VELIKA GORICA. Gorica was capable to clinch a draw against Dinamo Zagreb with a late goal from J. Mitrovic scored in the (85′) after Dinamo Zagreb got a lead with a goal from R. Ljubicic (60′). Dinamo Zagreb was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the ŠRC Velika Gorica stadium in Velika Gorica on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Ivan Bebek with the collaboration of Luka Pajić and Ivan Janić. The 4th official was Zdenko Lovrić. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17 degrees Celsius or 62.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Dinamo Zagreb was in firm control of the ball 60% while Gorica was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dinamo Zagreb was more pushing with 75 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Dinamo Zagreb to win the match​.

Gorica shot 15 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Dinamo Zagreb shot 14 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Gorica didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Dinamo Zagreb received 2 yellow cards (Ante Čačić and Robert Ljubicic).

Standings

After this contest, Gorica will have 17 points to remain in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Dinamo Zagreb will have 60 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Gorica will play away against Dinamo Zagreb on the 3rd of June with a 16-1 head to head stats in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (3 draws).

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

Gorica – Formation

Gorica started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Željko Sopić decided to play with the following team: Ivan Banić (7.0), Ivan Tomečak (6.1), Matthew Steenvoorden (7.0), Slavko Bralić (6.9), Krešimir Krizmanić (7.1), Joey Suk (6.3), Jurica Pršir (7.1), Filip Mrzljak (6.8), Merveil Ndockyt (7.2), Kristian Fućak (7.0) and Josip Mitrović (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Božidar Radošević, Robert Ćosić, Momčilo Raspopović, Cheick Keita, Dino Štiglec (6.5), Edin Julardžija (6.4), Toni Fruk (6.8), Luka Kapulica, Valentino Majstorović (6.7), Nikola Vujnović, Tim Matavž (6.8) and Vinko Petković.

Gorica could not rely on the presence of Tim Matavz (injured).

Substitutions

Gorica made 5 changes: Kresimir Krizmanic for Dino Štiglec (46′), Joey Suk for Toni Fruk (46′), Kristian Fucak for Tim Matavz (49′), Merveil Ndockyt for Valentino Majstorović (61′) and Jurica Prsir for Edin Julardžija (77′).

Best player: Josip Mitrović​

The most impressive player for Gorica was Josip Mitrović.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 21 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 9.

Dinamo Zagreb – Formation

Dinamo Zagreb started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Ante Čačić played with: Dominik Livaković (7.2), Stefan Ristovski (7.2), Josip Šutalo (7.0), Kévin Théophile-Catherine (7.1), Robert Ljubičić (7.8), Josip Mišić (7.0), Marko Bulat (6.8), Dario Špikić (6.8), Martin Baturina (7.4), Luka Ivanušec (6.6) and Josip Drmić (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ivan Nevistić, Sadegh Moharrami (6.2), Petar Bočkaj (5.9), Jakov Gurlica, Mauro Perković, Luka Vrbancic, Luka Lukanić, Toni Majić, Gabrijel Rukavina, Luka Menalo and Toni Majić.

Substitutions

Dinamo Zagreb made 3 changes: Dario Spikic for Petar Bočkaj (72′), Stefan Ristovski for Sadegh Moharrami (77′) and Marko Bulat for Luka Menalo (90′).

Best player: Robert Ljubičić​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dinamo Zagreb was Robert Ljubičić.

His rating is (7.8) with 70 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

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