Getting nearer the top sides is the target when these two mid-table sides meet. Both are targeting to improve their league table standing, Hajduk Split in 4th and Gorica in 5th place.
- Hajduk Split have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in 1. HNL
Hajduk Split and Gorica 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.
Hajduk Split form and stats
The story so far in the 1. HNL for Hajduk Split at their home stadium (Stadion Poljud) is 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
In their previous game, the manager J. Gustafsson led his Hajduk to a defeat in the 1. HNL match away at Šibenik. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Poljud. Nikola Katić was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.72 out of 10. The defender Katić hit the woodwork once, hit four key passes and won 16 of 21 duels.
Before that, Hajduk Split played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Osijek.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Hajduk as they are travelling to their away game against Belisce in the Croatia Cup. That match is three days after this one.
Hajduk has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. From these home matches, Hajduk have conceded only 4 goals.
Gorica form and stats
3-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Gorica in their 1. HNL matches away.
Gorica played 1-1 against Istra 1961 in their previous match. Midfielder Kristijan Lovrić was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.81. Lovrić hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that result Gorica won their away game at Šibenik. The scoreline was 2-1.A new game in only four days for Gorica, the Croatia Cup home match versus Mladost Zdralovi. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Gorica have scored 7 goals in 6 league games away. As opposed to that, Gorica have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Gorica - Hajduk 1-3 was the story when these teams previously met, also in this season. Hajduk Split-Gorica H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Hajduk Split three wins, Gorica six wins, one draw. nine of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Livaja 7 goals |   K. Lovrić 4 goals |  J. Mlakar 3 goals |
Hajduk Split missing players
Gorica missing players
| Hajduk Split | Gorica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 75% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 55% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 36% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 17% | 17% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 6.3 | 6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.7 | 5.1 |
| 3.1 | 1.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| 1.5 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.8 | 13.2 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 8 | 10.8 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| 29% | 25% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 33% | 31% |
- Gorica have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Gorica have the fewest points from losing position (0) in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in 1. HNL
- Gorica have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Gorica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hajduk Split have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Hajduk Split have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in 1. HNL
- Hajduk Split have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- 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 | Rijeka | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 24 |
| 2 | Osijek | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Gorica | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 6 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Šibenik | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -3 | 13 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 9 | Slaven Koprivnica | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 6 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | -21 | 6 |