Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Slaven Koprivnica 3rd with 52 points, Karlovac 15th with 25, 27 apart. The last five rounds placed Karlovac 8th in the league for form — higher than their 15th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Karlovac ran at 0.83 scored and 1.77 conceded, Slaven Koprivnica at 1.37 and 0.9.
Slaven Koprivnica's unbeaten run stood at 10, having scored in 10 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Karlovac held 5 points of 15 and Slaven Koprivnica 13.
The match was played at Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek in Karlovac (capacity 8,500). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.