Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Dinamo Zagreb & Gorica face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Croatia Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Dinamo and Gorica.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
Dinamo Zagreb participated in Croatia Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Dinamo Zagreb have been very solid at home in the 1. HNL so far, with 40 points collected from 16 matches (13-1-2). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. On the other hand, in the Croatia Cup, Dinamo Zagreb has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. Dinamo Zagreb has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Sibenik defeat 87 days ago. Ever since the Sibenik game Dinamo has been unbeatable here at Stadion Maksimir producing seven straight wins.
Dinamo Zagreb's last game was hosting Hajduk Split and winning 2-0. Before that, Dinamo played out a 1. HNL draw 1-1 when visiting Osijek.
There will be little rest for Dinamo after this match as they are travelling to Slaven Koprivnica for a 1. HNL game in only three days.
Dinamo are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (41 goals in 16 games). From these home matches, Dinamo have conceded only 11 goals.
Gorica form and stats
Gorica's mission in Croatia Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their 1. HNL travels is 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. Total Croatia Cup statistics for Gorica: 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
The supporters enjoyed Gorica's previous game versus Lokomotiva Zagreb, a 1. HNL 4-2 win played at home. A 1-1 draw at Sibenik's stadium before that.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Gorica, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Gorica has another fixture away, a 1. HNL game, against Istra 1961 in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Gorica has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 29 goals from 15 games. Gorica have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Dinamo eight wins, one draw and Gorica one victory. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Lovrić 15 goals |   M. Oršić 14 goals |  M. Gavranović 13 goals |
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
Gorica missing players
| Dinamo Zagreb | Gorica | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 13 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 46 | 28 | Scored | S | 14 | 45 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 8 | 28 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 12% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 19% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 60% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12.9 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 11.4 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 36% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 33% | ||
| 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 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 70 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 46 | 71 |
| 2 | Osijek | 31 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 29 | 67 |
| 3 | Gorica | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 53 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 52 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 44 |
| 6 | Sibenik | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 19 | -9 | 32 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -11 | 31 |
| 8 | Varazdin | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -28 | 25 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -22 | 24 |
| 10 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 31 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 54 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 28 | -30 | 23 |