Gorica and Lokomotiva Zagreb have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the 1. HNL.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Gorica form and stats
When playing at home in the 1. HNL, Gorica have managed 6 wins, 6 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 13 games.
Gorica manager V. Dambrauskas and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Varazdin (placed 10th) in the 1. HNL. Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Istra 1961.
Late drama in the game against Varazdin as Gorica were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Kristijan Lovrić popped out and made it level in the 90th minute.
This is expected to be a close game, with Gorica perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gorica as a small favourite), we find five games. Gorica has won one of these, drawn two and lost two.
Gorica are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 13 games. Gorica are not conceding a lot of goals here at ŠRC Velika Gorica in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 13 matches.
Lokomotiva Zagreb form and stats
4-3-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lokomotiva Zagreb in their 1. HNL matches away. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Lokomotiva Zagreb hope to make it five in this match. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Lokomotiva Zagreb are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Lokomotiva Zagreb have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ivo Grbic. It's been 422 minutes since they last conceded in 1. HNL.
The supporters enjoyed Lokomotiva Zagreb's previous game versus Slaven Koprivnica (placed 7th), a 1. HNL 3-0 win played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Inter Zapresic.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Lokomotiva Zagreb in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Lokomotiva Zagreb, one draw and zero defeats.
A new game in only four days for Lokomotiva Zagreb, the 1. HNL home match versus Osijek. Busy days.
The attacking power of Lokomotiva Zagreb when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Lokomotiva Zagreb have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Lokomotiva Zagreb - Gorica 4-0 entered in the official records. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's one Gorica victory, four draws and three Lokomotiva Zagreb wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 K. Lovrić 11 goals |  L. Kastrati 9 goals | M. Tolić 8 goals |
Gorica missing players
Lokomotiva Zagreb missing players
| Gorica | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 13 | 25 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 31 | 18 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 38 |
| 37 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 27 |
| 88% | 77% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 84% | 69% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 69% | 76% |
| 52% | 31% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 31% | 52% |
| 32% | 15% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 8% | 24% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 48% | 46% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 23% | 36% |
| 32% | 54% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 32% |
| 32% | 23% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 54% | 40% |
| 5 | 5.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 6 | 5.4 |
| 2.9 | 2.4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 247 | 135 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 2 | 83 | 225 |
| 106 | 60 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 28 | 92 |
| 29% | 30% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 41% |
- Lokomotiva Zagreb has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
| 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 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 38 | 62 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 45 |
| 3 | Rijeka | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 44 |
| 4 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 43 |
| 5 | Osijek | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 39 |
| 6 | Gorica | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 28 | -6 | 35 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 29 | -22 | 23 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 21 | -19 | 19 |
| 9 | Inter Zapresic | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -21 | 17 |
| 10 | Varazdin | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -21 | 17 |