1. HNL: Hajduk Split should have a great chance to win home match vs Gorica

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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Competition: Wed 26.October
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Poljud (35000 seats)

We are looking at a pronounced gulf in performance between these sides based on table positions so far, with Hajduk Split in front of Gorica by 24 points.

Insights:
  • Hajduk Split have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Gorica is in the worst form (0-1-5)

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hajduk Split and Gorica.

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Hajduk Split form and stats

Hajduk Split are steadily winning 1. HNL games and points here at Stadion Poljud. 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 7 games.

Hajduk Split's last game was hosting Gorica (placed 10th) and winning 3-1. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Livaja, having bagged a goal in three consecutive games. The talented striker Livaja outperformed all the other players in that match and received a match rating of 8.81 out of 10. Livaja scored two goals, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Dinamo Zagreb that ended 1-1.

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 Split home games with this odds we find 13 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 12 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 8 matches were won by at least two goals.

Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 12 most recent league games reveals that 9 of them had goals from both teams.

Goals decide football matches and Hajduk are scoring many of them at home; 17 on target from 7 league matches.

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Gorica form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Gorica so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-5 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Gorica, who have now gone ten games without a victory.

There might be some fixture complaints from Gorica as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-3 against Hajduk Split. Midfield player Pršir was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.05/10. Pršir dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Lokomotiva Zagreb's place.

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 8 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 0 times, 1 were draw and the home team won as expected 7 times.

Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Gorica have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Hajduk Split have won every one of the 5 latest fixtures versus this side. Will the streak continue?

The most recent archived match featuring both these squads is the Hajduk Split - Gorica 3-1 played not long ago this season. Korca (Gorica) was sent off by the referee when these teams previously met this season. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Livaja with 7 goals scored against Gorica in these 10 matches.

Top Goalscorers

Hajduk SplitM. Livaja
M. Livaja
10 goals
HajdukC. Collins Awaziem
C. Collins Awaziem
4 goals
Hajduk SplitN. Kalinić
N. Kalinić
3 goals

Hajduk Split missing players

Gorica missing players

Hajduk Split Gorica
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 7 2 Played P 1 7 14
9 5 2 Won W 0 0 1
3 2 0 Drew D 0 2 3
2 0 0 Lost L 1 5 10
26 17 4 Scored S 1 7 10
14 7 1 Conceded C 2 13 22
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
86% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 71%
50% 71% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 71% 43%
29% 43% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 14%
14% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
64% 86% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 57%
36% 14% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 7%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 43%
 
5.3 5.4 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.7 5.1
2.9 2.1 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 2.4 3.2
2.2 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 6 3.1 3.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 5 7
 
12.5 13.6 14 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9 8.5
4.9 4.7 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 2.6
38% 52% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 39% 27%
 
9.1 7 6 Shots against (avg) S A 18 10.9 10
3.9 2.7 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 4.9 4.9
Key stats in 1. HNL this season:
  • All of Gorica's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • 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 failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Gorica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Gorica have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Gorica have the fewest points (2) away in 1. HNL
  • Gorica have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) in 1. HNL
  • Gorica have the the worst goal difference (-12) in 1. HNL
  • Gorica have yet to win a game away.
  • Gorica haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Gorica is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Hajduk Split have not yet lost a game 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 at home.
  • Hajduk Split have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Hajduk Split have scored more than double the goals of Gorica.
  • 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.

  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 13 11 2 0 38 14 7 7 0 0 26 9 6 4 2 0 12 5 24 35
2 Hajduk Split 14 9 3 2 26 14 7 5 2 0 17 7 7 4 1 2 9 7 12 30
3 Osijek 14 7 3 4 25 18 7 4 3 0 13 6 7 3 0 4 12 12 7 24
4 Slaven Koprivnica 14 7 2 5 13 23 7 3 1 3 6 14 7 4 1 2 7 9 -10 23
5 Varazdin 14 5 4 5 20 20 7 2 3 2 10 9 7 3 1 3 10 11 0 19
6 Istra 1961 13 3 5 5 13 16 6 1 2 3 4 7 7 2 3 2 9 9 -3 14
7 Sibenik 14 1 10 3 9 12 7 1 3 3 5 8 7 0 7 0 4 4 -3 13
8 Lokomotiva Zagreb 14 4 1 9 19 27 7 3 1 3 10 9 7 1 0 6 9 18 -8 13
9 Rijeka 14 3 3 8 12 19 7 1 2 4 5 8 7 2 1 4 7 11 -7 12
10 Gorica 14 1 3 10 10 22 7 1 1 5 3 9 7 0 2 5 7 13 -12 6