ZAGREB. Slaven Koprivnica prevails over Lokomotiva Zagreb 3-1. Lokomotiva Zagreb lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadion Kranjčevićeva stadium in Zagreb on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Zdenko Lovrić who was helped by Bojan Zobenica and Alen Jakšić. The 4th official was Dario Kulušić. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 7.42 degrees Celsius or 45.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Lokomotiva Zagreb had a superior ball possession 60% while Slaven Koprivnica was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lokomotiva Zagreb was more aggressive with 107 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyway, Slaven Koprivnica managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Lokomotiva Zagreb shot 21 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Slaven Koprivnica shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Lokomotiva Zagreb received 2 yellow cards (Mateo Marić and Marin Leovac). Regarding the opposition, Slaven Koprivnica received 4 yellow cards (Ivan Lepinjica, Daniel Stefulj, Vinko Medjimorec and Michael Agbekpornu).

Standings

After playing this match, Lokomotiva Zagreb will stay with 16 points to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Slaven Koprivnica will have 17 points like Varaždin to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Lokomotiva Zagreb will host Gorica on the 6th of April with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Gorica (9 draws).

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

Lokomotiva Zagreb – Formation

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

The manager Silvijo Čabraja decided to play with the following team: Nikola Čavlina (6.4), Karlo Bartolec (6.7), Branimir Kalaica (7.1), Jon Mersinaj (6.3), Marin Leovac (7.0), Vladan Bubanja (7.3), Art Smakaj (7.0), Mateo Marić (7.5), Marin Šotiček (7.8), Indrit Tuci (7.5) and Silvio Goričan (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Matej Matić, Ilija Mašić, Robert Mudražija (7.3), Duje Čop (6.8), Fabijan Krivak (6.4), Ivan Milićević, Anes Krdžalić (6.7), Fran Žilinski, Marko Vranjković, Ivan Canjuga and Zvonimir Šubarić.

Substitutions

Lokomotiva Zagreb made 4 changes: Vladan Bubanja for Robert Mudražija (46′), Silvio Goričan for Duje Čop (83′), Art Smakaj for Anes Krdžalić (70′) and Marin Šotiček for Fabijan Krivak (83′).

Player of the match: Marin Šotiček​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lokomotiva Zagreb was Marin Šotiček.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 25 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Slaven Koprivnica – Formation

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

Roy Ferenčina played with: Ivan Susak (7.5), Antonio Bosec (7.0), Marco Boras (7.5), Tomislav Bozic (7.0), Daniel Stefulj (7.0), Michael Agbekpornu (6.4), Ivan Lepinjica (7.1), Adrian Liber (6.7), Benedik Mioc (8.1), Arbër Hoxha (7.5) and Tomislav Strkalj (7.3).

They had on the bench: Marko Martinaga, Bujar Pllana, Matej Sakota (7.5), Bautista Cascini, Samuel Nongoh, Antun Markovic, Luka Racic, Mihail Caimacov (6.7), Filip Hlevnjak, Vinko Medjimorec (6.4), Ivan Covic and Florian Kamberi.

Substitutions

Slaven Koprivnica made 4 changes: Michael Agbekpornu for Mihail Caimacov (46′), Arbër Hoxha for Vinko Medjimorec (86′), Tomislav Strkalj for Filip Hlevnjak (90′) and Adrian Liber for Matej Sakota (76′).

Player of the match: Benedik Mioc​

The most impressive player for Slaven Koprivnica was Benedik Mioc.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 31 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Lokomotiva Zagreb – Slaven Koprivnica – 1-3