National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Lokomotiva Zagreb or Hajduk Split that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Lokomotiva Zagreb form and stats
Last season their Croatia Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.4 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Lokomotiva Zagreb have to build on here at Stadion Kranjčevićeva in the 1. HNL.
Lokomotiva Zagreb faced defeat in their previous match, away at Osijek (1-3). Ivan Nevistić had a busy but productive day in the Osijek match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Sandro Kulenović, a natural forward, was the declared top performer for the team in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 8.04 (out of 10). Kulenović scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Gorica that finished 2-2.The Lokomotiva fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. On the other hand, Lokomotiva Zagreb have conceded 8 goals.
Hajduk Split form and stats
Last season their Croatia Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their 1. HNL travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Impressive finishing from Marin Ljubičić, Marko Livaja, Marco Fossati and Filip Krovinović secured the home win 4-0 against Istra 1961 in their previous game. As mentioned above, Hajduk was the only team on the pitch versus Istra 1961 in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Midfielder Filip Krovinović was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.44. Krovinović scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 39 successful passes (of 46 total).
Preceding that game was the away 1. HNL victory against Rijeka with the score of 3-2.Hajduk Split has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 8 games. Hajduk's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Lokomotiva wins - draws - Hajduk Split wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Livaja 11 goals |   M. Dabro 7 goals |  J. Mlakar 4 goals |
Lokomotiva Zagreb missing players
Hajduk Split missing players
| Lokomotiva Zagreb | Hajduk Split | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 45 | 20 | Scored | S | 27 | 44 | ||
| 33 | 10 | Conceded | C | 22 | 29 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 80% | ||
| 72% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 57% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 16% | ||
| 68% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 12% | ||
| 5.2 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.3 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.4 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 13.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.7 | ||
| 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 32% | ||
| 9.9 | 9.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.9 | 8 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Osijek | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 34 |
| 2 | Rijeka | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 30 |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 28 |
| 5 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 6 | Gorica | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -16 | 15 |
| 9 | Slaven Koprivnica | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 13 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -25 | 7 |