The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Gorica are in the 6th position while the guests worry at 7th.
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
Gorica have collected 15 points from their 1. HNL home games so far after 4-3-1. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadion Radnik.
Gorica's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Slaven Koprivnica (placed 7th). Prior to that, an away loss at Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 1. HNL.
Gorica have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Radnik with 12 goals in 8 league matches. 8 goals have been conceded.
Slaven Koprivnica form and stats
There's been little loot from Slaven Koprivnica's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 8 away games in the 1. HNL. Slaven Koprivnica, who have the most conceded goals (19) away in 1. HNL, only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.
The Slaven Koprivnica goalkeeper Ivan Filipovic is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 376 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
It's the second away game in a row for Slaven Koprivnica, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Gorica (placed 6th) in the Croatia Cup last time out. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Inter Zaprešić in the 1. HNL.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Slaven Koprivnica as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. The Slaven Koprivnica manager T. Stipić has some worries about the defense as 19 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Slaven Koprivnica - Gorica 2-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: 2 - 1 - 3 (Gorica wins - draws - Slaven Koprivnica wins). As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Krstanović 8 goals |   K. Lovrić 7 goals |  C. Ndiaye 5 goals |
Gorica missing players
Slaven Koprivnica missing players
| Gorica | Slaven Koprivnica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 26 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 19 | 30 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 88% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 76% |
| 59% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 29% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 59% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 41% |
| 24% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 29% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 41% |
| 5.2 | 5 | 4.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 3.1 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 187 | 96 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 64 | 141 |
| 87 | 47 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 26 | 60 |
| 26% | 26% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 23% | 27% |
- Slaven Koprivnica has the most conceded goals (19) away
- Slaven Koprivnica has the the worst goal difference (-13) away
- Slaven Koprivnica have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
| 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 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 23 | 38 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 31 |
| 3 | Rijeka | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 28 |
| 5 | Osijek | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Gorica | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -14 | 18 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 12 |
| 9 | Varazdin | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -13 | 12 |
| 10 | Inter Zaprešić | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -16 | 11 |