Varaždin and Slaven Koprivnica meet at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec, in a match for the 9th round of 1. HNL. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 1 victory and 2 draws in the last 3 games. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 04‑07‑2020, in a match for the 1. HNL that ended with the victory of Varaždin by (1‑0). The only goal of the match was scored by D. Drožđek (80 ‘). Despite being a match between 7th and 6th in the table, it is actually a clash between the 10th ranked in home games and the 6th away.
Varaždin:
After 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, the home team is currently in 7th position, with 7 points won. In their last match, they lost to Rijeka away by (2‑1), after in the previous match having lost by (1‑2) at home, in a match against Dinamo Zagreb. This is a team that tends to achieve more positive results away from home than at home, as they won 6 points away and 1 in their stadium, with 3 goals scored and 4 suffered as away, against 3 goals scored and 9 suffered at home. For the championship, Varaždin won 1 point out of 12 possible, after 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 4 matches they played in their stadium.
In this competition, they have lost the last 4 matches and have not won any of the last 4 they played at home. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 6 of the last 8 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 6 of the last 8 matches for this competition. In the last 6 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Varazdin are coming off four consecutive defeats in the Croatian league and that is very bad. You need to correct your mistakes and go in search of better results in the competition, since this is the only way to leave the bottom of the table. His rival lives a moment in a similar way, so he knows he can beat him. You will have to present more enthusiasm and quality on the field of play, because that is where everything is decided.
Slaven Koprivnica :
After 1 victory, 4 draws and 2 losses, the visiting team is currently in 6th position, with 7 points won. In their last match, they beat Istra 1961 at home by (5‑1), after losing away in the previous match, in a match against Rijeka, by (2‑0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, they usually win as many points at home as away, with 5 goals scored and 7 suffered as a visitor, against 6 goals scored and 3 suffered at home. In their last 4 away matches for the championship, Slaven Koprivnica registers 3 draws and 1 loss, for which they have won 3 points out of 12 possible.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 4 away matches. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 5 of the last 7 matches for this competition, so they were not very strong defensively.
Slaven achieved their first victory and that took a lot of weight off their shoulders. It’s not time to settle in yet, so you have to keep looking for good results, regardless of where you play. In this situation, you will have to focus on doing good performances and not making mistakes or leaving spaces. If he can play safely and not miss scoring opportunities, he can despite scoring all three points.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,81
