1. HNL duel: Close contest expected between Varaždin and Lokomotiva Zagreb

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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Competition: Sun 30.August
Match begins: 15:55 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Anđelko Herjavec (10800 seats)

The 1. HNL league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Varaždin and Lokomotiva Zagreb are placed 5th and 6th respectively.

Lokomotiva Zagreb could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Champions League game only four sleeps ago.

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Varaždin form and stats

Varaždin's first 1. HNL home game here at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats from 18 matches.

A strong away win for Varaždin against Sibenik the last match, as Leon Benko were on target. Before that game, the home loss against Gorica with the scoreline 1-5.

Manager S. Toplak felt very clever after Leon Benko scored the winning goal against Sibenik, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 88th minute.

At Stadion Anđelko Herjavec, Varaždin has the goal stats of 1-5 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Lokomotiva Zagreb form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the 1. HNL ended in defeat. Last season Lokomotiva Zagreb had these away match statistics: Played 18; won 6, drew 6 and lost 6.

Lokomotiva Zagreb might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Rapid Wien proved too strong as Lokomotiva Zagreb slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadion Kranjčevićeva. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Rijeka in the 1. HNL.

Lokomotiva Zagreb have the goal stats of 0-6 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Varaždin two wins, one draw and Lokomotiva Zagreb seven victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VaraždinL. Benko
L. Benko
1 goals
VaraždinN. Đurasek
N. Đurasek
1 goals
Lokomotiva ZagrebM. Ćuže
M. Ćuže
1 goals

Varaždin missing players

Lokomotiva Zagreb missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Varaždin Lokomotiva Zagreb
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
2 1 0 Scored S 0 0 1
5 5 0 Conceded C 0 6 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 100% 50%
50% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 50%
 
5 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 3.5
9.5 10 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 10 8.5
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
23 10 0 Total Shots T S 0 7 10
9 3 0 Shots on Target S O 0 2 3
22% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
Varaždin Last season Lokomotiva Zagreb
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
9 6   Won W   6 19
9 5   Drew D   6 8
18 7   Lost L   6 9
29 14   Scored S   19 57
50 21   Conceded C   22 38
92% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 94%
64% 56%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 78%
39% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   39% 50%
22% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 28%
3% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 8%
39% 28%   BTTS BTTS   44% 47%
28% 44%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 28%
42% 39%   Failed to Score F T   39% 31%
 
4.2 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   3.7 4.5
6.7 6.3   Corners against (avg) C A   6.2 5.5
2.5 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.1
5 2   Red cards R C   2 2
 
308 170   Total Shots T S   133 346
109 59   Shots on Target S O   47 143
27% 24%   Goal Efficiency G E   40% 40%

  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 2 2 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 6
2 Gorica 2 2 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 2 5 6
3 Hajduk Split 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
4 Rijeka 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
5 Varaždin 2 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 -3 3
6 Lokomotiva Zagreb 2 1 0 1 1 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 -5 3
7 Osijek 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 1
8 Slaven Koprivnica 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
9 Sibenik 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
10 Istra 1961 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 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 Dinamo Zagreb 36 25 5 6 62 20 18 15 2 1 34 9 18 10 3 5 28 11 42 80
2 Lokomotiva Zagreb 36 19 8 9 57 38 18 13 2 3 38 16 18 6 6 6 19 22 19 65
3 Rijeka 36 19 7 10 58 42 18 10 5 3 32 21 18 9 2 7 26 21 16 64
4 Osijek 36 17 11 8 47 29 18 13 4 1 31 12 18 4 7 7 16 17 18 62
5 Hajduk Split 36 18 6 12 60 41 18 13 0 5 36 19 18 5 6 7 24 22 19 60
6 Gorica 36 12 13 11 44 48 18 7 8 3 22 14 18 5 5 8 22 34 -4 49
7 Slaven Koprivnica 36 10 9 17 34 51 18 8 6 4 20 16 18 2 3 13 14 35 -17 39
8 Varaždin 36 9 9 18 29 50 18 6 5 7 14 21 18 3 4 11 15 29 -21 36
9 Istra 1961 36 5 10 21 27 59 18 4 8 6 20 24 18 1 2 15 7 35 -32 25
10 Inter Zapresic 36 3 8 25 32 72 18 2 3 13 16 35 18 1 5 12 16 37 -40 17

Table
  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 2 2 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 6
2 Gorica 2 2 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 2 5 6
3 Hajduk Split 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
4 Rijeka 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
5 Varaždin 2 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 -3 3
6 Lokomotiva Zagreb 2 1 0 1 1 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 -5 3
7 Osijek 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 1
8 Slaven Koprivnica 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
9 Sibenik 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
10 Istra 1961 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0

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