Lokomotiva Zagreb vs Gorica match preview: Even contest expected at Stadion Kranjčevićeva

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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Date: Sun 26.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Kranjčevićeva (10850 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the 1. HNL table so far. Here's the Lokomotiva Zagreb - Gorica latest:

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Lokomotiva Zagreb form and stats

7-6-4 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Lokomotiva Zagreb so far this season.

Lokomotiva Zagreb lost their last game at Rijeka after a 0-1 scoreline. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Slaven Koprivnica the opponent.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Lokomotiva Zagreb have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won 1 Drawn 0 Lost 1.

The Lokomotiva Zagreb fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 23 in 17 matches. Lokomotiva Zagreb are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Kranjčevićeva, averaging less than one per game. The total is 16 from 17 matches.

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Gorica form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 8 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.

Gorica won their last game, 1-0 versus Osijek played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Dinamo Zagreb wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Gorica playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were 4 Gorica wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Gorica are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 24 away goals from 17 games. As opposed to that, Gorica have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Gorica - Lokomotiva Zagreb 0-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Lokomotiva Zagreb 2 wins, 2 draws and Gorica 0 victories. As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

L. Zwoliński
14 goals
D. Radonjić
8 goals
K. Lovrić
8 goals

Lokomotiva Zagreb missing players

Gorica missing players

Lokomotiva Zagreb Gorica
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
35 17 2 Played 2 17 35
13 7 0 Won 1 8 16
10 6 1 Drew 1 5 8
12 4 1 Lost 0 4 11
49 23 2 Scored 3 24 54
40 16 6 Conceded 2 17 44
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 100% 94% 97%
77% 71% 100% Over 1.5 50% 71% 77%
49% 35% 100% Over 2.5 50% 41% 51%
23% 29% 100% Over 3.5 50% 35% 34%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 11%
49% 41% 50% BTTS 50% 41% 49%
31% 41% 0% Clean Sheets 50% 41% 31%
26% 24% 50% Failed To Score 0% 24% 23%
 
5.5 6.2 7 Corners For (avg) 3.5 4.2 4.3
4.3 3.9 4 Corners Against (avg) 4.5 6.9 5.6
1.8 1.4 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 3 3.1 3.1
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 3

Lokomotiva Zagreb
All Arena Cup 1. HNL Croatia Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
02-04-19 1.H Gorica 0 - 2 Lokomotiva Zagreb
06-04-19 1.H Inter Zaprešić 3 - 2 Lokomotiva Zagreb
14-04-19 1.H Lokomotiva Zagreb 0 - 1 Hajduk Split
20-04-19 1.H Rudeš 1 - 2 Lokomotiva Zagreb
26-04-19 1.H Lokomotiva Zagreb 1 - 1 Istra 1961
05-05-19 1.H Dinamo Zagreb 3 - 0 Lokomotiva Zagreb
11-05-19 1.H Lokomotiva Zagreb 0 - 4 Osijek
15-05-19 1.H Slaven Koprivnica 1 - 1 Lokomotiva Zagreb
18-05-19 1.H Rijeka 1 - 0 Lokomotiva Zagreb
26-05-19 1.H Lokomotiva Zagreb 17:00 Gorica
Gorica
All 1. HNL 2. HNL Croatia Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
02-04-19 1.H Gorica 0 - 2 Lokomotiva Zagreb
06-04-19 1.H Gorica 1 - 0 Rijeka
14-04-19 1.H Gorica 4 - 3 Slaven Koprivnica
20-04-19 1.H Inter Zaprešić 2 - 2 Gorica
27-04-19 1.H Gorica 3 - 0 Hajduk Split
03-05-19 1.H Rudeš 1 - 1 Gorica
10-05-19 1.H Gorica 4 - 1 Istra 1961
15-05-19 1.H Dinamo Zagreb 3 - 1 Gorica
19-05-19 1.H Gorica 1 - 0 Osijek
26-05-19 1.H Lokomotiva Zagreb 17:00 Gorica

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Dinamo Zagreb 35 28 5 2 71 19 17 15 2 0 41 11 18 13 3 2 30 8 52 89
2 Rijeka 35 19 9 7 69 35 18 11 6 1 39 11 17 8 3 6 30 24 34 66
3 Hajduk Split 35 17 11 7 58 36 18 9 6 3 31 15 17 8 5 4 27 21 22 62
4 Osijek 35 17 8 10 58 35 17 9 4 4 31 17 18 8 4 6 27 18 23 59
5 Gorica 35 16 8 11 54 44 18 8 3 7 30 27 17 8 5 4 24 17 10 56
6 Lokomotiva Zagreb 35 13 10 12 49 40 17 7 6 4 23 16 18 6 4 8 26 24 9 49
7 Slaven Koprivnica 34 6 15 13 39 52 17 5 5 7 20 24 17 1 10 6 19 28 -13 33
8 Inter Zaprešić 35 9 4 22 39 81 18 4 3 11 23 38 17 5 1 11 16 43 -42 31
9 Istra 1961 35 5 7 23 29 73 17 2 4 11 10 36 18 3 3 12 19 37 -44 22
10 Rudeš 34 3 5 26 26 77 17 2 2 13 12 37 17 1 3 13 14 40 -51 14

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