Rudes sit 8th in the HNL on 16 points from 13 matches, having scored 16 and conceded 27. On the model's scale they rate 0.59 in attack and 1.84 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against HNL averages of 0.65 and 1.52: about average in attack, below it at the back. Across their last 5 league matches they have 4 wins and 1 defeat, most recently beating NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 1-0 away. That is 1.23 points a match, scoring 1.23 and conceding 2.08 per game across 5 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats. That leaves them 13 points behind HNK Hajduk Split at the top, in a table of 10. Among the 10 rated sides in the division that is the 6th-best attack and the 9th-best defence. They scored in 5 of those 5 and kept 3 clean sheets. Next they host NK Varazdin in the HNL on 21 November 2026, a match the model gives them 34%.
Model rating
One scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side — how the ratings are built.
HNL table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HNK Hajduk Split | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27:11 | +16 | WWDWW | 29 |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 28:15 | +13 | LWWLW | 25 |
| 3 | NK Osijek | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22:18 | +4 | LDLWL | 20 |
| 4 | Istra 1961 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24:19 | +5 | WLDWW | 19 |
| 5 | NK Varazdin | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17:14 | +3 | WLLDL | 19 |
| 6 | HNK Rijeka | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19:18 | +1 | LWLDL | 18 |
| 7 | NK Slaven Belupo | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19:28 | -9 | WLWLW | 16 |
| 8 | Rudes | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16:27 | -11 | WLWWW | 16 |
| 9 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14:21 | -7 | LWDLL | 11 |
| 10 | HNK Gorica | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10:25 | -15 | LDDLL | 7 |
- Champions League qualifying
- Europa League qualifying
- Conference League qualifying
- Relegation
Rudes sit 8 of 10, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Position by match
Rudes have been between 7th and 10th after each of their 13 HNL matches; 7th after the latest, 8th now that other clubs have played since. Rebuilt from the season's results after each of Rudes's matches (x-axis); ties split on goal difference, then goals scored.
Recent league form
- W1-0away to NK Lokomotiva Zagreb6 November 2026
- W1-0Dinamo Zagreb31 October 2026
- W1-0away to NK Osijek25 October 2026
- L1-2HNK Rijeka16 October 2026
- W2-1away to HNK Gorica9 October 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: Rudes vs NK Varazdin
Rudes host NK Varazdin at SC Rudes, Zagreb on 21 November 2026, 16:00 UTC. The model makes it 34% Rudes, 29% draw and 37% NK Varazdin, with a most likely scoreline of 0-1. It projects 1.17 expected goals for Rudes against 1.24. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 50% and over 2.5 goals at 43%.
Full preview and model analysis for Rudes vs NK Varazdin
Recent meetings with NK Varazdin
- 29 August 2026NK Varazdin 2–0 RudesHNL
- 22 April 2024Rudes 0–2 NK VarazdinHNL
- 9 February 2024NK Varazdin 1–0 RudesHNL
- 28 October 2023Rudes 0–0 NK VarazdinHNL
- 12 August 2023NK Varazdin 2–0 RudesHNL
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.
Other results that matter to Rudes
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Dinamo Zagreb v Istra 1961 · 21 November 2026
Rudes fans want Dinamo Zagreb to win: that leaves Rudes's chance of a top-four finish at 10.5%, against 6.2% if Istra 1961 win (9.9% today).
Dinamo Zagreb win10.5%+0.6Draw9.4%−0.5Istra 1961 win6.2%−3.7 -
HNK Rijeka v HNK Gorica · 21 November 2026
Rudes fans want HNK Gorica to win: that leaves Rudes's chance of a top-four finish at 11.9%, against 9.4% if HNK Rijeka win (9.9% today).
HNK Rijeka win9.4%−0.5Draw9.7%−0.2HNK Gorica win11.9%+2.0
From our season simulation, reading only the runs in which each result happened. A match is listed when it moves Rudes's figure by 2 points or more and both halves of the runs agree on which result helps.
