Croatian Cup Round of 32, and HNK Orijent host NK Mladost Ždralovi for a place in the next round. CheckLive's model favours the visitors, with a 65% signal strength that it classes as high. That is a clear read, but not a certainty — a draw remains a real possibility in a cup tie like this.
Orijent's recent league form has been mixed: a 1-1 home draw with NK Croatia Zmijavci, a 0-0 draw at HNK Cibalia Vinkovci, a 3-0 home win over GNK Dinamo Zagreb II and a 3-1 loss at HNK Segesta. In the Croatian Cup they beat NK Radnik Križevci 3-1 at home. Mladost Ždralovi are unbeaten in five, with wins over NK Sesvete (1-0 home), NK Kustošija (2-1 away) and NK Varteks Varaždin (2-0 away, friendly), plus draws with NK Dugopolje (0-0 away) and HNK Vukovar 1991 (1-1 home).
The last two meetings were friendlies, and the record from that small sample reads one 3-1 win for Mladost Ždralovi and a 0-0 draw. The key thing to watch is whether Orijent can carry their home scoring form into a knockout tie against a visiting side that have not lost in five.
