| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cibalia | 15 | L4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 3/15 | 5-13 |
| Istra 1961 | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7/15 | 9-7 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cibalia | 10 | 36 | 26 | -39 | LDLDL | 9 | +1 |
| Istra 1961 | 9 | 36 | 27 | -32 | LDLLD | 9 | 0 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2018-05-05
26 points for Cibalia (10th), 27 for Istra 1961 (9th): a 1-point gap. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Cibalia ran at 1 scored and 2.08 conceded, Istra 1961 at 0.78 and 1.67.
Cibalia had been beaten in four straight games.
Stadion Cibalia in Vinkovci staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,958. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.
