The Gorica & Dinamo Zagreb managers S. Oreščanin and D. Krznar are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the 1. HNL league table.
- Gorica have the most matches over the total-line (18) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (80) in 1. HNL
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Dinamo have already won the 1. HNL. Congratulations! It will be interesting to see if this affects performances here at the final stages.
Gorica form and stats
The story so far in the 1. HNL for Gorica at their home stadium (ŠRC Velika Gorica) is 8 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Gorica after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Gorica faced defeat in their previous match, away at Hajduk Split (0-4). Matija Dvorneković, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 7.35 (out of 10). Dvorneković hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 21 successful passes (of 22 total). Gorica were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. The game against Hajduk Split was basically lost in the first half (0-4) and the second half was more of a formality.
Before that, Gorica had a home game versus Osijek which ended with a victory 1-0.The Gorica fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 17 league matches. 21 goals have been conceded.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
Dinamo Zagreb's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Dinamo Zagreb, who have the most scored goals (80) in 1. HNL, collect 38 points from their 17 away matches in the 1. HNL. 11 victories and 5 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). In general it has been a productive period now for Dinamo Zagreb as they haven't lost any of their last 16 games.
Dinamo's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Varaždin that finished 2-2. Lovro Majer got a match rating of 7.6 in that game, top player of the team. Majer hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 35 successful passes (of 38 total). The draw against Varaždin came from a losing position. The Dinamo manager D. Krznar brought on Dino Perić as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
Before that one, a nice away victory 5-1 at Rijeka.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Istra 1961 in just three days.
The Dinamo manager D. Krznar has got the team scoring on the road, with 37 away goals in 17 league matches. It's not easy to score on Dinamo as they have only conceded 15 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Gorica and Dinamo Zagreb have met before this season: Dinamo Zagreb - Gorica 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Gorica victory, one draw and eight Dinamo Zagreb wins. 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 |   K. Lovrić 15 goals |  M. Gavranović 13 goals |
Gorica missing players
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
| Gorica | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 17 | 34 |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 11 | 24 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 59 | 28 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 37 | 80 |
| 42 | 21 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 28 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 74% | 59% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 85% |
| 53% | 47% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 41% | 50% |
| 32% | 35% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 24% | 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 24% | 26% |
| 62% | 59% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 59% | 47% |
| 26% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 35% | 47% |
| 18% | 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 6% | 6% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.2 | 12.4 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 13.2 | 12.4 |
| 4.3 | 5.4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
| 41% | 31% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 32% | 39% |
- Dinamo Zagreb have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest conceded goals (15) away in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most points (38) away in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (37) away in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (80) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals in the first half (38) 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 (+22) away 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 (3-3-0)
- Gorica have the fewest matches under the total-line (16) in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the most matches over the total-line (18) 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 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 80 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 52 | 79 |
| 2 | Osijek | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 55 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 71 |
| 3 | Gorica | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 59 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 55 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 54 |
| 6 | Šibenik | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 23 | -12 | 35 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 35 | 52 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -17 | 31 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -27 | 30 |
| 9 | Varaždin | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 57 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -29 | 28 |
| 10 | Istra 1961 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 50 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -25 | 26 |