The 1. HNL standings tell a story about these contenders to this date, with Hajduk Split ahead of Gorica by 32 points. Here's the Tipsway preview:
- Hajduk Split have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the fewest scored goals (11) in 1. HNL
This should be an engaging game with lots of action and excitement as both teams are well rested since they last played a game. Let's get started!
Hajduk Split form and stats
Hajduk Split are steadily winning 1. HNL games and points here at Stadion Poljud. 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 10 games.
Happy days for Hajduk Split in their previous game, a fixture away at Varaždin (placed 7th) that ended with a 4-1 victory. Defender Melnjak got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.21/10. Melnjak scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and won 5 of 7 duels.
Before that game, the home loss against Rijeka with the scoreline 1-2.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Hajduk home games with this odds we find 14 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 13 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 8 matches were won by at least two goals.
A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 11 latest league matches reveals that 9 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
Hajduk Split can score goals in their home matches. After 10 league matches they have found the net 23 times. 11 goals have been conceded.
Gorica form and stats
There's been little loot from Gorica's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 11 away games in the 1. HNL. Gorica only have 0 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Gorica have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road.
Gorica are looking to quickly end their 585 minutes long goal drought in the 1. HNL.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Gorica, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Rijeka (placed 6th). Gorica goalkeeper Radošević took pride in a super day versus Rijeka, but in spite of making seven saves the defeat could not be stopped. Pršir got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, top player of the team. Pršir hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 31 successful passes (of 37 total).
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Sibenik.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Gorica played away with similar odds. This revealed 7 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 0 times, 1 were draw and the home team won as expected 6 times.
Few goals the story here? 11 of this club's most recent 14 league rounds have seen zero, one or two goals.
The attacking power of Gorica when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Gorica have conceded 18 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Hajduk Split have won all of the 5 latest fixtures against this side. Another win today?Hajduk Split and Gorica have faced each other before this season: Hajduk Split - Gorica 3-1. Korca (Gorica) was sent off by the referee when these teams last met. Livaja loves to play against Gorica and have scored 7 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Livaja 14 goals |  J. Mlakar 4 goals |  C. Collins Awaziem 4 goals |
Hajduk Split missing players
Gorica missing players
| Hajduk Split | Gorica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 40 | 23 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 26 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 91% | 86% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 82% | 67% |
| 67% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 45% | 33% |
| 38% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 10% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 71% | 90% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 64% | 43% |
| 24% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 9% | 14% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 36% | 57% |
| 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.9 | 5.1 |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 12.3 | 13.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.7 | 7.8 | 9 |
| 4.9 | 5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| 39% | 46% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 28% | 19% |
| 9 | 7.2 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 3.8 | 2.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
- All of Hajduk Split's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Gorica have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Gorica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gorica have the fewest points (3) away in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the fewest scored goals (11) in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the fewest scored goals (7) away in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the the worst goal difference (-11) away in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the the worst goal difference (-20) in 1. HNL
- Gorica have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Gorica have yet to win a game away.
- Gorica is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- 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 at home.
- Hajduk Split have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Hajduk Split have scored more than double the goals of Gorica.
- Hajduk Split have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in 1. HNL
- Hajduk Split haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 33 | 49 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 41 |
| 3 | Osijek | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Istra 1961 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 30 |
| 5 | Slaven Koprivnica | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -12 | 29 |
| 6 | Rijeka | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | -5 | 28 |
| 7 | Varaždin | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Sibenik | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -11 | 19 |
| 10 | Gorica | 21 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -20 | 9 |
