Gorica perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Šibenik can look both up and down from their 6th position.
- Gorica has the most matches over the total-line (13) in 1. HNL
- Šibenik has the fewest points from losing position (0) in 1. HNL
The visiting Šibenik played their last game only three days ago, a 1. HNL match.
Gorica form and stats
When playing at home in the 1. HNL, Gorica have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 8 games.
Happy days for Gorica in their previous game, a 1. HNL match away at Slaven Koprivnica (placed 7th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Varaždin.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Gorica have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost two.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the 1. HNL game versus Rijeka in only four days. This game is also played here at ŠRC Velika Gorica.
Gorica can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 16 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Šibenik form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their 1. HNL travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
180 minutes! That's how long the Šibenik goalkeeper Nediljko Labrovic and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
A draw for Šibenik before that, at their own venue hosting Varaždin (0-0).
Šibenik are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, zero draws and zero defeats. From a total of one match.
The travelling fans enjoy Šibenik's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Šibenik have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Šibenik - Gorica 1-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - five - zero (Gorica wins - draws - Šibenik wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Lovrić 14 goals |  D. Jurić 8 goals |  O. Mudrinski 6 goals |
Gorica missing players
Šibenik missing players
| Gorica | Šibenik | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 40 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 22 |
| 26 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 84% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 60% |
| 68% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 45% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 32% | 38% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 79% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| 16% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 30% |
| 5% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 30% | 45% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 13.9 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 8.9 | 9.8 |
| 4.4 | 5.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 48% | 36% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 33% | 27% |
- Gorica has the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in 1. HNL
- Gorica has the most matches over the total-line (13) in 1. HNL
- Gorica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Šibenik has the fewest points from losing position (0) in 1. HNL
- Šibenik have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 29 | 45 |
| 2 | Osijek | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 45 |
| 3 | Gorica | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 36 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 30 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 26 |
| 6 | Šibenik | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | -3 | 24 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 8 | Varaždin | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -14 | 19 |
| 9 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 15 |
| 10 | Istra 1961 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -19 | 13 |