VARAžDIN. Varaždin and Lokomotiva Zagreb didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Varaždin was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Stadion Anđelko Herjavec stadium in Varaždin on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. In front of 1,117 spectators.​ The referee was Zdenko Lovrić with the collaboration of Marjan Tomas and Ivan Janić. The 4th official was Antonio Škobić. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 21.56 degrees Celsius or 70.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Lokomotiva Zagreb was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Lokomotiva Zagreb to win the match​.

Varaždin shot 17 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Lokomotiva Zagreb shot 15 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Varaždin received 5 yellow cards (Igor Postonjski, Lovro Banovec, Ivan Nekić, Antonio Boršić and Lovro Banovec). Talking about the opposition, Lokomotiva Zagreb received 5 yellow cards (Marin Leovac, Feta Fetai, Fetai Feta, Karlo Bartolec and Vladan Bubanja).

Standings

After playing this match, Varaždin will have 15 points like Osijek to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, Lokomotiva Zagreb will have 14 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Varaždin will host Gorica on the 30th of March with a 5-5 head to head statistic.

Lokomotiva Zagreb will host Gorica on the 6th of April with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Gorica (9 draws).

Varaždin – Formation

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

The manager Mario Kovačević decided to play with the following team: Oliver Zelenika (7.8), Marko Vukčević (7.0), Ivan Nekić (7.8), Jorgo Pëllumbi (7.0), Antonio Boršić (7.0), Marin Pilj (7.3), Igor Postonjski (7.5), Agon Elezi (7.0), Dimitar Mitrovski (7.0), Domagoj Drožđek (7.1) and Leon Belcar (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Lamine Ba, Josip Silic, Mario Marina (6.8), Matija Kolarić, Lovro Banovec (6.6), Karlo Lusavec, Noa Vugrinec, David Mistrafovic, Leonard Vuk, Niko Domjanić (6.8) and Michele Šego (6.7).

Substitutions

Varaždin made 5 changes: Domagoj Drožđek for Lovro Banovec (84′), Marin Pilj for Mario Marina (72′), Agon Elezi for Michele Šego (78′), Leon Belcar for Niko Domjanić (46′) and Antonio Boršić for Karlo Bručić (84′).

Best player: Oliver Zelenika​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Varaždin was the goalkeeper: Oliver Zelenika. His rating is 7.75. He performed 5 saves.

Lokomotiva Zagreb – Formation

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

Silvijo Čabraja played with: Nikola Čavlina (8.2), Karlo Bartolec (7.1), Moreno Živković (7.1), Jon Mersinaj (7.5), Marin Leovac (7.0), Vladan Bubanja (7.9), Mateo Marić (7.3), Silvio Goričan (7.0), Fabijan Krivak (7.1), Marin Šotiček (7.0) and Indrit Tuci (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Feta Fetai (6.8), Art Smakaj, Anes Krdžalić, Ivan Milićević (6.7), Branimir Kalaica, Ivan Bulatović, Zvonimir Šubarić, Fran Žilinski, Viktor Kanižaj, Marko Vranjković and Ilija Mašić.

Substitutions

Lokomotiva Zagreb made 4 changes: Marin Leovac for Ivan Milićević (77′), Fabijan Krivak for Feta Fetai (73′), Silvio Goričan for Branimir Kalaica (88′) and Karlo Bartolec for Viktor Kanižaj (88′).

Best player: Nikola Čavlina​

The most impressive player for Lokomotiva Zagreb was the goalkeeper: Nikola Čavlina. His rating is 8.16. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Gorica – Dinamo Zagreb – 2-1
• Varaždin – Lokomotiva Zagreb – 0-0