Varaždin vs Šibenik betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Competition: Fri 16.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Anđelko Herjavec (10800 seats)

Varaždin are welcoming Šibenik for another important game after their 0-0 result against 3rd-placed Gorica.

Insights:
  • Varaždin have the most conceded goals (29) at home in 1. HNL
  • Šibenik have the fewest points from losing position (1) in 1. HNL

Varaždin and Šibenik should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Varaždin form and stats

Varaždin's struggle is real here at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec with only 12 points collected from 14 1. HNL games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-3-8.

Varaždin drew their last game, 0-0 away at Gorica (placed 3rd). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Slaven Koprivnica.

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 six matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost two.

Varaždin has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Varaždin are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (29 from 14 played).

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Šibenik form and stats

The visitors are W4-D3-L7 on the road this term. That's in the 1. HNL. Šibenik seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Šibenik might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Rijeka proved too strong as Šibenik slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadion Šubićevac. A draw for Šibenik before that, at their own venue hosting Dinamo Zagreb (1-1).

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Šibenik in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Šibenik, two draws and three defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Šibenik are hosting Gorica in the 1. HNL only four days away.

The visiting Šibenik have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 14 games. 18 goals have been conceded by Šibenik in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Šibenik - Varaždin 0-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Varaždin won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Šibenik has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

ŠibenikD. Jurić
D. Jurić
9 goals
ŠibenikE. Sahiti
E. Sahiti
7 goals
VaraždinJ. Obregón Rojas
J. Obregón Rojas
5 goals

Varaždin missing players

Šibenik missing players

Varaždin Šibenik
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 3 Played P 3 14 28
6 3 0 Won W 1 4 7
6 3 2 Drew D 0 3 6
16 8 1 Lost L 2 7 15
23 17 2 Scored S 6 19 27
47 29 3 Conceded C 4 18 38
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 89%
68% 86% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 57% 57%
43% 64% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 57% 43%
25% 36% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 43% 32%
14% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 14% 11%
46% 79% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 36%
18% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 21% 25%
43% 21% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 50%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.8 1.8
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
7.9 9.1 12.7 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 9.1 9.5
3 3.9 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4 3.8
27% 31% 15% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 34% 26%
Key stats in 1. HNL this season:
  • Varaždin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Varaždin have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Varaždin have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Varaždin have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in 1. HNL
  • Varaždin have the most conceded goals (29) at home in 1. HNL
  • Varaždin haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Šibenik have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Šibenik have the fewest points from losing position (1) in 1. HNL
  • Šibenik have the most matches under the total-line (17) in 1. HNL

  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 27 20 4 3 66 23 14 11 1 2 38 11 13 9 3 1 28 12 43 64
2 Osijek 28 19 5 4 49 21 14 11 2 1 23 5 14 8 3 3 26 16 28 62
3 Gorica 28 14 7 7 51 34 14 6 5 3 23 18 14 8 2 4 28 16 17 49
4 Rijeka 28 13 6 9 36 34 14 6 5 3 18 14 14 7 1 6 18 20 2 45
5 Hajduk Split 27 13 4 10 34 30 13 5 3 5 17 15 14 8 1 5 17 15 4 43
6 Slaven Koprivnica 28 5 12 11 32 42 14 2 6 6 15 20 14 3 6 5 17 22 -10 27
7 Šibenik 28 7 6 15 27 38 14 3 3 8 8 20 14 4 3 7 19 18 -11 27
8 Istra 1961 28 6 6 16 22 42 14 5 1 8 13 18 14 1 5 8 9 24 -20 24
9 Varaždin 28 6 6 16 23 47 14 3 3 8 17 29 14 3 3 8 6 18 -24 24
10 Lokomotiva Zagreb 28 4 8 16 18 47 14 2 3 9 10 26 14 2 5 7 8 21 -29 20