1. HNL preview and news: Hajduk Split - Šibenik at Stadion Poljud

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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Competition: Sun 22.January
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Poljud (35000 seats)

There's seemingly a significant difference in form between these teams based on the league table so far, with Hajduk Split leading Šibenik by 22 points.

Insights:
  • Hajduk Split have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in 1. HNL
  • Šibenik have the fewest scored goals (10) in 1. HNL

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Hajduk Split form and stats

6-2-0 is the performance here at Stadion Poljud so far in the 1. HNL, giving Hajduk Split a total of 20 from their 8 games here. Outstanding results! days ago.

Hajduk Split shared the glory with Slaven Koprivnica in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Opportunity lost for Hajduk in the Slaven Koprivnica match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. Midfielder Sahiti was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.34 (out of ten) in that game. Sahiti served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

In the game before, a nice away win at Mladost Zdralovi. A Croatia Cup game.

A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 15 most recent league games shows that 12 of them had goals from both teams.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (20 in 8 games), Hajduk Split's attacking play is working.

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Šibenik form and stats

Šibenik have only collected 7 points from their away games in the 1. HNL, after 0-7-1 (8 played).

Šibenik are looking to quickly end their 210 minutes long goal drought in the 1. HNL.

Šibenik are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the game against Makedonija.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Lokomotiva Zagreb.

As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Šibenik's match history for similar games we find 7 matches. The home team won 6 of these as expected, 4 of them by at least two goals. Šibenik managed 0 draws and 1 surprise win.

Few goals the story here? 8 of this club's latest 10 league matches have seen two or less goals.

Šibenik are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {4 goals} from 8 away games. It's not easy to score on Šibenik as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have met earlier this season: Šibenik - Hajduk Split 1-1. Head to head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Hajduk won seven games, one match ended in a draw and Šibenik have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.

Top Goalscorers

Hajduk SplitJ. Mlakar
J. Mlakar
4 goals
Hajduk SplitC. Collins Awaziem
C. Collins Awaziem
4 goals
Hajduk SplitE. Sahiti
E. Sahiti
3 goals

Hajduk Split missing players

Šibenik missing players

Hajduk Split Šibenik
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 3 Played P 2 8 17
10 6 3 Won W 0 0 1
5 2 0 Drew D 1 7 10
2 0 0 Lost L 1 1 6
33 20 7 Scored S 1 4 10
19 8 2 Conceded C 4 7 19
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 50% 71%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 65%
59% 75% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 25% 29%
41% 50% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 6%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
71% 88% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 47%
29% 12% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 29%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 62% 53%
 
5.1 5.4 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4 3.8
3.2 2.5 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 9 6.8 4.5
2.4 2 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.5 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
12.1 13.2 14.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 8.1 8.4
4.8 4.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.1 3.5
41% 53% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 10% 16% 17%
 
9.1 6.9 6 Shots against (avg) S A 16 11.9 11.2
3.8 2.6 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.2 5.2
Key stats in 1. HNL this season:
  • All of Hajduk Split's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • 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 Šibenik.
  • Hajduk Split have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in 1. HNL
  • 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.
  • Šibenik have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in 1. HNL
  • Šibenik have the fewest scored goals (10) in 1. HNL
  • Šibenik have the fewest scored goals (4) away in 1. HNL
  • Šibenik have yet to win a game away.

  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 16 13 2 1 48 17 8 8 0 0 29 9 8 5 2 1 19 8 31 41
2 Hajduk Split 17 10 5 2 33 19 8 6 2 0 20 8 9 4 3 2 13 11 14 35
3 Osijek 17 9 3 5 29 21 8 5 3 0 14 6 9 4 0 5 15 15 8 30
4 Slaven Koprivnica 18 7 6 5 16 26 9 3 3 3 8 16 9 4 3 2 8 10 -10 27
5 Varaždin 17 6 5 6 22 24 8 2 3 3 10 12 9 4 2 3 12 12 -2 23
6 Istra 1961 17 5 6 6 15 18 8 2 3 3 5 7 9 3 3 3 10 11 -3 21
7 Lokomotiva Zagreb 17 5 3 9 23 29 9 4 2 3 14 11 8 1 1 6 9 18 -6 18
8 Rijeka 17 4 3 10 17 27 9 1 2 6 7 16 8 3 1 4 10 11 -10 15
9 Šibenik 17 1 10 6 10 19 9 1 3 5 6 12 8 0 7 1 4 7 -9 13
10 Gorica 17 1 5 11 11 24 9 1 3 5 4 10 8 0 2 6 7 14 -13 8