SPLIT. Hajduk Split tops Slaven Koprivnica 3-1. Hajduk Split got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from E. Sahiti (13′) and L. Grgic (26′). Slaven Koprivnica tried to recover with a goal from H. Zapata (52′). Nevertheless, the encounter was closed by a penalty (71′) scored by M. Livaja for Hajduk Split. Hajduk Split was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadion Poljud stadium in Split on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ante Čuljak with the help of Bojan Zobenica and Anto Marić. The 4th official was Ante Čulina. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.1 degrees Celsius or 51.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

Hajduk Split

3 - 1

Slaven Koprivnica

  • ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
  • 19 Total 2
  • 11 On Target 1
  • 8 Off Target 1
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 145 Attack 81
  • 86 Dangerous attack 31
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1

Ball possession

Hajduk Split had a superior ball possession 70% while Slaven Koprivnica was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hajduk Split was more pushing with 86 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hajduk Split won the match​.

Hajduk Split shot 19 times, 11 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Slaven Koprivnica shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Hajduk Split didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Slaven Koprivnica received 2 yellow cards (A. Bosec and B. Goda).

Also, Slaven Koprivnica didn’t finish the match with 11 players after A. Bosec (Slaven Koprivnica) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (62′).

Match Timeline

Emir Sahiti(goal)N. Kalinic
13'
26'
46'
46'
52'
58'
Antonio Bosec- Yellow
62'
Antonio Bosec(yellowred)
65'
Dino Mikanovic- sub ->G. Lovrencsics
69'
70'
Marko Livaja(penalty)
71'
72'
Dario Melnjak - sub ->D. Colina
75'
75'
83'
86'
86'
86'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Dinamo Zagreb
79
36
Hajduk Split
72
36
Osijek
69
36
Rijeka
65
36
Lokomotiva Zagreb
49
36
Gorica
45
36
Slaven Koprivnica
36
36
Šibenik
32
36
Istra 1961
31
36
Hrvatski Dragovoljac
19
36

After playing this match, Hajduk Split will have 44 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Slaven Koprivnica will stay with 23 points like Šibenik to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Hajduk Split will play away with Hrvatski Dragovoljac on the 19th of February with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Hajduk Split (0 draws).

Slaven Koprivnica will play away agasint Gorica on the 18th of February with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Gorica (3 draws).

Hajduk Split – Formation

Hajduk Split
G
Danijel Subašić 1.Croatia
6.3
D
Nikola Katic 2.Croatia
7.1
D
Josip Elez 19.Croatia
6.7
83'
D
Ferro 97.Portugal
7.1
M
Gergő Lovrencsics 26.Hungary
7.0
69'
M
J. Vuković 4.Croatia
6.7
M
Lukas Grgic 14.Austria
7.7
26'
M
David Colina 3.Croatia
6.6
75'
F
Emir Sahiti 77.Kosovo
7.9
70' 13'
F
Marko Livaja 10.Croatia
7.2
71'
F
Nikola Kalinic 9.Croatia
7.4
75'
Substitutes
G
Josip Posavec 70.Croatia
D
Stefan Simic 8.Czech Republic
6.2
83'
D
Dario Melnjak 17.Croatia
6.4
75'
D
Dino Mikanovic 24.Croatia
7.2
69'
M
M. Fossati 6.Italy
6.8
75'
M
Alexander Kačaniklić 7.Sweden
M
Jani Atanasov 20.Macedonia
F
Jan Mlakar 29.Slovenia
F
Marin Ljubicic 90.Croatia
6.8
70'

Hajduk Split started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Valdas Dambrauskas decided to play with the following team: Danijel Subašić (6.3), Nikola Katić (7.1), Josip Elez (6.7), Ferro (7.1), Gergő Lovrencsics (7.0), Josip Vuković (6.7), Lukas Grgić (7.7), David Čolina (6.6), Marko Livaja (7.2), Emir Sahiti (7.9) and Nikola Kalinić (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Josip Posavec, Stefan Simić (6.2), Dario Melnjak (6.4), Dino Mikanović (7.2), Marco Fossati (6.8), Alexander Kačaniklić, Jani Atanasov, Jan Mlakar and Marin Ljubičić (6.8).

Substitutions

Hajduk Split made 6 changes: G. Lovrencsics for D. Mikanovic (69′), E. Sahiti for M. Ljubicic (70′), D. Colina for D. Melnjak (75′), N. Kalinic for M. Fossati (75′), J. Elez for S. Simic (83′) and J. Elez for S. Simic (83′).

Best player: Emir Sahiti​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hajduk Split was Emir Sahiti.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 38 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.

Slaven Koprivnica – Formation

Slaven Koprivnica
G
Ivan Susak 25.Croatia
7.4
D
Tomislav Bozic 6.Croatia
7.3
D
Damian van Bruggen 5.Netherlands
6.3
46'
D
Vinko Soldo 22.Croatia
6.6
M
Antonio Bosec 33.Croatia
5.3
62'
M
Zoran Kvržić 16.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.7
46'
M
Mario Marina 4.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.5
86'
M
B. Goda 7.Croatia
6.9
65'
F
L. Zvonarek 10.Croatia
6.5
72'
F
Alen Grgic 23.Croatia
6.4
86'
F
Hansel Zapata 19.Colombia
7.2
52'
Substitutes
G
Antun Markovic 1.Croatia
D
Ikouwem Utin 3.Nigeria
D
G. Paracki 15.Croatia
M
A. Brković 18.Croatia
6.3
46'
M
Marin Laušić 21.Croatia
7.3
46'
F
Bruno Bogojevic 30.Croatia
6.3
86'
F
Mihael Mlinaric 8.Croatia
6.4
86'
F
A. Crnac 11.Croatia
6.4
72'

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

Zoran Zekić played with: Ivan Sušak (7.4), Damian van Bruggen (6.3), Tomislav Božić (7.3), Vinko Soldo (6.6), Antonio Bosec (5.3), Zoran Kvržić (6.7), Mario Marina (6.5), Bruno Goda (6.9), Lovro Zvonarek (6.5), Alen Grgić (6.4) and Hansel Zapata (7.2).

They had on the bench: Antun Marković, Ikouwem Udo Utin, Goran Paracki, Arijan Brković (6.3), Marin Laušić (7.3), Novak Tepšić, Bruno Bogojević (6.3), Mihael Mlinarić (6.4) and Ante Crnac (6.4).

Substitutions

Slaven Koprivnica made 5 changes: Z. Kvrzic for M. Lausic (46′), D. van Bruggen for A. Brkovic (46′), L. Zvonarek for A. Crnac (72′), M. Marina for M. Mlinaric (86′) and A. Grgic for B. Bogojevic (86′).

Best player: Ivan Sušak​

The most impressive player for Slaven Koprivnica was the goalkeeper: Ivan Sušak. His rating is 7.42. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

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