1. HNL duel: Close contest expected between Varaždin and Inter Zaprešić

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Varaždin form and stats

The story so far in the 1. HNL for Varaždin, who have the fewest scored goals (11) in 1. HNL, at their home stadium (Stadion Andelko Herjavec) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Varaždin's previous game was a 1. HNL match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Istra 1961 (placed 7th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that, an away loss at Hajduk Split.

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 Varaždin have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won 2 Drawn 0 Lost 0.

Varaždin have scored 4 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Varaždin defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Inter Zaprešić form and stats

0-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Inter Zaprešić, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in 1. HNL, in their 1. HNL matches away.

Inter Zaprešić delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against Osijek (placed 4th) in their previous match; a 1. HNL game. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Istra 1961 that ended 2-2.

It looked so good for Inter Zaprešić vs Osijek, but the job was not completed and two points were lost as a 3-1 lead was turned into a 3-3 draw. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Inter Zaprešić, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun? S. Serderov had a super day against Osijek scoring 3 goals, but the draw result hurt.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Inter Zaprešić in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Inter Zaprešić, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Inter Zaprešić find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 6 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. Inter Zaprešić have conceded 10 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Inter Zaprešić - Varaždin 2-2 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Varaždin, 3 draws and 3 wins for Inter Zaprešić. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.

Top Goalscorers

S. Serderov 7 goals

I. Mamut 4 goals

L. Benko 3 goals

Varaždin missing players

Inter Zaprešić missing players