NK Rudeš (home)
- The hosts have won 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 in all competitions, starting HNL 2026/2027 with 1 win and 1 loss from 2 games.
- Rudeš have lost 2 of their last 3 and were beaten 4-0 by Dinamo Zagreb.
- They beat Lokomotiva Zagreb 4-1 at home in their next match, but were then beaten 2-0 by Varaždin on the road.
- Rudeš have drawn 1 and lost 1 of their 2 home games in HNL 2026/2027, but they have scored 5 goals in those games, which suggests they could keep it closer than the odds suggest on the bet that suits the home side most.
Hajduk Split (away)
- HNK Hajduk Split are fancied to cruise to victory on Sunday when they face struggling NK Rudeš Zagreb in the Croatian capital.
- Hajduk are already 4th with 7 points from 4 games in HNL 2026/2027, 4 ahead of Rudeš who are 8th with 3 points from 5.
- The visitors have won their last 2, however, beating Osijek 4-0 at home in HNL 2026/2027 and Raków Częstochowa 3-2 after extra time in UEFA Conference League qualification.
- Gonzalo García has set up Hajduk in a more high-tempo 4-2-3-1 that really suits the club's aggressive pressing, fast vertical transitions and high level of possession dominance.
- Hajduk will also be keen to prove their quality in this game as their UEFA qualification run may give them a bit of an extra edge.
Head-to-Head
The recent head-to-head is one-way traffic : Hajduk have won the last 4 meetings, including a 5-1 home win in HNL 2023/2024.
Key Players
Marko Livaja is the man to watch for an anytime goal as he's 3 in 4 for Hajduk in HNL 2026/2027 and likes to score the big goals, while Ivan Dorić is Rudeš's biggest threat with 1 goal in 4 HNL 2026/2027 games, although they have added more direct threat to their squad with the arrival of Kristijan Lovrić and Junior Fernandes.
Betting Insights
The bookmakers have Hajduk as the clear favorites for this fixture at 1.46 , with Rudeš at 5.95 and the draw at 4.2 .
Prediction
This tactical contrast suggests a Hajduk win to nil is a live alternative to the head-to-head bet as they can dominate territory and Rudeš lack the bite up front to match the hosts' threat on the break.