Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Lučko 2nd with 56 points, Croatia Slavonski Brod 13th with 36, 20 apart. The last five rounds placed Croatia Slavonski Brod 8th in the league for form — higher than their 13th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Croatia Slavonski Brod 1.21 scored and 1.38 conceded per game, Lučko 1.76 and 0.93, with the league averaging 1.31.
Lučko came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 5/15 points for Croatia Slavonski Brod, 13/15 for Lučko.
The match was played at Stadion Cibalia in Vinkovci (capacity 9,958).




