Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Šibenik in 6th and Hajduk Split in 5th place.
- Šibenik have the fewest points from losing position (2) in 1. HNL
- Hajduk Split haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Hajduk Split could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a 1. HNL game only four sleeps ago.
Šibenik can neither be promoted or relegated from 1. HNL. Hajduk are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Šibenik form and stats
Šibenik, who have the fewest scored goals (12) at home in 1. HNL, have played 17 1. HNL games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-4-8 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Šibenik bring valid hopes of a third.
No payout for Šibenik in their previous match, an away game at Osijek that ended in defeat 0-3. Ivica Batarelo was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.55 out of 10. The defender Batarelo won 6 of 11 duels.
Before that, Šibenik had a home game versus Istra 1961 which ended with a victory 1-0.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Šibenik here at Stadion Šubićevac in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 17 games). Šibenik's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Hajduk Split form and stats
Playing away, Hajduk Split have won 9 games, drawn 2 and suffered 6 defeats in the 1. HNL this season.
Hajduk have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic. It's been 254 minutes since they last conceded in 1. HNL.
Hajduk are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the 1. HNL against Gorica (placed 3rd). Mario Vušković, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.63. Vušković scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 2 of 3 duels. As mentioned above, Hajduk Split was the only team on the pitch versus Gorica in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Hajduk delivered their win in the match against Gorica already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance!
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Varaždin.The visiting Hajduk have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Hajduk have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Hajduk Split - Šibenik 1-0 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Šibenik, zero draws and nine wins for Hajduk Split. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Jurić 11 goals |   M. Caktaš 9 goals | E. Sahiti 7 goals |
Šibenik missing players
Hajduk Split missing players
| Šibenik | Hajduk Split | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 17 | 34 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 32 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 19 | 44 |
| 44 | 21 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 18 | 37 |
| 91% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 59% | 59% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 65% | 68% |
| 38% | 24% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 35% |
| 26% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 21% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 9% |
| 35% | 24% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 41% | 44% |
| 26% | 35% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 41% | 38% |
| 47% | 53% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 9.4 | 10 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.6 | 10.2 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 24% | 19% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 31% | 36% |
- Hajduk Split haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Šibenik have the fewest points from losing position (2) in 1. HNL
- Šibenik have the fewest scored goals (12) at home in 1. HNL
| 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 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 80 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 52 | 79 |
| 2 | Osijek | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 55 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 71 |
| 3 | Gorica | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 59 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 55 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 54 |
| 6 | Šibenik | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 23 | -12 | 35 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 35 | 52 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -17 | 31 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -27 | 30 |
| 9 | Varaždin | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 57 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -29 | 28 |
| 10 | Istra 1961 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 50 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -25 | 26 |