VELIKA GORICA. Gorica comes back against Slaven Koprivnica with a goal on the B. Mioč 54′ and a goal on the A. Hoxha 50′.

The match was played at the ŠRC Velika Gorica stadium in Velika Gorica on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Goran Pečarić with the assistance of Goran Pataki and Dario Kolarević. The 4th official was Zdenko Lovrić. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.49 degrees Celsius or 92.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 12 Total 7
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 117 Attack 95
  • 45 Dangerous attack 37
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 19
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Gorica was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Slaven Koprivnica that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Gorica was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Gorica to win the match​.

Gorica shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Slaven Koprivnica shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Gorica received 1 yellow card (Merveil Ndockyt). Talking about the opposition, Slaven Koprivnica received 4 yellow cards (Filip Hlevnjak, Ante Crnac, Ricardo Moniz and Mario Marina).

Match Timeline

23'
Matej Sakota- sub ->Dilan Ortíz
40'
Merveil Ndockyt(goal)Filip Mrzljak
45'
Merveil Ndockyt- Yellow
45'
Valentino Majstorovic - sub ->Alexander Munksgaard
46'
50'
Merveil Ndockyt(goal)Nikola Vujnović
51'
54'
Benedik Mioc(goal)
71'
72'
Filip Hlevnjak- Yellow
Marko Soldo- sub ->Jurica Pršir
77'
79'
Marco Boras- sub ->Vinko Međimorec
82'
Luka Kapulica- sub ->Josip Mitrović
82'
Ante Matej Juric- sub ->Filip Mrzljak
86'

Standings

After this match, Gorica will have 6 points like Varaždin and Slaven Koprivnica to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Slaven Koprivnica will have 6 points like Varaždin and Gorica to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Gorica will host Istra 1961 on the 25th of May with a 8-5 head to head stats in favor of Gorica (8 draws).

Slaven Koprivnica will host Gorica on the 4th of May with a 7-7 head to head record.

Gorica – Formation

Gorica
G
Ivan Banic 31.Croatia
6.3
D
6.5
46'
D
Mario Maloca 22.Croatia
6.7
D
Kresimir Krizmanic 25.Croatia
6.9
D
Dino Stiglec 90.Croatia
6.4
M
Merveil Ndockyt 8.Republic of the Congo
8.8
45' 45', 51'
M
Jurica Prsir 10.Croatia
7.5
77'
M
Josip Mitrovic 14.Croatia
7.5
82'
M
Filip Mrzljak 15.Croatia
7.0
86'
M
Momčilo Raspopović 20.Montenegro
6.8
F
Nikola Vujnovic 46.Montenegro
6.9
Substitutes
G
Jan Paolo Debijadji 12.Croatia
G
Bozidar Radosevic 44.Croatia
D
Mateo Les 5.Croatia
D
Mario Matkovic 34.Croatia
D
Ino Vuko 38.Croatia
M
Marko Soldo 6.Croatia
77'
M
Luka Kapulica 23.Croatia
82'
M
6.8
46'
F
Ante Matej Juric 7.Croatia
86'
F
Sven Blummel 9.Netherlands
F
Lenny Ilecic 11.Croatia
F
Tim Matavz 89.Slovenia

Gorica started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Željko Sopić decided to play with the following team: Ivan Banić (6.3), Alexander Munksgaard (6.5), Mario Maloča (6.7), Krešimir Krizmanić (6.9), Dino Štiglec (6.4), Momčilo Raspopović (6.8), Merveil Ndockyt (8.8), Filip Mrzljak (7.0), Jurica Pršir (7.5), Josip Mitrović (7.5) and Nikola Vujnović (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Mateo Leš, Marko Soldo, Ante Matej Jurić, Sven Blummel, Lenny Ilečić, Jan Paolo Debijađi, Luka Kapulica, Mario Matković, Ino Vuko, Božidar Radošević, Valentino Majstorović (6.8) and Tim Matavž.

Substitutions

Gorica made 4 changes: Alexander Munksgaard for Valentino Majstorović (46′), Filip Mrzljak for Ante Matej Jurić (86′), Jurica Pršir for Marko Soldo (77′) and Josip Mitrović for Luka Kapulica (82′).

Best player: Merveil Ndockyt​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gorica was Merveil Ndockyt.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 21 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7.

Slaven Koprivnica – Formation

Slaven Koprivnica
G
Ivan Susak 25.Croatia
6.8
D
Luka Racic 15.Denmark
6.7
D
Daniel Stefulj 23.Croatia
6.9
D
Vinko Medjimorec 29.Croatia
6.8
79'
D
Antonio Bosec 33.Croatia
6.5
M
Arbër Hoxha 9.Kosovo
7.7
50'
M
Benedik Mioc 10.Croatia
7.3
54'
M
A. Crnac 11.Croatia
6.3
40'
M
Filip Hlevnjak 20.Croatia
6.5
72'
M
7.1
71'
F
Dilan Ortíz 99.Colombia
6.6
23'
Substitutes
G
Matija Jesenovic 1.Croatia
G
Antun Markovic 12.Croatia
D
Gabriel Eskinja 2.Austria
D
Marko Martinaga 3.Croatia
D
Filip Krušelj 18.Croatia
D
Marco Boras 55.Croatia
6.6
79'
M
Mario Marina 4.Bosnia and Herzegovina
71' 82'
M
Bautista Cascini 8.Argentina
M
Emanuel Mađarić 21.Croatia
F
Matej Sakota 7.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.8
23'
F
Tomislav Štrkalj 19.Croatia

Slaven Koprivnica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Ricardo Moniz played with: Ivan Sušak (6.8), Antonio Bosec (6.5), Luka Racic (6.7), Vinko Međimorec (6.8), Daniel Štefulj (6.9), Filip Hlevnjak (6.5), Michael Agbekpornu (7.1), Ante Crnac (6.3), Benedik Mioč (7.3), Arber Hoxha (7.7) and Dilan Ortíz (6.6).

They had on the bench: Matija Jesenović, Gabriel Eskinja, Marko Martinaga, Mario Marina, Matej Šakota (6.8), Bautista Cascini, Antun Marković, Filip Krušelj, Tomislav Štrkalj, Emanuel Mađarić and Marco Boras (6.6).

Slaven Koprivnica could not rely on the presence of Matej Šakota (injured) and Marco Boras (injured).

Substitutions

Slaven Koprivnica made 3 changes: Dilan Ortíz for Matej Šakota (23′), Michael Agbekpornu for Mario Marina (71′) and Vinko Međimorec for Marco Boras (79′).

Best player: Arber Hoxha​

The player that probably impressed the most for Slaven Koprivnica was Arber Hoxha.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 20 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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