VARAžDIN. Hajduk Split had a comfortable win over Varaždin. Hajduk Split scored with Dario Melnjak (47′), Marko Livaja (77′), R. Pukštas (78′) and R. Pukštas (90′). On the other side, Fran Brodic (51′) scored for Varaždin.
The match was played at the Stadion Anđelko Herjavec stadium in Varaždin on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Dario Bel who had the assistance of Marjan Tomas and Kruno Šarić. The 4th official was Ivan Matić. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.6 degrees Celsius or 34.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 11 Total 10
- 6 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 93 Attack 91
- 64 Dangerous attack 71
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Varaždin was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Hajduk Split that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Hajduk Split was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hajduk Split won the match.
Varaždin shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Hajduk Split shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Varaždin received 1 yellow card (L. Jelenić). Talking about the opposition, Hajduk Split received 2 yellow cards (Chidozie Awaziem and R. Pukštas).
(Varaždin) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (56′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Varaždin will stay with 27 points like Istra 1961 to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Hajduk Split will have 41 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Varaždin will play away against Gorica on the 27th of May with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Gorica (4 draws).
Hajduk Split will play away agasint Gorica on the 29th of April with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Hajduk Split (4 draws).
Varaždin – Formation
Varaždin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nikola Šafarić decided to play with the following team: Oliver Zelenika
, Jozo Stanić , Luka Jelenić , Jorgo Pëllumbi , Matija Kolarić , Agon Elezi , David Puclin , Lovro Banovec , Tonio Teklić , Michele Šego and Fran Brodić .The home team had on the bench: Marino Bulat, Lamine Ba, Marko Stolnik
, Itsuki Urata, Luka Škaričić, Ivan Šaranić, Marin Pilj , Andris Herrera , Leon Belcar, Rafa Pereira, Leonard Vuk and Niko Domjanić.Substitutions
Varaždin made 5 changes: T. Teklić for Marin Pilj (50′), Lovro Banovec for Marko Stolnik (68′), M. Šego for Andris Herrera (68′), Fran Brodic for Niko Domjanić (82′) and L. Jelenić for Leonard Vuk (82′).
Best player: Michele Šego
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Varaždin was Michele Šego.
His rating is
with 15 passes (46% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.Hajduk Split – Formation
Hajduk Split started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Ivan Leko played with: Karlo Sentić
, Chidozie Awaziem , Stefan Simić , Dominik Prpić , Gergő Lovrencsics , Lukas Grgić, Marco Fossati , Marko Capan , Dario Melnjak , Rokas Pukštas and Filip Krovinović , Marko Livaja .The following players were sitting on the bench: Danijel Subašić, Ivan Lučić, Dino Mikanović, Elvis Letaj, Yassine Benrahou, Ivan Ćubelić, Nikola Kalinić
, Roko Brajković and Jan Mlakar.Substitutions
Hajduk Split made 3 changes: M. Capan for Nikola Kalinić (64′), Stefan Simic for Yassine Benrahou (74′) and Gergő Lovrencsics for Dino Mikanović (74′).
Best player: Dario Melnjak
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hajduk Split was Dario Melnjak.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 26 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
- Osijek – Slaven Koprivnica – 0-0
- Varaždin – Hajduk Split – 1-4