The league table in 1. HNL tells a story about these teams so far, with Dinamo Zagreb leading Varaždin by 51 points. Match preview to follow:
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (78) in 1. HNL
- Varaždin have the the worst goal difference (-29) in 1. HNL
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Dinamo and Varaždin.
Dinamo have already won the league and the fans have gone wild! Even so, with the trophy already secured there could be issues regarding the team's motivation in this one. Varaždin are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
This stadium, Stadion Maksimir, has been a fortress for Dinamo Zagreb in the 1. HNL so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 13-1-2. Dinamo haven’t lost a league-game in 15 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Sibenik, 102 days ago. After failing to beat Sibenik here at Stadion Maksimir, Dinamo has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with seven wins in a row.
1-1 away at Hajduk Split before that.
As mentioned above, Dinamo Zagreb "killed" Rijeka in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Dinamo as they are travelling to their away game against Gorica in the 1. HNL. That match is four days after this one.
Dinamo are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Stadion Maksimir in their league games, having scored an impressive 41 goals in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Dinamo have conceded only 11 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Varaždin form and stats
Varaždin, who have the the worst goal difference (-29) in 1. HNL, have only collected 13 points from their away games in the 1. HNL, after 3-4-9 (16 played). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Varaždin, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Istra 1961 game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
Varaždin's previous game was their home loss versus Hajduk Split (0-1). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Osijek.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rijeka in just four days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Varaždin's away games in the league this season with only 7 goals from 16 matches. 23 goals have been conceded by Varaždin in these games.
Head 2 Head
Varaždin - Dinamo 0-5 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's nine Dinamo Zagreb victories, zero draws and one Varaždin win. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Oršić 16 goals |  M. Gavranović 13 goals |  B. Petković 9 goals |
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
Varaždin missing players
| Dinamo Zagreb | Varaždin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 24 | 13 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 78 | 41 | 20 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 26 |
| 26 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 23 | 55 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | 94% |
| 85% | 81% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 56% | 70% |
| 48% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 39% |
| 36% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 19% | 24% |
| 27% | 31% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 45% | 31% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 19% | 48% |
| 48% | 62% | 83% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 31% | 15% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 62% | 42% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12.6 | 11.9 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.8 |
| 6.2 | 5.5 | 7.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| 38% | 47% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 20% | 27% |
- 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 more than double the goals of Varaždin.
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most points (40) at home in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (41) at home in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (78) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals in the first half (36) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals in the second half (42) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the the best goal difference (+30) at home in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the the best goal difference (+52) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Dinamo Zagreb is in the best form (4-2-0)
- Varaždin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Varaždin have the fewest scored goals (7) away in 1. HNL
- Varaždin have the the worst goal difference (-29) in 1. HNL
| 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 | 33 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 78 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 52 | 78 |
| 2 | Osijek | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 28 | 68 |
| 3 | Gorica | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 21 | 59 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 52 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 33 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 51 |
| 6 | Sibenik | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 20 | -9 | 35 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 33 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 50 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -15 | 31 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 33 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 28 | -27 | 29 |
| 9 | Varaždin | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 55 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 23 | -29 | 27 |
| 10 | Istra 1961 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -25 | 25 |