Lokomotiva Zagreb have come here for an appealing battle versus the hosting Gorica. Read up on the fixture with this in-depth 1. HNL preview!
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have the most conceded goals in the first half (5) 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.
Gorica form and stats
A 1. HNL draw at home so far for Gorica. Last season their home statistics were 4 wins, 7 draws and 7 defeats from 18 matches.
A nice win for Gorica last time playing, versus Lokomotiva Zagreb. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2 with Cruz, Fruk and Kalik scoring for the victors. A huge relief, as that was the first three points in the league after going winless in six fixtures in a row. The victory against Lokomotiva Zagreb came after Cruz's winning goal. The Gorica manager Toplak was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 71st minute. Jovičić was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.42 out of 10. The defender Jovičić served one assist, hit one key pass and won 3 of 8 duels.
Before that, Gorica played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Rijeka.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Gorica have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Early season league goal statistics from Gorica's 1 home game: 0 goals, 0 conceded.
Lokomotiva Zagreb form and stats
It's not happening yet for Lokomotiva Zagreb on their 1. HNL travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Čabraja, the Lokomotiva Zagreb manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
There might be some fixture complaints from Lokomotiva as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 2-3 against Gorica. Milićević was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.42. The defender Milićević served one assist, hit one key pass and won 5 of 9 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Rijeka.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Lokomotiva Zagreb playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 1 Lokomotiva Zagreb win, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Goal alert! This club have played 5 consecutive league matches all with at least three goals scored (over 2.5 goals).
3 goals so far away for Lokomotiva Zagreb, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 5. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Gorica wins - draws - Lokomotiva Zagreb wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Kulenovic 2 goals |  B. Bošković 2 goals |   A. Kalik 1 goals |
Gorica missing players
Lokomotiva Zagreb missing players
| Gorica | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 67% | 40% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6.5 | 7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 10.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.7 | 13 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 42% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 34% |
| 11.5 | 9.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9.7 | 10.4 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in 1. HNL
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have the most conceded goals (5) away in 1. HNL
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have the most conceded goals in the first half (5) in 1. HNL
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in 1. HNL
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have the most matches over the total-line (5) in 1. HNL
| Gorica | Last season | Lokomotiva Zagreb | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Drew | D | 6 | 13 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Lost | L | 9 | 11 | ||
| 43 | 25 | Scored | S | 24 | 55 | ||
| 50 | 31 | Conceded | C | 32 | 50 | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 94% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 81% | ||
| 47% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 72% | 61% | ||
| 25% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 36% | ||
| 11% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 14% | ||
| 53% | 61% | BTTS | BTTS | 72% | 67% | ||
| 25% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 6% | 17% | ||
| 28% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 28% | 22% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.7 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10.4 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 34% | ||
| 11.4 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 9.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Sibenik | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Slaven Koprivnica | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| 6 | Osijek | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | Rijeka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Varazdin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 10 | Gorica | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| Last season | 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 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 46 | 79 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 64 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 33 | 72 |
| 3 | Osijek | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 69 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 71 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 20 | 65 |
| 5 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 55 | 50 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 5 | 49 |
| 6 | Gorica | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 19 | -7 | 45 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 54 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 30 | -19 | 36 |
| 8 | Sibenik | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 46 | 75 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 38 | -29 | 32 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 67 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -25 | 31 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 36 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 75 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 45 | -44 | 19 |
