Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Varaždin & Lokomotiva Zagreb 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 Varaždin and Lokomotiva Zagreb.
Varaždin form and stats
Varaždin was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Croatia Cup.Varaždin have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the 2. HNL. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
The home team returns to Stadion Anđelko Herjavec after being equal after 90 minutes with Osijek II on their last time out; the 2. HNL game ended 0-0.
A 2-2 draw away in the 2. HNL before that, with Opatija the opponent.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the 2. HNL game versus Rudes in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec.
Varaždin are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec in their league games, having scored an impressive 9 goals in 3 matches. Varaždin have conceded 5 from these games.
Lokomotiva Zagreb form and stats
Lokomotiva Zagreb was sent out of Croatia Cup in the 8th finals last season.2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Lokomotiva Zagreb playing as the away team in the 1. HNL this season.
Lokomotiva Zagreb's previous game was their home loss versus Rijeka (0-2). Midfielder Lukas Kačavenda was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.63. Kačavenda hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 23 successful passes (of 27 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Rijeka at their stadium, the result 2-1.The visiting Lokomotiva Zagreb have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 6 games. As opposed to that, Lokomotiva have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's zero Varaždin victories, three draws and seven Lokomotiva Zagreb wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Dabro 6 goals |  I. Postonjski 3 goals | L. Kačavenda 3 goals |
Varaždin missing players
Lokomotiva Zagreb missing players
| Varaždin | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 30 | 17 | Scored | S | 20 | 40 | ||
| 40 | 19 | Conceded | C | 19 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 79% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 24% | ||
| 5.2 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.5 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 27% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bijelo Brdo | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | Rudes | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Dugopolje | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | Croatia Zmijavci | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 17 |
| 5 | Jarun | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | Varaždin | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Orijent 1919 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 8 | Dubrava Zagreb | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Sesvete | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Cibalia | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Osijek II | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 12 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Opatija | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Solin | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Kustosija | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Inter Zaprešić | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rijeka | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 27 |
| 2 | Osijek | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 24 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Gorica | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 18 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -3 | 14 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 12 |
| 9 | Slaven Koprivnica | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -12 | 7 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | -22 | 6 |