Balanced ball game between Šibenik and Varaždin expected

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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 Šibenik and Varaždin.

Šibenik form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the 1. HNL this season. Šibenik, who have the fewest points (6) at home in 1. HNL, have only managed 2 wins, 0 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Stadion Šubićevac. Game days at Stadion Šubićevac have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Šibenik as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.

Šibenik shared the glory with Rijeka in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Before that match, a win away at Dinamo Zagreb.

Opportunity lost for Šibenik in the Rijeka match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.

This is expected to be a close game, with Šibenik perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Šibenik as a small favourite), we find one game. Šibenik has won zero of these, drawn zero and lost one.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Istra 1961 are coming to town in three days.

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 (6 from 8 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Šibenik defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

Varaždin form and stats

There's been little loot from Varaždin's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the 1. HNL. Varaždin, who have the most conceded goals (33) in 1. HNL, only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. A depressing four defeats in a row for Varaždin in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Lokomotiva Zagreb.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Slaven Koprivnica wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager S. Toplak when Gabrijel Boban scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Varaždin playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were three Varaždin wins, one draw and one defeat.

The attacking power of Varaždin when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Varaždin rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Varaždin - Šibenik 1-3. Šibenik-Varaždin H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Šibenik five wins, Varaždin four wins, one draw. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

D. Jurić 7 goals

E. Sahiti 6 goals

J. Obregón Rojas 5 goals

Šibenik missing players

Varaždin missing players