Varaždin are welcoming Slaven Koprivnica for another important game after their 0-2 result against 4th-placed Rijeka.
- Varaždin have the most conceded goals (46) in 1. HNL
- Slaven Koprivnica have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in 1. HNL
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Varaždin form and stats
Varaždin's struggle is real here at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec with only 11 points collected from 13 1. HNL games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-2-8. It's trouble wherever Varaždin are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. Three consecutive losses here at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.
Varaždin haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 339 minutes ago. A. Herrera scored that one.
Preceding that match was the home game against Dinamo Zagreb that was lost 0-5.
Oliver Zelenika had a busy but productive day in the Rijeka match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented.
This is expected to be a close game, with Varaždin perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Varaždin as a small favourite), we find six games. Varaždin has won three of these, drawn one and lost two.
The Varaždin fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 13 matches. Varaždin are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (28 from 13 played).
Slaven Koprivnica form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their 1. HNL travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Rijeka.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Koprivnica in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Slaven Koprivnica, one draw and two defeats.
Koprivnica have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Koprivnica have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Varaždin and Slaven Koprivnica have met before this season: Slaven Koprivnica - Varaždin 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Varaždin two wins, four draws and Slaven Koprivnica four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Obregón Rojas 5 goals |  N. Glavčić 5 goals | T. Knöll 5 goals |
Varaždin missing players
Slaven Koprivnica missing players
| Varaždin | Slaven Koprivnica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 22 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 27 |
| 46 | 28 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 37 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 84% |
| 69% | 85% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 72% |
| 46% | 69% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 52% |
| 27% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 24% |
| 15% | 31% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 46% | 77% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 48% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 42% | 23% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.7 | 8.8 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| 28% | 31% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 41% | 29% |
- Slaven Koprivnica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Slaven Koprivnica have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in 1. HNL
- Slaven Koprivnica have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in 1. HNL
- 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 (28) at home in 1. HNL
- Varaždin have the most conceded goals (46) in 1. HNL
- Varaždin haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 41 | 60 |
| 2 | Osijek | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 58 |
| 3 | Gorica | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 18 | 48 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 39 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 36 |
| 6 | Sibenik | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | -10 | 26 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 24 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -17 | 24 |
| 9 | Varaždin | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -24 | 22 |
| 10 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -25 | 20 |