Canberra Croatia will be looking to make it out of the Round of 32 in their second appearance in the Australia Cup Finals when taking on Mt Druitt Town Rangers away from home.
Club: Canberra Croatia FC
State/Territory: Australian Capital Territory
Home ground: Deakin Stadium
Founded: 1958
Australia Cup Final Rounds appearances (inc. 2023): 2
Best result: Round of 32 (2018)
Head Coach: Dean Ugrinic
Road to the Round of 32:
- Canberra Croatia 3-1 Tigers FC
- Monaro Panthers 1-2 Canberra Croatia
- Canberra Croatia 5-3 Gungahlin United
- Canberra Croatia 4-2 Canberra Olympic
Canberra United endured a tough qualifying campaign being the only side from Capital Football to make the cut for the Australia Cup, winning all of their games by two goals or less.
However, that didn’t mean they didn’t participate in thrillers; the average amount of goals per qualifying game for Canberra Croatia was 5.25, while their final two games featured an astonishing 14 goals between them and their opponents.
They suffered a scare in the final match of their qualifying campaign after going into half time with 3-0 up against Canberra Olympic but held strongly to grab their place in the Round of 32.
Australia Cup Record:
- 2014: Preliminary Rounds
- 2015: Preliminary Rounds
- 2016: Preliminary Rounds
- 2017: Preliminary Rounds
- 2018: Round of 32
- 2019: Preliminary Rounds
- 2021: Preliminary Rounds
- 2022: Preliminary Rounds
Last Five League Results: DWWDW
Despite sitting sixth on the ladder, Canberra Croatia has gone unbeaten in their last five matches.
Their three wins in the last five more than doubles their previous total of two before this run, with the two draws seeing them remain in the running for third place on the ladder.
Canberra will be relishing this upturn of form, which has come at the perfect time leading into their Cup match, where they’ll be looking to reach the Round of 16 for the first time in their short history in the competition.
Match Details:
Mt Druitt Town Rangers vs Canberra Croatia FC
Date: Friday, 4 August 2023
Time: 7:30pm AEST
Venue: Popondetta Park
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