Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Rudeš 2nd with 57 points, Junak 17th with 34, 23 apart. Junak's recent output outran their position: 9th on form over five rounds, 17th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Rudeš 1.53 scored and 1.21 conceded per game, Junak 1.35 and 1.71, with the league averaging 1.43.
Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for Rudeš, 4/15 for Junak.
The venue was Igralište NK Rudeš in Zagreb, with room for 1,000 spectators. The referee was A. Burilo, with 17 matches in our database and 1.6 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.