A key match in 1. HNL as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Hajduk Split in 2nd position and Dinamo Zagreb placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
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.
Hajduk Split form and stats
This stadium, Stadion Poljud, has been a fortress for Hajduk Split in the 1. HNL so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 11-0-1. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Hajduk Split, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Hajduk Split are confident in defense, having played 182 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The home team returns to Stadion Poljud after being equal after 90 minutes with Osijek (placed 5th) on their last time out; the 1. HNL game ended 0-0. Before that, Hajduk Split had a home game versus Gorica which ended with a victory 6-0.
This is expected to be a close game, with Hajduk Split perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Hajduk Split as a small favourite), we find one game. Hajduk Split has won zero of these, drawn zero and lost one.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Hajduk Split as they are travelling to their away game against Rijeka in the 1. HNL. That match is four days after this one.
Goals decide football matches and Hajduk Split are scoring many of them at home; 28 on target from 12 league matches. Hajduk Split have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
The away team, who have the most scored goals (47) in 1. HNL, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 1 draw and only 3 losses in the 1. HNL.
The supporters enjoyed Dinamo Zagreb's previous game versus Rijeka (placed 3rd), a 1. HNL 4-0 win played at home. Before that, Dinamo Zagreb secured a home win against Inter Zaprešić with the score 3-2.
As mentioned above, Dinamo Zagreb was the only team on the pitch versus Rijeka in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Istra 1961 in just four days.
Dinamo Zagreb have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 22 goals from 11 away matches. Dinamo Zagreb are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Dinamo Zagreb - Hajduk Split 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Hajduk Split two wins, three draws and Dinamo Zagreb five victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Oršić 12 goals |   M. Caktaš 11 goals | J. de Macedo da Silva 9 goals |
Hajduk Split missing players
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
| Hajduk Split | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 11 | 24 |
| 13 | 11 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 41 | 28 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 22 | 47 |
| 19 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 79% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 58% |
| 50% | 58% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 55% | 46% |
| 17% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 27% | 25% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 18% | 12% |
| 42% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 27% | 25% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 45% | 62% |
| 17% | 8% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 36% | 17% |
| 6.8 | 7.3 | 11 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.3 | 7.2 |
| 4.1 | 3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 250 | 135 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 145 | 319 |
| 111 | 67 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 74 | 144 |
| 37% | 42% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 30% | 33% |
- Dinamo Zagreb has the fewest conceded goals (11)
- Dinamo Zagreb has the fewest conceded goals (7) away
- Dinamo Zagreb has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3)
- Dinamo Zagreb has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8)
- Dinamo Zagreb has the most clean sheets (15)
- Dinamo Zagreb has the most points (22) away
- Dinamo Zagreb has the most scored goals (22) away
- Dinamo Zagreb has the most scored goals (47)
- Dinamo Zagreb has the most scored goals in the second half (25)
- Dinamo Zagreb has the the best goal difference (+15) away
- Dinamo Zagreb has the the best goal difference (+36)
- Dinamo Zagreb have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dinamo Zagreb have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Dinamo Zagreb have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Dinamo Zagreb have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Dinamo Zagreb is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Hajduk Split has the most scored goals (28) at home
- Hajduk Split have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hajduk Split have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Hajduk Split have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Hajduk Split haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 36 | 59 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 45 |
| 3 | Rijeka | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 41 |
| 4 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | Osijek | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 39 |
| 6 | Gorica | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 26 | -6 | 34 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -19 | 23 |
| 8 | Inter Zaprešić | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -18 | 17 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 21 | -20 | 16 |
| 10 | Varazdin | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -21 | 16 |