ZAGREB. Dinamo Zagreb conquers Gorica with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Baturina (33′) and a goal from D. Špikić (73′). Dinamo Zagreb was decisively better in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadion Maksimir stadium in Zagreb on Sunday and it started at 5:15 pm local time. In front of 6,803 spectators. The referee was Patrik Kolarić with the support of Marjan Tomas and Kruno Šarić. The 4th official was . The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.54 degrees Celsius or 50.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 27 Total 5
- 16 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 2
- 7 Shots blocked 1
- 89 Attack 55
- 64 Dangerous attack 23
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 16 Corners 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Dinamo Zagreb had a superior ball possession 69% while Gorica was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Dinamo Zagreb had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 16 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dinamo Zagreb won the match.
Dinamo Zagreb shot 27 times, 16 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Gorica shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Dinamo Zagreb received 2 yellow cards (Josip Mišić and Kévin Théophile-Catherine). Regarding the opposition, Gorica received 1 yellow card (Jurica Pršir).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Dinamo Zagreb has 40 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Gorica will stays with 27 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Dinamo Zagreb will play away against Lokomotiva Zagreb on the 12th of August with a 41-5 head to head statistic in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (5 draws).
Gorica will host Rijeka on the 10th of February with a 10-9 head to head record in favor of Gorica (3 draws).
Dinamo Zagreb – Formation
Dinamo Zagreb
24'
77'
33'
Dinamo Zagreb started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Sergej Jakirović decided to play with the following team: Danijel Zagorac , Stefan Ristovski , Kévin Théophile-Catherine , Mauro Perković , Takuya Ogiwara , Josip Mišić , Petar Sučić , Takuro Kaneko , Martin Baturina , Arbër Hoxha and Bruno Petkovic .
The home team had on the bench: Arijan Ademi , Moreno Živković, Sandro Kulenović, Fran Brodić , Tibor Halilovic, Marko Bulat , Ivan Nevistić, Gabrijel Rukavina, Dino Perić, Gabriel Vidović and Dario Špikić .
Substitutions
Dinamo Zagreb made 5 changes: Bruno Petkovic for Fran Brodić (82′), Petar Sučić for Arijan Ademi (70′), Takuro Kaneko for Dario Špikić (70′), Martin Baturina for Marko Bulat (77′) and Arbër Hoxha for Gabriel Vidović (70′).
Player of the match: Martin Baturina
The most impressive player for Dinamo Zagreb was Martin Baturina.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Gorica – Formation
Gorica
Gorica started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Dinko Jeličić played with: Ivan Banić , Mario Maloča , Mateo Leš , Krešimir Krizmanić , Alexander Munksgaard , Marko Soldo , Jurica Pršir , Dino Štiglec , Josip Mitrović , Tim Matavž and Ante Matej Jurić .
They had on the bench: Sven Blummel , Lenny Ilečić , Jan Paolo Debijađi, Andrej Lazarov , Arona Fall, Luka Kapulica , Mario Matković, Zvonimir Josić, Ino Vuko, Đuro-Giulio Đekić, Božidar Radošević and Sekou Matar Sagna .
Substitutions
Gorica made 4 changes: Ante Matej Jurić for Lenny Ilečić (82′), Marko Soldo for Luka Kapulica (81′), Tim Matavž for Sven Blummel (65′) and Mateo Leš for Andrej Lazarov (65′).
Player of the match: Ivan Banić
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gorica was the goalkeeper: Ivan Banić. His rating is 9.18. He performed 13 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
- Dinamo Zagreb – Gorica – 2-0
- Rijeka – Istra 1961 – 3-0
