ZAGREB. Rudeš and Varaždin didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Varaždin was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Igralište NK Rudeš stadium in Zagreb on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Dario Bel with the assistance of Kristijan Novosel and Kruno Šarić. The 4th official was Antonio Škobić. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.17 degrees Celsius or 59.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Varaždin had a strong ball possession 58% while Rudeš was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rudeš was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Rudeš to win the match​.

Rudeš shot 15 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Varaždin shot 16 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Rudeš received 4 yellow cards (Miguel Campos, Miguel Campos, Tomislav Srbljinovic and Aleksa Latkovic). On the other side, Varaždin received 5 yellow cards (Domagoj Drožđek, Jorgo Pëllumbi, Niko Domjanić, Marin Pilj and Mario Marina).

Standings

After playing this match, Rudeš will have 3 points to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, Varaždin will have 16 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Rudeš will play away against Gorica on the 11th of May with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Gorica (2 draws).

Varaždin will host Gorica on the 30th of March with a 5-5 head to head stats.

Rudeš – Formation

Rudeš started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Toni Golem decided to play with the following team: Matej Markovic (7.8), Ivan Pešić (7.0), Mislav Matic (7.1), Mateo Pavlović (7.8), Dominik Pavlek (7.3), Tomislav Srbljinovic (6.8), Fran Topic (6.7), Luka Pasaricek (7.0), Aleksa Latkovic (6.7), Karlo Špeljak (6.8) and Robin Simovic (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Karlo Kralj, Luka Pavkovic, Vinko Petkovic (6.8), Ivan Tomecak (7.3), Vanja Vukmanović, Jakov Basic (6.8), Kresimir Kovacevic (6.8), Dominik Resetar, Miguel Campos (6.4), Ivan Peric and Ivica Vidovic.

Substitutions

Rudeš made 5 changes: Karlo Špeljak for Ivan Tomecak (33′), Dominik Pavlek for Miguel Campos (67′), Ivan Pešić for Vinko Petkovic (67′), Aleksa Latkovic for Jakov Basic (74′) and Robin Simovic for Kresimir Kovacevic (74′).

Best player: Matej Markovic​

The most impressive player for Rudeš was the goalkeeper: Matej Markovic. His rating is 7.75. He performed 3 saves.

Varaždin – Formation

Varaždin started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Mario Kovačević played with: Oliver Zelenika (8.4), Marko Vukčević (8.1), Luka Jelenić (7.7), Jorgo Pëllumbi (7.5), Antonio Boršić (6.7), Mario Marina (7.0), Marin Pilj (7.7), Agon Elezi (7.3), Dimitar Mitrovski (7.1), Niko Domjanić (6.7) and Domagoj Drožđek (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Karlo Bručić (6.7), Lamine Ba, Ivan Nekić, Michele Šego (7.3), Karlo Lusavec, Lovro Banovec, Noa Vugrinec (6.4), Matija Kolarić, David Mistrafovic, Josip Silic, Luka Škaričić and Leon Belcar (6.4).

Substitutions

Varaždin made 5 changes: Antonio Boršić for Karlo Bručić (81′), Domagoj Drožđek for Noa Vugrinec (82′), Mario Marina for Leon Belcar (63′), Niko Domjanić for Michele Šego (63′) and Marin Pilj for David Mistrafovic (90′).

Best player: Oliver Zelenika​

The player that probably impressed the most for Varaždin was the goalkeeper: Oliver Zelenika. His rating is 8.36. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.​

• Osijek – Istra 1961 – 3-1
• Rudeš – Varaždin – 0-0