Only victory will suffice for the Dinamo Zagreb fans in this Stadion Maksimir battle with Gorica, as they have a robust lead on them in the 1. HNL standings.
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (48) in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the the worst goal difference (-13) in 1. HNL
The visiting Gorica played their last game only three days ago, a 1. HNL match.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
Dinamo Zagreb have been outstanding at home so far in the 1. HNL with 8 wins, 0 draws and only 0 losses. Dinamo Zagreb has won so many consecutive home games (eight in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stadion Maksimir. We remember; it was Lokomotiva Zagreb.
Happy days for Dinamo in their previous game, a fixture away at Rijeka (placed 8th) that ended with a 7-2 victory. As mentioned above, Dinamo Zagreb "killed" Rijeka in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Midfielder Oršić was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.41 (out of ten) in that game. Oršić scored two goals, hit two key passes and had 29 successful passes (of 34 total).
Ahead of that match, Dinamo Zagreb won a home game hosting Sibenik (3-0).Dinamo are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Stadion Maksimir with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history 6 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Dinamo Zagreb has won 5 times, drawn 1 and lost 0. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Dinamo Zagreb has won by at least two goals 4 times when in this position.
Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 16 latest league games reveals that 13 of them had at least one goal from each side.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Dinamo Zagreb is on fire here. A stunning 29 from 8 league matches. Dinamo Zagreb have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Gorica form and stats
Gorica have only collected 2 points from their away games in the 1. HNL, after 0-2-6 (8 played). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Gorica are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
The attacking players of Gorica have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 225 minutes.
Gorica's last game was the home draw against Varazdin (0-0). Raspopović was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.33. The defender Raspopović won 12 of 14 duels.
A defeat, in the Croatia Cup away at Sibenik, before that.
Few goals the story here? 8 of this side's latest 10 league matches have had two or less goals.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Gorica's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 14 goals from these trips. Gorica has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The 10 latest matches involving these opponents have all ended as Dinamo Zagreb victories. Another one?This isn't the first time these parties get together this season, as the records show this recent fixture: Gorica - Dinamo 0-1.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Petković 8 goals |  D. Špikić 4 goals |  J. Drmic 4 goals |
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
Gorica missing players
| Dinamo Zagreb | Gorica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 48 | 29 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 65% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 35% |
| 56% | 88% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 12% | 12% |
| 44% | 62% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 81% | 88% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 88% | 53% |
| 12% | 12% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 47% |
| 4.9 | 6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 3.8 | 2.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 14.7 | 17.9 | 19.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 8.2 | 8.9 |
| 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 39% | 43% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 35% | 22% |
| 9 | 7.8 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.5 | 10.6 | 9.6 |
| 4 | 4.4 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
- All of Dinamo Zagreb's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Dinamo Zagreb have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dinamo Zagreb have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Dinamo Zagreb have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Dinamo Zagreb have scored more than double the goals of Gorica.
- Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest conceded goals (17) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most points (24) at home in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (29) at home in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (48) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the the best goal difference (+20) at home in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the the best goal difference (+31) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have won all their matches at home so far.
- Dinamo Zagreb have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Dinamo Zagreb have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Dinamo Zagreb haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Dinamo Zagreb is in the best form (4-1-1) in 1. HNL
- Gorica have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Gorica have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Gorica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gorica have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the fewest points (2) away in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the the worst goal difference (-13) in 1. HNL
- Gorica have yet to win a game away.
- Gorica haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 31 | 41 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Osijek | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Slaven Koprivnica | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -10 | 26 |
| 5 | Varazdin | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 23 |
| 6 | Istra 1961 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 7 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -6 | 18 |
| 8 | Rijeka | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -10 | 15 |
| 9 | Sibenik | 17 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 13 |
| 10 | Gorica | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -13 | 8 |
