Which matches shall we look at?
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 8 games · NK Varazdin 8 games · 2026-27 seasonWho is in form?
goals scoredgoals concededexpected goals (xG)
0 W · 1 D · 4 L0.2 points a game5 scored · 12 conceded
- L
Dinamo ZagrebA20 Sept23 - D
HNK RijekaH12 Sept11 - L
NK Slaven BelupoA6 Sept12 - L
HNK Hajduk SplitA31 Aug02 - L
RudesA21 Aug14
Last 8 at home: 3W 3D 2L
1 W · 3 D · 1 L1.2 points a game5 scored · 5 conceded
- D
NK OsijekH19 Sept00 - D
HNK GoricaA14 Sept22 - D
Istra 1961H4 Sept00 - W
RudesH29 Aug20 - L
Dinamo ZagrebA22 Aug13
Last 9 away: 3W 1D 5Lthis season 1.3 points a game away · 3rd in the league away
The two sides side by side
SeasonBadge: league rank (1 = best). Tick: the league average.
Who is ahead?on 8 measures
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 0Level 0NK Varazdin 8
Goals
Goals scoredleague average 1.6league avg 1.6
7.1.41.66.
Goals concededleague average 1.6 · lower is betterleague avg 1.6 · lower is better
8.2.00.91.
Expected goals (xG)league average 1.3league avg 1.3
7.1.01.55.
Play
Shotsleague average 13.7league avg 13.7
8.10.014.15.
Shots on targetleague average 4.7league avg 4.7
9.2.94.16.
Possessionleague average 50%league avg 50%
9.42%48%5.
Cornersleague average 4.6league avg 4.6
5.4.34.63.
Cardsleague average 2.1 · lower is betterleague avg 2.1 · lower is better
10.3.51.52.
Trends
Clean sheetsleague average 28%league avg 28%
9.0%50%1.
Both teams scoredleague average 51%league avg 51%
1.75%50%6.
3 or more goalsleague average 64%league avg 64%
5.63%50%9.
Won after scoring firstleague average 81%league avg 81%
–80%4.
Head to head
last 5 meetings · league games onlyNK Lokomotiva Zagreb 1Drawn 2NK Varazdin 2
- 9 May 2026NK Varazdin1 – 1NK Lokomotiva ZagrebD
- 7 Mar 2026NK Lokomotiva Zagreb1 – 1NK VarazdinD
- 7 Dec 2025NK Varazdin4 – 2NK Lokomotiva ZagrebL
- 20 Sept 2025NK Lokomotiva Zagreb1 – 0NK VarazdinW
- 26 Apr 2025NK Varazdin2 – 1NK Lokomotiva ZagrebL
Goals a game2.8league 3.2
Both scored80%league 51%
3 or more goals40%league 64%
When do the goals come?
every game this season▲ goals scored▼ goals concededexpected at the league’s timingNK Lokomotiva ZagrebNK Varazdin
10
10
0–1524
40
16–3032
00
31–4502
93
46–6022
12
61–7533
12
76–90+NK Lokomotiva Zagrebfirst 30 min 27% · last 30 min 45% · 11 scored · 16 conceded · 8 games
NK Varazdinfirst 30 min 31% · last 30 min 38% · 13 scored · 7 conceded · 8 games
What do we expect from this match?
average of the last 10 gamesThis is not a forecast: the two sides’ averages over their recent games.
Goals (xG)
1.11.5
2.5 goals a little below the league (league 2.7)
Shots
10.314.1
24.4 shots below the league (league 27.4)
Shots on target
3.24.1
7.3 shots on target below the league (league 9.4)
Corners
4.44.6
9.0 corners at the league’s level (league 9.2)
Cards
2.91.5
4.4 cards a little above the league (league 4.1)
Tick: the league’s average per team
Who is out, who stands out?
absences and the season’s leadersTop scorerDušan Vuković3 goalsin 8 games
Most assistsDušan Vuković2 assistsin 8 games
Best ratedJosip Posavec7.1in 8 games
Top scorerLuka Mamić3 goalsin 8 games
Most assistsIvan Canjuga2 assistsin 8 games
Best ratedIvan Canjuga7.7in 8 games
Line-ups come out about an hour before kick-off and then show in the Line-ups tab.
Who is the referee, and what is the calendar?
Calendar
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb19 days’ restLast: Dinamo Zagreb 3–2 (away) · 20 Sept · HNLNext: Istra 1961 (home) · 17 Oct · HNL · in 7 days
NK Varazdin21 days’ restLast: NK Osijek 0–0 (home) · 19 Sept · HNLNext: HNK Hajduk Split (away) · 17 Oct · HNL · in 7 daysNK Lokomotiva Zagreb had 2 days’ less rest than their opponent
How does it change the table?
Full table3.
NK Osijek8+616
4.
NK Varazdin8+615
5.
HNK Rijeka7+614
6.
Istra 19618+19
7.
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb8-57
8.
NK Slaven Belupo8-97
What this match changes
If NK Lokomotiva Zagreb win10 – 15NK Lokomotiva Zagreb move up to 6th · NK Varazdin 5 points ahead
If it ends level8 – 16NK Varazdin move up to 1st · NK Varazdin 8 points ahead
If NK Varazdin win7 – 18NK Varazdin move up to 1st · NK Varazdin 11 points ahead