The season has been a rollercoaster for these contenders so far, ups and downs leading to mid-table positions so far. Get ready for Varaždin - Slaven Koprivnica!
- Varaždin have the fewest clean sheets (2) in 1. HNL
- Slaven Koprivnica have the most clean sheets (9) in 1. HNL
This has all the signs of an engaging fixture with lots of action and excitement as both contenders are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's go!
Varaždin form and stats
Varaždin have played 9 1. HNL games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Stress levels are on the rise for Varaždin's attacking players as they have now played 270 minutes without scoring in a league game. Pilj was their last goal scorer. Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Bozidar Radosevic not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.
The home fans saw a 0-0 draw versus Lokomotiva Zagreb last time out and are looking for a win here. The goalie Radošević was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.04 out of ten. Radošević topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 0-0 draw away before that, with Gorica the opponent.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 7 games. Varaždin has won 1 of these, drawn 3 and lost 3.
Varaždin has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Varaždin's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Slaven Koprivnica form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most clean sheets (9) in 1. HNL, on their 1. HNL travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. Koprivnica has showed their ability to avoid defeat with four draws in a row, but are also dodging victories. They last avoided the draw 96 days ago, in the Rijeka fixture.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Istra 1961 (placed 6th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0. Goalkeeper Čović made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Istra 1961. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Čović (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.6. Čović topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Hajduk Split.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Slaven Koprivnica in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Slaven Koprivnica, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
The attacking power of Slaven Koprivnica when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. As opposed to that, Slaven Koprivnica have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Slaven Koprivnica have managed a sequence of 6 consecutive games without defeat (5-1-0) when playing Varaždin.The latest reported meeting between these participants is the Slaven Koprivnica - Varaždin 1-0 played previously this season.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Hoxha 6 goals |   F. Brodić 5 goals | T. Teklić 4 goals |
Varaždin missing players
Slaven Koprivnica missing players
| Varaždin | Slaven Koprivnica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 24 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 26 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 78% | 78% |
| 78% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 44% | 56% |
| 61% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 44% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 17% |
| 67% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 33% | 44% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 22% | 33% |
| 3.3 | 4.9 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| 4.7 | 4.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.6 | 13.2 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 8.1 | 8.5 |
| 4.7 | 5.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 26% | 21% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 28% |
| 12.2 | 12.7 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 14.7 | 11.9 |
| 4.4 | 5.1 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
- Slaven Koprivnica have the most clean sheets (6) away in 1. HNL
- Slaven Koprivnica have the most clean sheets (9) in 1. HNL
- Varaždin have the fewest clean sheets (2) in 1. HNL
- Varaždin have the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in 1. HNL
- Varaždin have the most points from losing position (15) in 1. HNL
- Varaždin have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 31 | 42 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 38 |
| 3 | Osijek | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Slaven Koprivnica | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -10 | 27 |
| 5 | Varaždin | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 24 |
| 6 | Istra 1961 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 7 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -6 | 19 |
| 8 | Rijeka | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -10 | 16 |
| 9 | Sibenik | 18 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -10 | 13 |
| 10 | Gorica | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -13 | 9 |
