VARAžDIN. Dinamo Zagreb beats Varaždin 3-1. Dinamo Zagreb got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Luka Ivanusec (49′) and Luka Ivanusec (73′). Varaždin tried to recover with a goal from T. Teklić (80′). However, the match was closed by a goal (85′) scored by Arijan Ademi for Dinamo Zagreb. Dinamo Zagreb made the most of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadion Anđelko Herjavec stadium in Varaždin on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jakov Titlić with the assistance of Hrvoje Radic and Alen Jakšić. The 4th official was Ante Terzić. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Dinamo Zagreb had a superior ball possession 60% while Varaždin was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dinamo Zagreb was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 2 shots of which 0 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dinamo Zagreb won the match.​

Varaždin shot 0 times, 0 on target, 0 off target. On the other side, Dinamo Zagreb shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Varaždin received 1 yellow card (Lamine Ba). On the other side, Dinamo Zagreb didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Varaždin will stay with 27 points to remain in the 7th place. On the other side, Dinamo Zagreb will have 52 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Varaždin will play away with Gorica on the 27th of May with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Gorica (4 draws).

Dinamo Zagreb will host Gorica on the 3rd of June with a 16-1 head to head in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (2 draws).

Varaždin – Formation

Varaždin adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Nikola Šafarić decided to play with the following team: Oliver Zelenika (6.6), Jozo Stanić (6.2), Lamine Ba (6.1), Jorgo Pëllumbi (6.2), Matija Kolarić (6.4), Marin Pilj (6.3), David Puclin (5.8), Lovro Banovec (6.1), Tonio Teklić (7.0), Michele Šego (7.1) and Fran Brodić (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Josip Silić, Marko Stolnik, Itsuki Urata (6.3), Luka Škaričić, Dimitar Mitrovski (6.5), Ivan Šaranić (6.4), Andris Herrera, Leon Belcar, Rafael Reis Pereira, Domagoj Drožđek, Leonard Vuk, Niko Domjanić and Josip Silić.

Substitutions

Varaždin made 5 changes: Matija Kolaric for Itsuki Urata (56′), Lovro Banovec for Ivan Šaranić (56′), M. Šego for Dimitar Mitrovski (71′), Marin Pilj for Rafael Reis Pereira (72′) and David Puclin for Niko Domjanić (86′).

Best player: Michele Šego​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Varaždin was Michele Šego.

His rating is (7.1) with 26 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Dinamo Zagreb – Formation

Also Dinamo Zagreb adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Ante Čačić played with: Dominik Livaković (6.5), Stefan Ristovski (7.5), Josip Šutalo (7.1), Dino Perić (7.4), Robert Ljubičić (7.4), Marko Bulat (7.1), Josip Mišić (7.1), Dario Špikić (7.0), Martin Baturina (7.2), Luka Ivanušec (9.1) and Josip Drmić (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Danijel Zagorac, Ivan Nevistić, Sadegh Moharrami, Boško Šutalo, Jakov Gurlica, Mauro Perković, Arijan Ademi, Bruno Petković (7.6), Gabrijel Rukavina and Luka Menalo (6.8).

Substitutions

Dinamo Zagreb made 5 changes: Dario Spikic for Luka Menalo (31′), Josip Drmic for Bruno Petković (46′), Marko Bulat for Robert Ljubicic (80′), Dino Peric for Mauro Perković (80′) and Luka Ivanusec for Gabrijel Rukavina (88′).

Best player: Luka Ivanušec​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dinamo Zagreb was Luka Ivanušec.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 28 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.​

• Hajduk Split – Gorica – 2-1
• Varaždin – Dinamo Zagreb – 1-3