ZAGREB. Varaždin conquers Rudeš with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Postonjski (29′) and a goal from M. Dabro (59′).

The match was played at the Igralište NK Rudeš stadium in Zagreb on Monday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was with the collaboration of Ivan Janić and Željko Bučar. The 4th official was Marino Majstrović. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 8.77 degrees Celsius or 47.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Varaždin had a strong ball possession 55% while Rudeš was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Varaždin was more aggressive with 85 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Varaždin won the match.​

Rudeš shot 10 times, 0 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Varaždin shot 22 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Rudeš received 1 yellow card (Michele Sego). On the opposite side, Varaždin received 3 yellow cards (Fran Karacic, Mario Marina and L. Škaričić).

Standings

After this match, Rudeš stays with 7 points to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Varaždin will has 36 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Rudeš will play away against Hajduk Split on the 27th of April with a 9-2 head to head stats in favor of Hajduk Split (0 draws).

Varaždin will host Dinamo Zagreb on the 27th of April with a 25-3 head to head stats in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (6 draws).

Rudeš – Formation

Rudeš started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

The manager Davor Mladina decided to play with the following team: Matej Markovic (7.0), Fran Karacic (8.1), Tomislav Mrcela (7.1), Aboubacar Camara (6.8), Vilim Kruslin (7.0), Marin Kuzmanić (6.4), Fran Topic (7.1), Aleksa Latkovic (6.8), Riad Masala (6.8), Duje Korač (6.8) and Jan Dolezal (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Vigo Vujanić, Luka Pavkovic, Bartol Kunert, Eros Grezda (6.7), Sabur Ali (6.4), Vinko Petkovic (6.7), Lukas Magđinski (7.0), Roko Brajkovic (6.4), Mihael Stipic, Edin Sehic, Eugen Ciban and Karlo Speljak.

Substitutions

Rudeš made 4 changes: Marin Kuzmanić for Eros Grezda (56′), Fran Topic for Roko Brajkovic (55′), Riad Masala for Eros Grezda (56′) and Duje Korač for Vinko Petkovic (56′).

Player of the match: Fran Karacic​

The most impressive player for Rudeš was Fran Karacic.

His rating is 8.1 with 47 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 13. He performed 10 crosses.

Varaždin – Formation

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

Nikola Šafarić played with: Oliver Zelenika (6.4), L. Škaričić (6.7), Ivan Nekic (8.4), Lamine Ba (7.1), Marko Vukcevic (6.7), Mario Marina (7.8), Igor Postonjski (8.4), David Mistrafovic (7.0), Dimitar Mitrovski (7.9), Marko Dabro (8.1) and Domagoj Drozdek (7.1).

They had on the bench: S. Lesjak, Jurica Poldrugac, Michele Sego (6.4), Josip Silic, Leonard Vuk (6.8), Vito Šegović (6.8), Tomislav Gudelj, Niko Domjanic, Ante Vukusic and Tin Levanić.

Substitutions

Varaždin made 2 changes: Marko Dabro for Michele Sego (70′) and Domagoj Drozdek for Leonard Vuk (83′).

Player of the match: Ivan Nekic​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Varaždin was Ivan Nekic even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.4 with 53 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Rudeš – Varaždin – 0-2