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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Competition: Sat 05.Aug
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Maksimir (35423 seats)

This is shaping up to be yet another absorbing contest at Stadion Maksimir in the 1. HNL. Dinamo Zagreb is in 5th place and receive Gorica in 3rd position. Read about the game here!

Dinamo Zagreb have less rest than Gorica in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Champions League game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Astana, so at least Dinamo are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Dinamo Zagreb form and stats

Dinamo Zagreb's first 1. HNL home game here at Stadion Maksimir ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 16 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats from 18 matches.

Dinamo Zagreb are returning here after guesting Astana in a Champions League game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.

In the game before, an away victory in the 1. HNL match versus Istra 1961 with a 3-0 scoreline.

There will be little rest for Dinamo after this match as they are travelling to AEK Athens for a Champions League game in only three days.

At Stadion Maksimir, Dinamo Zagreb has the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Gorica form and stats

Gorica won their last game, 1-0 versus Lokomotiva Zagreb played at home. Blummel came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Lokomotiva Zagreb last time out, making the manager Sopić feel like a tactical genius. Midfield player Pršir was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.62/10. Pršir hit three key passes and had 40 successful passes (of 48 total).

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Varazdin.

Head 2 Head

Dinamo have won at least one point in the last 21 matches (18-3-0) versus Gorica.

Top Goalscorers

Dinamo ZagrebL. Ivanušec
L. Ivanušec
1 goals
Dinamo ZagrebB. Petković
B. Petković
1 goals
Dinamo ZagrebM. Mədətov
M. Mədətov
1 goals

Dinamo Zagreb missing players

Gorica missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dinamo Zagreb Gorica
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 1 Played P 0 0 2
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 1 1 Lost L 0 0 0
4 1 1 Scored S 0 0 2
2 2 2 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 50%
100% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
50% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 5
3 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 3
0.5 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 11 11 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 17.5
3.5 3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 6
57% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 17%
 
8.5 11 11 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 12.5
4 5 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 2.5
Dinamo Zagreb Last season Gorica
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
24 16   Won W   1 7
9 2   Drew D   5 11
3 0   Lost L   12 18
81 52   Scored S   17 36
28 12   Conceded C   30 50
89% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 86%
75% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 67%
58% 72%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   56% 39%
39% 61%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 19%
22% 33%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 11%
61% 56%   BTTS BTTS   67% 47%
33% 44%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 25%
17% 6%   Failed to Score F T   28% 42%
 
4.6 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   3.9 4.6
2.9 2.3   Corners against (avg) C A   4.4 4
1 0.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.6
1 1   Red cards R C   6 9
 
13.6 15.5   Shots (avg) S (   10.8 10.9
6.1 7.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.8
37% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 26%
 
7.9 6.8   Shots against (avg) S A   11.3 10.7
3 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.9 4.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Osijek 2 2 0 0 10 4 1 1 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 4 3 6 6
2 Hajduk Split 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
3 Gorica 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
4 Rijeka 2 1 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3
5 Dinamo Zagreb 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 3
6 Varazdin 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
7 Lokomotiva Zagreb 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
8 Istra 1961 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 1
9 Slaven Koprivnica 2 0 1 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 8 -5 1
10 Rudeš 2 0 0 2 3 8 1 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dinamo Zagreb 36 24 9 3 81 28 18 16 2 0 52 12 18 8 7 3 29 16 53 81
2 Hajduk Split 36 21 8 7 65 41 18 12 4 2 39 18 18 9 4 5 26 23 24 71
3 Osijek 36 13 11 12 46 41 18 7 9 2 21 13 18 6 2 10 25 28 5 50
4 Rijeka 36 14 7 15 44 44 18 6 4 8 21 23 18 8 3 7 23 21 0 49
5 Istra 1961 36 11 13 12 36 38 18 8 6 4 17 11 18 3 7 8 19 27 -2 46
6 Varazdin 36 12 10 14 41 51 18 6 6 6 20 23 18 6 4 8 21 28 -10 46
7 Lokomotiva Zagreb 36 11 10 15 45 50 18 8 4 6 25 22 18 3 6 9 20 28 -5 43
8 Slaven Koprivnica 36 10 13 13 27 46 18 5 7 6 16 25 18 5 6 7 11 21 -19 43
9 Gorica 36 7 11 18 36 50 18 6 6 6 19 20 18 1 5 12 17 30 -14 32
10 Sibenik 36 5 12 19 24 56 18 3 4 11 15 33 18 2 8 8 9 23 -32 27

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Osijek 2 2 0 0 10 4 1 1 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 4 3 6 6
2 Hajduk Split 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
3 Gorica 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
4 Rijeka 2 1 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3
5 Dinamo Zagreb 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 3
6 Varazdin 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
7 Lokomotiva Zagreb 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
8 Istra 1961 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 1
9 Slaven Koprivnica 2 0 1 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 8 -5 1
10 Rudeš 2 0 0 2 3 8 1 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 -5 0

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