Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Gorica in 6th and Hajduk Split in 4th place.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Gorica form and stats
The story so far for Gorica at their home stadium (Stadion Maksimir) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadion Maksimir.The home team returns to Stadion Maksimir after sharing the points with Inter Zapresic on their last time out; the 1. HNL game ended 2-2. Before that game, the 4-3 home victory against Slaven Koprivnica.
Gorica has scored 22 goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Gorica have conceded 26 from these games.
Hajduk Split form and stats
As the visiting team Hajduk Split have produced an overall stat of 7-5-3 so far. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Hajduk Split's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Rijeka game.Hajduk Split won their last game, 4-0 versus Rijeka played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Lokomotiva Zagreb.
Hajduk Split are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 23 times in 15 away games so far. As opposed to that, Hajduk Split have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Gorica and Hajduk Split have met before this season: Hajduk Split - Gorica 0-0. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 1 - 2 - 0 (Gorica wins - draws - Hajduk Split wins).Top Goalscorers
  L. Zwoliński 11 goals |   Jairo 11 goals |  M. Caktaš 10 goals |
Gorica missing players
Hajduk Split missing players
| Gorica | Hajduk Split | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | Played | 15 | 30 |
| 44 | 22 | Scored | 23 | 45 |
| 39 | 26 | Conceded | 17 | 29 |
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 87% |
| 77% | 87% | Over 1.5 | 73% | 73% |
| 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | 40% | 43% |
| 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 33% | 30% |
| 10% | 20% | Over 4.5 | 20% | 10% |
| 47% | 60% | Both teams to score | 60% | 50% |
| 30% | 13% | Clean Sheet | 27% | 33% |
| 27% | 27% | Failed To Score | 20% | 30% |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | Corners For (avg) | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| 4.9 | 3.7 | Corners Against (avg) | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 2.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 3 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 4 |
- Gorica hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Gorica is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 47 | 79 |
| 2 | Rijeka | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 56 |
| 3 | Osijek | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 50 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 50 |
| 5 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 47 |
| 6 | Gorica | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 46 |
| 7 | Inter Zaprešić | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 69 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 40 | -36 | 28 |
| 8 | Slaven Koprivnica | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 34 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 25 | -14 | 26 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 56 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -30 | 21 |
| 10 | Rudeš | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 69 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 37 | -49 | 10 |
