ZAGREB. Lokomotiva Zagreb and Varaždin draw 1-1. S. Goričan scored the first goal (5′) for Lokomotiva Zagreb. D. Puclin settled the score (51′). Lokomotiva Zagreb was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the Igralište NC Zagrebello (Zagreb) stadium in Zagreb on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Patrik Kolarić assisted by Sanja Rođak-Karšić and Ivan Starčević. The 4th official was Ivana Martinčić. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 13 degrees Celsius or 55.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Lokomotiva Zagreb had a strong ball possession 58% while Varaždin was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lokomotiva Zagreb was more aggressive with 85 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 11 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Lokomotiva Zagreb to win the match​.

Lokomotiva Zagreb shot 20 times, 11 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Varaždin shot 10 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Lokomotiva Zagreb received 1 yellow card (Ivan Milicevic). On the opposite side, Varaždin received 2 yellow cards (Itsuki Urata and Oliver Zelenika).

Standings

After this encounter, Lokomotiva Zagreb will have 33 points to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Varaždin will have 37 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Lokomotiva Zagreb will host Gorica on the 6th of May with a 7-7 head to head statistic.

Varaždin will play away agasint Gorica on the 27th of May with a 4-4 head to head record.

Lokomotiva Zagreb – Formation

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

The manager Silvijo Čabraja decided to play with the following team: Nikola Čavlina (6.9), Branimir Cipetić (7.4), Jon Mersinaj (6.8), Branimir Kalaica (6.9), Ivan Milićević (6.8), Fabijan Krivak (6.8), Vladan Bubanja, Mateo Marić (7.3), Lukas Kačavenda (8.3), Luka Stojković (7.2), Silvio Goričan (6.7) and Ibrahim Aliyu (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Zvonimir Šubarić, Fran Žilinski, Hajdin Salihu, Marko Vranjković, Marin Šotiček, Justin De Haas, Marko Hanuljak, Josip Pivarić (7.1), Jakov Anton Vasilj, Sandro Kulenović (6.8) and Indrit Tuci (7.0).

Substitutions

Lokomotiva Zagreb made 3 changes: Ibrahim Aliyu for Indrit Tuci (67′), F. Krivak for Josip Pivarić (67′) and S. Goričan for Sandro Kulenović (80′).

Best player: Lukas Kačavenda​

The player that probably impressed the most for Lokomotiva Zagreb was Lukas Kačavenda.

His rating is (8.3) with 49 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 15. He performed 4 crosses.

Varaždin – Formation

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

Mario Kovačević played with: Oliver Zelenika (8.2), Jozo Stanić (7.0), Lamine Ba (6.6), Luka Jelenić (6.8), Jorgo Pëllumbi (6.8), David Puclin (7.2), Agon Elezi (7.4), Michele Šego (6.5), Tonio Teklić (6.4), Domagoj Drožđek (6.9), Fran Brodić (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Josip Silić, Marko Stolnik, Luka Škaričić, Itsuki Urata (6.6), Rafa Pereira, Dimitar Mitrovski (6.8), Ivan Šaranić, Marin Pilj (6.5), Lovro Banovec (5.9), Leon Belcar, Andris Herrera, Niko Domjanić and Leonard Vuk.

Varaždin could not rely on the presence of Marko Stolnik (injured).

Substitutions

Varaždin made 5 changes: Lamine Ba for Itsuki Urata (46′), Domagoj Drozdek for Lovre Banovec (72′), David Puclin for Marin Pilj (72′), Tonio Teklic for Dimitar Mitrovski (72′) and Fran Brodic for Marko Stolnik (87′).

Best player: Oliver Zelenika​

The player that probably impressed the most for Varaždin was the goalkeeper: Oliver Zelenika. His rating is 8.15. He performed 10 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Lokomotiva Zagreb – Varaždin – 1-1
• Rijeka – Osijek – 1-1