This is a Croatian Cup Round of 32 tie between NK Vardarac and HNK Hajduk Split, with a place in the next round up for grabs. CheckLive has no favourite in this one, so there is no win-probability reading to lean on. That makes it a genuine cup tie: it could go either way, and the draw is a real possibility.
Vardarac come in with five straight wins from their listed recent matches, beating NK Marsonia 3-1, NK Ližnjan 3-1, NK Valpovka Valpovo 1-0, NK Mladost (ĐS) 5-2 and NK Polet Sveti Martin na Muri 5-0. Hajduk Split are also in strong shape, with four wins and a draw in their last five: NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2-0, Raków Częstochowa 3-2, NK Osijek 4-0, Raków Częstochowa 2-2 and HNK Gorica 2-1.
There is no head-to-head history between these sides to draw on, so this will be a first competitive meeting. Vardarac's scoring run and Hajduk's solid recent form make the key question how the lower-league hosts cope with the occasion and the opponent's tempo. No scoreline is predictable here, but it should be tight.
