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 10th.
Gorica and Varaždin should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Gorica form and stats
Overall 1. HNL stats at home this season for Gorica are 3-3-1 (wins-draw-losses).
Gorica manager S. Jakirović and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Istra 1961 (placed 7th) in the 1. HNL. Before that, Gorica had a home game versus Hajduk Split which ended with a victory 2-1.
A decent goal production from Gorica in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. 8 goals have been conceded.
Varaždin form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Varaždin, who have the fewest points (3) away in 1. HNL, so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-4 (win-draw-lose). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Varaždin have lost on their last two travels.
Varaždin delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Slaven Koprivnica (placed 8th) in their previous match; a 1. HNL game. Prior to that match, the Varaždin manager L. Bonačić faced defeat when travelling to Lokomotiva Zagreb and losing 1-2.
Varaždin have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Varaždin have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Varaždin - Gorica 1-3. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: 2 - 0 - 2 (Gorica wins - draws - Varaždin wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 0 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Lovrić 7 goals |  C. Ndiaye 4 goals |  J. Suk 3 goals |
Gorica missing players
Varaždin missing players
| Gorica | Varaždin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 22 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 24 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 73% |
| 60% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | rn false;">Second Half||
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.3 | 7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ne" data-height="700" class="twitter-timeline">
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 22 | 34 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
| 3 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 25 |
| 4 | Osijek | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Rijeka | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| 6 | Gorica | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Istra 1961 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 12 |
| 8 | Slaven Koprivnica | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -18 | 12 |
| 9 | Inter Zapresic | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 11 |
| 10 | Varaždin | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 11 |