Nexe defeated Bjelovar 26:24 in the Premier League on 25 September 2026. The home side held on for a narrow victory that kept them top of the table. It was a match decided by fine margins, and here's the thing — when games go this close, you watch the details.
Nexe arrived with an unbeaten record, fourteen matches without defeat. They sat first with 26 points, thirteen wins and a single draw. Bjelovar came in looking to cause an upset, but the hosts had the experience to see it through.
The scoreline tells you about a game where both sides traded blows. Twenty-six to twenty-four — one goal difference, and that's all that separated them. By then you can see it was going to be tight, and it was.
Nexe's recent form had been mixed. They lost to Vojvodina, beat Olympiacos, then dropped points against Vardar and Trebnje before a narrow win over Besiktas. This result extends their unbeaten run and keeps their lead intact.
Bjelovar's last outing was a 24:33 defeat to Sisak. The gap between the sides showed in the final score, but the match itself was closer than the table suggests. One mistake ends it, and in this case it came at the wrong moment.
The home side remains at the summit after fourteen games. The points gap stays the same, and the pressure moves to the visitors. The table goes out of the window in these games, but the result stands at 26:24.