- Canberra Croatia are 2nd in the NPL ACT League 2026 table, on 28 points from 11 games, while visitors Canberra Olympic are 8th on 13 points from 13.
- Croatia have scored an average of 3.20 goals per game at home, where their NPL ACT League 2026 record is 4-0-1.
- Croatia have won the last 5 meetings with Olympic without a draw. Croatia thumped Olympic 5-1 away in the NPL ACT League 2026, 2 months ago.
Free-flowing derby awaits at Canberra Olympic
Croatia should have the edge in this game, but 1.33 isn't great enough to touch them, while 6.3 looks on the long side for visiting Olympic. 5.5 about the draw is also a bit too skinny, so we're looking at the over/under and both teams to score markets for Sunday's NPL ACT League 2026 derby.
Canberra Croatia's form reads 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss across their last 5 matches in all competitions, so their momentum is still solid despite a slight wobble in their last two. Dean Ugrinic's side are a forward-thinking outfit, whose main strengths lie in wide overloading, high pressing and having some punch in set-pieces.
While Canberra Olympic are a more pragmatically based team, who set their structure first and try to stay compact, screen the centre of the pitch and nick a goal or two at the other end when they can. The two styles should make for a fairly spicy fixture, with the hosts looking to pin their visitors back while Olympic will try to slow the game down and frustrate the hosts.
Croatia have the firepower to take the spoils
Olympic's NPL ACT League 2026 away record is 3-5 from 8 games and they've shipped 19 goals in the process. Ryan Grogan's men come into this on the back of a disappointing 2-3 defeat at home to Canberra Juventus, a 2-5 thumping at the hands of Monaro Panthers and a 0-1 loss away to O'Connor Knights.
Olympic's form across their last 5 in all current competitions is 1-1-3, and the visitors will now be on a 3 game losing streak ahead of this derby. In the head-to-head, Olympic have no recent joy to draw upon, as Croatia have won the last 5 encounters without a defeat, including a 5-1 victory over Olympic just 2 months ago.
The 1.25 over 2.5 goals suits the visitors' leaky away record and the fact that Croatia average 3.20 goals per home game this season. Both teams to score - Yes at 1.44 also points toward another open derby, with Croatia likely to keep the pressure on Olympic. Olympic will do their best to stay in the game, but Croatia should have the quality to take the points and keep the trend going in this match-up.
