VELIKA GORICA. Dinamo Zagreb tops Gorica with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Kulenović (13′) and a goal from M. Bulat (88′). Dinamo Zagreb was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the ŠRC Velika Gorica stadium in Velika Gorica on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 4,000 spectators.​ The referee was Patrik Kolarić with the assistance of Sanja Rođak-Karšić and Ivan Starčević. The 4th official was Ivana Martinčić. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.72 degrees Celsius or 72.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Dinamo Zagreb had a strong ball possession 63% while Gorica was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dinamo Zagreb had a more offensive attitude with 89 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dinamo Zagreb won the match.​

Gorica shot 6 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Dinamo Zagreb shot 20 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Gorica received 2 yellow cards (Nikola Vujnovic and Dino Stiglec). Talking about the opposition, Dinamo Zagreb received 3 yellow cards (Josip Misic, Stefan Ristovski and Bruno Petkovic).

Standings

After playing this match, Gorica stays with 35 points to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Dinamo Zagreb will has 63 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Gorica will play away against Rijeka on the 20th of April with a 10-10 head to head statistic.

Dinamo Zagreb will play away against Lokomotiva Zagreb on the 12th of August with a 41-5 head to head in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (6 draws).

Gorica – Formation

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

The manager Rajko Vidovic decided to play with the following team: Ivan Banic (6.8), Kresimir Krizmanic (7.3), Mario Maloca (7.0), Mateo Les (6.4), Dino Stiglec (6.6), Andrej Lazarov (6.3), Filip Mrzljak  (7.3), Josip Mitrovic (6.8), Jurica Prsir (7.0), Gabriel Rukavina (6.0) and Nikola Vujnovic (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Marko Soldo (6.4), Ante Matej Juric (6.6), Sven Blummel, Jan Paolo Debijadji, Alexander Munksgaard, Luka Kapulica (6.6), Mario Matkovic, Zvonimir Josić, Đ. Đekić, Bozidar Radosevic, Sekou Matar Sagna and L. Vrzić (6.6).

Substitutions

Gorica made 3 changes: Jurica Prsir for Luka Kapulica (82′), Josip Mitrovic for Ante Matej Juric (73′) and Andrej Lazarov for Marko Soldo (46′).

Player of the match: Filip Mrzljak ​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Gorica was Filip Mrzljak .

His rating is 7.3 with 40 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 5.

Dinamo Zagreb – Formation

Dinamo Zagreb started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Sergej Jakirović played with: Ivan Nevistic (7.0), Stefan Ristovski (7.8), Kévin Théophile-Catherine (7.0), M. Perković (7.3), Takuro Kaneko (7.1), Josip Misic (7.5), P. Sučić (7.7), G. Vidović (7.9), Martin Baturina  (8.2), S. Kulenović (7.3) and Bruno Petkovic (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Takuya Ogiwara, Bosko Sutalo, Arijan Ademi (6.8), Maxime Bernauer (6.8), Marko Rog (6.4), Fran Brodic, Arbër Hoxha (7.0), Tibor Halilovic, Marko Bulat (7.3), Faris Krkalic, N. Mikić and L. Vrbančić.

Substitutions

Dinamo Zagreb made 5 changes: G. Vidović for Maxime Bernauer (63′), Takuro Kaneko for Arbër Hoxha (64′), S. Kulenović for Arijan Ademi (83′), P. Sučić for Marko Rog (84′) and Martin Baturina  for Marko Bulat (72′).

Player of the match: Martin Baturina ​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dinamo Zagreb was Martin Baturina  even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.2 with 41 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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

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