Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Dinamo Zagreb & Lokomotiva Zagreb face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Croatia Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
Last season, Dinamo Zagreb's Croatia Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.Dinamo Zagreb have been very solid at home in the 1. HNL so far, with 34 points collected from 12 matches (11-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table.
Dinamo's last game was hosting Hajduk Split and winning 4-0. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Dinamo Zagreb played a great game against Hajduk Split and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. Midfield player Ivanušec got a match rating of 9.0 in that game, the max score being 10. Ivanušec scored two goals, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 38 successful passes (of 42 total).
In the game before, an away victory in the 1. HNL match versus Varazdin with a 3-1 scoreline.Dinamo Zagreb are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 8 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 7, drew 1 and lost 0.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Dinamo as they have a new game in only four days, a 1. HNL match thankfully also at home. Osijek are visiting.
From these home matches, Dinamo Zagreb have conceded only 10 goals.
Lokomotiva Zagreb form and stats
Lokomotiva Zagreb's mission in Croatia Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.Lokomotiva Zagreb have only collected 8 points from their away games in the 1. HNL, after 2-2-8 (12 played).
There might be some fixture complaints from Lokomotiva Zagreb as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-1 against Gorica. Lokomotiva goalkeeper Čavlina had a fine day's work versus Gorica, but in spite of managing six saves the defeat could not be stopped. Defender Haas was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Haas won 6 of 8 duels.
A 1-2 loss hosting Rijeka before that.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Lokomotiva Zagreb played away with similar odds. This revealed 4 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 0 times, 1 were draw and the home team won as expected 3 times.
Lokomotiva Zagreb have another match away from home in just four nights, a 1. HNL game vs Hajduk Split. A difficult timetable for the visitors!
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Lokomotiva Zagreb have scored 14 goals in 12 league games away. Lokomotiva's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 21 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Dinamo Zagreb have avoided defeat in the last 5 games (3-2-0) facing Lokomotiva Zagreb.Top Goalscorers
  B. Petković 8 goals |   S. Kulenovic 7 goals |  L. Ivanušec 6 goals |
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
Lokomotiva Zagreb missing players
| Dinamo Zagreb | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 49 | 25 | Scored | S | 20 | 40 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 17 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 20% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12.9 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 12.5 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5 | ||
| 35% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | ||
| 10.5 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.6 | ||
| 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 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 39 | 55 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 44 |
| 3 | Osijek | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | Slaven Koprivnica | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -11 | 32 |
| 5 | Istra 1961 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 31 |
| 6 | Varazdin | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -6 | 30 |
| 7 | Rijeka | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | -6 | 28 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -4 | 25 |
| 9 | Sibenik | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -11 | 20 |
| 10 | Gorica | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -20 | 12 |
