The Croatian Cup reaches the Round of 32 with a single meeting between regional-league NK Vrbovec and HNK Rijeka. CheckLive favours Rijeka, but the signal is medium at 55 per cent — a modest edge rather than a strong one. That leaves this cup tie genuinely open, with a draw or a home surprise very much part of the picture.
Vrbovec have only three recent results to go on: a 4-1 home win over Daruvar in the Croatian Cup, plus defeats in 4. NL Središte Zagreb at home to Sava Strmec and away to Kobre Samobor. Rijeka’s last five include a 4-1 home league win against Osijek, a 3-2 home win over Istra 1961 and a goalless draw at Gorica, but also two European losses to Midtjylland, home and away.
The head-to-head record in the supplied data is empty, so there is little recent history to separate them. Vrbovec will hope to carry the attacking edge they showed against Daruvar into a contest with an opponent who have looked defensively vulnerable away from home. With CheckLive’s model signal at 55 per cent and rated medium, this feels like a close, even cup tie rather than a foregone conclusion.
