Gorica vs Slaven Koprivnica match preview

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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Competition: Wed 02.December
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: ŠRC Velika Gorica (8000 seats)

3rd position in the 1. HNL table for Gorica so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 6th-placed Slaven Koprivnica visits ŠRC Velika Gorica.

Insights:
  • Gorica has the fewest clean sheets (1) in 1. HNL
  • Slaven Koprivnica has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in 1. HNL

Gorica have less rest than Slaven Koprivnica in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a 1. HNL game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Lokomotiva Zagreb, was also a home game here at ŠRC Velika Gorica. The away team is better rested.

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Gorica form and stats

Gorica, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in 1. HNL, have collected 11 points from their 1. HNL home games so far after 3-2-0.

The spoils were shared in Gorica's previous game, also at home. Visiting Lokomotiva Zagreb (placed 8th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Varazdin in a game that was won 1-0.

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 four games) they have won two times, drawn one and lost one.

A decent goal production from Gorica in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 5 league matches. Gorica's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Slaven Koprivnica form and stats

2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Slaven Koprivnica playing as the away team in the 1. HNL this season. Momentum is building for Koprivnica in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Two travels in a row for Slaven Koprivnica, whose manager T. Stipić could celebrate last time after the 1. HNL win against Sibenik. A loss against Hajduk Split was the result prior to that, in a home game.

We have checked recent matches where Koprivnica have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were zero victories, one draw and three defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Slaven Koprivnica are hosting Dinamo Zagreb in the 1. HNL only four days away.

Koprivnica are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. Slaven Koprivnica have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Slaven Koprivnica - Gorica 1-2 earlier this season. Gorica-Slaven Koprivnica H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Gorica four wins, Slaven Koprivnica three wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

GoricaK. Lovrić
K. Lovrić
8 goals
GoricaO. Mudrinski
O. Mudrinski
6 goals
Slaven KoprivnicaI. Krstanović
I. Krstanović
4 goals

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Slaven Koprivnica missing players

Gorica Slaven Koprivnica
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 5 1 Played P 2 6 12
7 3 1 Won W 0 2 3
2 2 0 Drew D 2 3 5
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 4
24 9 2 Scored S 3 10 16
15 6 1 Conceded C 3 8 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 83% 75%
91% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 83% 67%
82% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 50%
45% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 25%
27% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 17% 17%
91% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 42%
9% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 50%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.2 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
10.2 15 13 Shots (avg) S ( 13 10.2 10.9
4.1 5.6 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.5 4
53% 32% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 48% 33%
Key stats in 1. HNL this season:
  • Gorica has the fewest clean sheets (1) in 1. HNL
  • Gorica has the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in 1. HNL
  • Gorica has the most matches over the total-line (9) in 1. HNL
  • Gorica has the most points from losing position (10) in 1. HNL
  • Gorica has the most scored goals in the second half (18) in 1. HNL
  • Gorica have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Gorica have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Gorica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Slaven Koprivnica has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in 1. HNL
  • Slaven Koprivnica 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 Osijek 13 8 3 2 21 11 6 4 1 1 10 4 7 4 2 1 11 7 10 27
2 Dinamo Zagreb 11 8 2 1 29 11 5 4 1 0 21 6 6 4 1 1 8 5 18 26
3 Gorica 11 7 2 2 24 15 5 3 2 0 9 6 6 4 0 2 15 9 9 23
4 Hajduk Split 11 5 2 4 15 11 6 2 2 2 8 6 5 3 0 2 7 5 4 17
5 Rijeka 9 5 1 3 10 10 6 5 1 0 10 4 3 0 0 3 0 6 0 16
6 Slaven Koprivnica 12 3 5 4 16 14 6 1 2 3 6 6 6 2 3 1 10 8 2 14
7 Sibenik 13 4 1 8 13 20 7 2 0 5 6 13 6 2 1 3 7 7 -7 13
8 Lokomotiva Zagreb 13 1 6 6 11 21 6 1 3 2 6 7 7 0 3 4 5 14 -10 9
9 Varazdin 13 2 3 8 11 22 7 0 2 5 6 15 6 2 1 3 5 7 -11 9
10 Istra 1961 12 2 3 7 8 23 5 2 0 3 3 6 7 0 3 4 5 17 -15 9