Varaždin look forward to do battle with Dinamo Zagreb in this 1. HNL game. Everything you need to know about the fixture is here!
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (12) in 1. HNL
Dinamo Zagreb could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Champions League game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Ludogorets. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Varaždin form and stats
All-inclusive 1. HNL statistics playing at home this season for Varaždin are 0-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). We have seen two home losses in a row now for Varaždin, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Varaždin played out an unpredictable defeat 0-2 against Hajduk Split in their previous match, also a home game. Teklić (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.82/10. Teklić hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Before that game, the home loss against Slaven Koprivnica with the scoreline 0-1.Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of a positive outcome are very slim. When Varaždin have been in this position before, they have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 5 from 8 games. 2 defeats by at least two goals.
Early season league goal statistics from Varaždin's 2 home games: 0 goals, 3 conceded.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the 1. HNL, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 12 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats from 18 matches.
Two trips in a row for Dinamo, whose coach Čačić could celebrate last time after the Champions League win against Ludogorets.
That result followed a home victory 4-1 versus Istra 1961 in the 1. HNL.A new game in only four days for Dinamo Zagreb, the Champions League home match versus Ludogorets. Busy days.
5 goals so far away for Dinamo Zagreb, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - one - eight (Varaždin wins - draws - Dinamo Zagreb wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Drmic 3 goals |  M. Oršić 2 goals |   I. Postonjski 1 goals |
Varaždin missing players
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
| Varaždin | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 5.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 4.3 | 3.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16.3 | 17 | 21 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 19 | 15.7 |
| 5.7 | 5.5 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 14 | 9.3 |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 43% |
| 10 | 13 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 4 |
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most points from losing position (6) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (12) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (5) away in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals in the second half (5) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the the best goal difference (+8) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb is in the best form (3-0-0) in 1. HNL
| Varaždin | Last season | Dinamo Zagreb | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 19 | 12 | Won | W | 12 | 24 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 56 | 36 | Scored | S | 30 | 68 | ||
| 29 | 12 | Conceded | C | 11 | 22 | ||
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 94% | ||
| 70% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | ||
| 57% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 39% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 17% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 11% | ||
| 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 31% | ||
| 37% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 19% | ||
| 6 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 6.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 2.9 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14.5 | 16.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 13.1 | ||
| 5.8 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.3 | ||
| 31% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 36% | ||
| 9.1 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 6.7 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.7 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Rijeka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Osijek | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Sibenik | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Slaven Koprivnica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| 7 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | Varaždin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Gorica | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 10 | Istra 1961 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Varaždin | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 27 | 63 |
| 2 | Rudes | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 56 |
| 3 | Inter Zapresic | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 48 |
| 4 | Jarun | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 46 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Kustosija | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 42 |
| 6 | Cibalia | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 41 |
| 7 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 35 | -7 | 41 |
| 8 | Solin | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 40 |
| 9 | Orijent 1919 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 40 |
| 10 | Dugopolje | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 30 | -6 | 40 |
| 11 | Dubrava Zagreb | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 39 |
| 12 | Bijelo Brdo | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 23 | -11 | 39 |
| 13 | Croatia Zmijavci | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -11 | 38 |
| 14 | Sesvete | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -4 | 34 |
| 15 | Osijek II | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -11 | 34 |
| 16 | Opatija | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 31 | -20 | 25 |
| Last season | 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 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 46 | 79 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 64 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 33 | 72 |
| 3 | Osijek | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 69 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 71 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 20 | 65 |
| 5 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 55 | 50 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 5 | 49 |
| 6 | Gorica | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 19 | -7 | 45 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 54 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 30 | -19 | 36 |
| 8 | Sibenik | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 46 | 75 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 38 | -29 | 32 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 67 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -25 | 31 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 36 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 75 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 45 | -44 | 19 |
