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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Competition: Sat 20.June
Match begins: 19:05 (UTC)
Venue: ŠRC Velika Gorica (8000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Gorica have their presumed home advantage while Dinamo Zagreb are ahead 32 points in the 1. HNL table.

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.

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Gorica form and stats

Gorica have collected 24 points from their 1. HNL home games so far after 6-6-2.

Gorica faced defeat in their previous match, away at Osijek (1-2). In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Inter Zaprešić.

The Gorica fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 14 matches. Gorica have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Dinamo Zagreb form and stats

Dinamo Zagreb, who have the most scored goals (57) in 1. HNL, have an excellent away record in the 1. HNL so far with 9-1-4 from 14 games.

Dinamo won their last game, 3-2 versus Slaven Koprivnica played at home. A 0-1 defeat away at Lokomotiva Zagreb before that.

Dinamo are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 27 times in 14 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Dinamo Zagreb as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Dinamo Zagreb - Gorica 2-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Gorica won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Dinamo Zagreb has seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / three

Top Goalscorers

GoricaK. Lovrić
K. Lovrić
12 goals
Dinamo ZagrebM. Oršić
M. Oršić
12 goals
Dinamo ZagrebD. Kądzior
D. Kądzior
10 goals

Gorica missing players

Dinamo Zagreb missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gorica Dinamo Zagreb
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 4 14 29
10 6 2 Won W 1 9 23
9 6 1 Drew D 1 1 2
10 2 0 Lost L 2 4 4
36 19 4 Scored S 4 27 57
42 12 1 Conceded C 2 9 15
86% 79% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 93% 97%
83% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 64% 62%
55% 36% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 50% 45%
31% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 29% 28%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 14%
48% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 29% 28%
34% 50% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 43% 59%
31% 21% 33% Failed to Score F T 75% 36% 17%
 
5 4.9 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 5.3 7
5 4.8 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3.6 3.1
2.8 2.3 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 2.6 1.8
9 3 1 Red cards R C 3 5 5
 
296 149 24 Total Shots T S 41 176 373
126 65 10 Shots on Target S O 20 89 173
29% 29% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 30% 33%
Key stats in 1. HNL this season:
  • Dinamo Zagreb has the fewest conceded goals (15)
  • Dinamo Zagreb has the fewest conceded goals (9) away
  • Dinamo Zagreb has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4)
  • Dinamo Zagreb has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11)
  • Dinamo Zagreb has the most clean sheets (17)
  • Dinamo Zagreb has the most points (28) away
  • Dinamo Zagreb has the most scored goals (27) away
  • Dinamo Zagreb has the most scored goals (57)
  • Dinamo Zagreb has the most scored goals in the first half (27)
  • Dinamo Zagreb has the the best goal difference (+18) away
  • Dinamo Zagreb has the the best goal difference (+42)
  • Dinamo Zagreb have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dinamo Zagreb have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Dinamo Zagreb have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Dinamo Zagreb have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Dinamo Zagreb is in the best form (5-0-1)

  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 29 23 2 4 57 15 15 14 1 0 30 6 14 9 1 4 27 9 42 71
2 Rijeka 29 15 7 7 47 34 15 8 5 2 25 17 14 7 2 5 22 17 13 52
3 Hajduk Split 29 15 6 8 46 27 15 12 0 3 32 14 14 3 6 5 14 13 19 51
4 Lokomotiva Zagreb 29 15 5 9 44 31 14 10 1 3 29 12 15 5 4 6 15 19 13 50
5 Osijek 29 13 10 6 41 26 15 11 4 0 27 10 14 2 6 6 14 16 15 49
6 Gorica 29 10 9 10 36 42 14 6 6 2 19 12 15 4 3 8 17 30 -6 39
7 Slaven Koprivnica 29 7 7 15 25 46 14 5 5 4 12 14 15 2 2 11 13 32 -21 28
8 Istra 1961 29 5 7 17 22 44 15 4 5 6 17 21 14 1 2 11 5 23 -22 22
9 Varazdin 29 4 9 16 22 46 14 2 5 7 8 21 15 2 4 9 14 25 -24 21
10 Inter Zaprešić 29 3 8 18 29 58 14 2 3 9 15 28 15 1 5 9 14 30 -29 17

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 Dinamo Zagreb 29 23 2 4 57 15 15 14 1 0 30 6 14 9 1 4 27 9 42 71
2 Rijeka 29 15 7 7 47 34 15 8 5 2 25 17 14 7 2 5 22 17 13 52
3 Hajduk Split 29 15 6 8 46 27 15 12 0 3 32 14 14 3 6 5 14 13 19 51
4 Lokomotiva Zagreb 29 15 5 9 44 31 14 10 1 3 29 12 15 5 4 6 15 19 13 50
5 Osijek 29 13 10 6 41 26 15 11 4 0 27 10 14 2 6 6 14 16 15 49
6 Gorica 29 10 9 10 36 42 14 6 6 2 19 12 15 4 3 8 17 30 -6 39
7 Slaven Koprivnica 29 7 7 15 25 46 14 5 5 4 12 14 15 2 2 11 13 32 -21 28
8 Istra 1961 29 5 7 17 22 44 15 4 5 6 17 21 14 1 2 11 5 23 -22 22
9 Varazdin 29 4 9 16 22 46 14 2 5 7 8 21 15 2 4 9 14 25 -24 21
10 Inter Zaprešić 29 3 8 18 29 58 14 2 3 9 15 28 15 1 5 9 14 30 -29 17

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