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 guesting Varaždin worry at 8th.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Gorica are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Varaždin are struggling to avoid relegation.
Gorica form and stats
When playing at home in the 1. HNL, Gorica have managed 7 wins, 7 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 16 games.
Gorica travelled for their previous game, a trip to Istra 1961 that ended 2-2. Ahead of that match, Gorica won a home game hosting Hajduk Split (3-1).
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Gorica handle that role? We have found two games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, zero draws and zero defeats.
Gorica has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Gorica have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Varaždin form and stats
Varaždin have only collected 10 points from their away games in the 1. HNL, after 2-4-10 (16 played).
Varaždin go into this game after a win, the home game against Slaven Koprivnica that ended 1-0. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Lokomotiva Zagreb's place.
We have checked recent matches where Varaždin have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were one victory, two draws and zero defeats.
The visitors have scored 14 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Varaždin rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 27 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Varaždin - Gorica 2-2. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's three Gorica victories, one draw and two Varaždin wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Lovrić 13 goals | P. Ndiaye 7 goals |   L. Benko 5 goals |
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| Gorica | Varaždin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 43 | 22 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 27 |
| 46 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 27 | 48 |
| 85% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 91% |
| 82% | 69% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 58% | 38% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 42% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 31% | 24% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 6% | 3% |
| 52% | 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 56% | 42% |
| 33% | 50% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 24% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 44% | 42% |
| 4.9 | 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 340 | 179 | 49 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 115 | 279 |
| 149 | 78 | 23 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 43 | 98 |
| 29% | 28% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 33% | 28% |
- Gorica has the fewest matches under the total-line (14)
- Gorica has the most matches over the total-line (19)
- Varaždin has the fewest scored goals in the first half (11)
- Varaždin 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 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 9 | 43 | 76 |
| 2 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 60 |
| 3 | Osijek | 32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 56 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 54 |
| 5 | Rijeka | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 52 |
| 6 | Gorica | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 33 | -3 | 47 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 35 | -19 | 34 |
| 8 | Varaždin | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 48 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 27 | -21 | 30 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 29 | -28 | 24 |
| 10 | Inter Zapresic | 33 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 64 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 34 | -34 | 17 |