks (14% chance).
The agreed story. No side to back (NK Lucko the favourite), a tight game.
So. A close match: the safest pick that fits.
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (a tight game).