1. HNL game prognosis and preview for the Šibenik vs Hajduk Split clash

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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Competition: Sun 17.October
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Šubićevac (8000 seats)

Match-goers at Stadion Šubićevac haven’t witnessed many wins this season, with Šibenik languishing in the 7th place. The guesting Hajduk Split will attempt to protect their higher league place in this one.

Insights:
  • Šibenik have the fewest clean sheets (0) in 1. HNL
  • Hajduk Split have not yet lost a game away.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Šibenik form and stats

Šibenik have played 5 1. HNL games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). The Šibenik manager M. Rosas Montero might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

The Šibenik fans got no joy from their last match, a 1. HNL game also here at Stadion Šubićevac: A 1-2 defeat against Gorica (placed 5th). Midfielder Mario Ćurić was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.61 (out of ten) in that game. Ćurić scored one goal and hit four key passes.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Osijek (0-2).

Goals decide football matches and Šibenik are scoring many of them at home; 12 on target from 5 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Šibenik defense is not exactly impregnable. 8 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Hajduk Split form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their 1. HNL travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.

Hajduk Split are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Osijek (placed 3rd). Goalkeeper Lovre Kalinić made a total of seven saves, making him a hero against Osijek. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Goalkeeper Lovre Kalinić got the top player rating of the team with 8.24/10. Kalinić stopped the opponent with seven saves.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Lokomotiva Zagreb.

Hajduk have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 10 goals from 5 away matches. 5 goals have been conceded by Hajduk Split in these games.

Head 2 Head

Šibenik and Hajduk Split have played each other earlier this season: Hajduk Split - Šibenik 1-0. Previous ten meetings featuring these contenders: Šibenik won one, Hajduk Split were winners in nine and we saw zero draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Hajduk SplitM. Livaja
M. Livaja
7 goals
ŠibenikA. Marin
A. Marin
4 goals
ŠibenikM. Jakoliš
M. Jakoliš
4 goals

Šibenik missing players

Hajduk Split missing players

Šibenik Hajduk Split
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 2 Played P 2 5 10
3 3 1 Won W 2 3 6
1 0 0 Drew D 0 2 2
7 2 1 Lost L 0 0 2
15 12 3 Scored S 4 10 16
20 8 3 Conceded C 1 5 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
91% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 70%
64% 80% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 50%
27% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 60% 30%
9% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
64% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 80% 60%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 40%
36% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.9 4.6 8.5 Corners for (avg) C F 10 6.2 6.1
5.8 4.8 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 1.5 4.8 3.2
2.2 1.6 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 0.6 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.7 13 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 15 12 12.6
4.7 5.2 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.5 5.2 5
29% 46% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 38% 32%
Key stats in 1. HNL this season:
  • All of Šibenik's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Hajduk Split have not yet lost a game away.
  • Hajduk Split have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hajduk Split have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Hajduk Split haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Šibenik have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Šibenik have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Šibenik have the fewest clean sheets (0) in 1. HNL
  • Šibenik 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 10 7 2 1 25 15 4 4 0 0 8 2 6 3 2 1 17 13 10 23
2 Dinamo Zagreb 9 7 1 1 25 6 6 4 1 1 15 5 3 3 0 0 10 1 19 22
3 Osijek 11 6 3 2 15 10 6 3 2 1 8 5 5 3 1 1 7 5 5 21
4 Hajduk Split 10 6 2 2 16 9 5 3 0 2 6 4 5 3 2 0 10 5 7 20
5 Gorica 11 5 1 5 16 17 5 2 1 2 9 9 6 3 0 3 7 8 -1 16
6 Lokomotiva Zagreb 10 4 2 4 16 11 6 3 2 1 13 6 4 1 0 3 3 5 5 14
7 Šibenik 11 3 1 7 15 20 5 3 0 2 12 8 6 0 1 5 3 12 -5 10
8 Istra 1961 10 3 1 6 13 22 5 2 0 3 10 12 5 1 1 3 3 10 -9 10
9 Slaven Koprivnica 11 1 3 7 7 17 5 0 2 3 4 9 6 1 1 4 3 8 -10 6
10 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 11 1 2 8 10 31 5 0 1 4 3 10 6 1 1 4 7 21 -21 5