Dinamo Zagreb overcomes Lokomotiva Zagreb 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Kulenović. HIGHLIGHTS

ZAGREB. Dinamo Zagreb beats Lokomotiva Zagreb 1-0 after S. Kulenović scored just 1 goal (60').

April 22, 2024

ZAGREB. Dinamo Zagreb tops Lokomotiva Zagreb 1-0 after S. Kulenović scored just 1 goal (60′). Dinamo Zagreb took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Stadion Kranjčevićeva stadium in Zagreb on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Dario Bel who had the assistance of Marjan Tomas and Kruno Šarić. The 4th official was Zdenko Lovrić. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.74 degrees Celsius or 49.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.

Match Statistics

Lokomotiva Zagreb

0 - 1

Dinamo Zagreb

42 Ball Possession 58

Shots

8 Total 13
4 On Target 7
10 Off Target 11
4 Shots blocked 3

106 Attack 149
43 Dangerous attack 62
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 8
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

24 Total 20
6 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Dinamo Zagreb had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dinamo Zagreb won the contest.

Lokomotiva Zagreb shot 8 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Dinamo Zagreb shot 13 times, 7 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Lokomotiva Zagreb received 6 yellow cards (F. Fetai, Jon Mersinaj, I. Kukavica, A. Smakaj, Marin Leovac and Karlo Bartolec). On the opposite side, Dinamo Zagreb didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

46'

Arijan Ademi- sub ->Josip Misic

46'

Takuro Kaneko- sub ->Dario Spikic

Marin Leovac- Yellow

49'

Jon Mersinaj- Yellow

55'

F. Fetai- sub ->I. Canjuga

55'

Lirim Kastrati- sub ->M. Šotiček

55'

60'

S. Kulenović(goal)Maxime Bernauer

A. Smakaj- Yellow

61'

I. Kukavica- sub ->A. Smakaj

69'

80'

Marko Bulat- sub ->Martin Baturina

80'

Arbër Hoxha- sub ->G. Vidović

Karlo Bartolec- Yellow

82'

I. Kukavica- Yellow

86'

88'

Takuya Ogiwara- sub ->S. Kulenović

Marko Vranjković- sub ->Robert Mudražija

88'

F. Fetai- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Lokomotiva Zagreb stays with 44 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Dinamo Zagreb will has 69 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Lokomotiva Zagreb will host Rijeka on the 27th of April with a 30-14 head to head record in favor of Rijeka (8 draws).

Dinamo Zagreb will play away against Varaždin on the 27th of April with a 25-3 head to head in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (6 draws).

Lokomotiva Zagreb – Formation

Lokomotiva Zagreb

N. Čavlina 1.Croatia

7.1

Marin Leovac 4.Croatia

6.4

49'

Jon Mersinaj 5.Albania

6.7

55'

Karlo Bartolec 22.Croatia

7.3

82'

Vladan Bubanja 29.Montenegro

7.5

Silvio Goričan 7.Croatia

6.6

Robert Mudražija 8.Croatia

6.4

88'

Mateo Marić 14.Bosnia and Herzegovina

7.5

A. Smakaj 15.Kosovo

6.8

69'

61'

M. Šotiček 19.Croatia

6.7

55'

I. Canjuga 28.Croatia

6.4

55'

Substitutes

Krunoslav Hendija 12.Croatia

Zvonimir Šubarić 31.Croatia

Matej Matić 3.Croatia

Marko Vranjković 27.Croatia

6.4

88'

I. Kukavica 30.Croatia

7.1

69'

86'

B. Bošković 13.Bosnia and Herzegovina

F. Fetai 23.Macedonia

6.4

55'

90'

Lirim Kastrati 16.Kosovo

6.4

55'

Viktor Kanižaj 21.Croatia

B. Tošković 24.Montenegro

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

The manager Silvijo Čabraja decided to play with the following team: N. Čavlina (7.1), Karlo Bartolec (7.3), Vladan Bubanja (7.5), Jon Mersinaj (6.7), Marin Leovac (6.4), A. Smakaj (6.8), Mateo Marić (7.5), I. Canjuga (6.4), Robert Mudražija (6.4), Silvio Goričan (6.6) and M. Šotiček (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Matej Matić, Krunoslav Hendija, B. Bošković, Lirim Kastrati (6.4), A. Baždarić, Viktor Kanižaj, F. Fetai (6.4), B. Tošković, Marko Vranjković (6.4), I. Kukavica (7.1) and Zvonimir Šubarić.

Substitutions

Lokomotiva Zagreb made 4 changes: I. Canjuga for F. Fetai (55′), M. Šotiček for Lirim Kastrati (55′), Robert Mudražija for Marko Vranjković (88′) and A. Smakaj for I. Kukavica (69′).

Player of the match: Mateo Marić

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lokomotiva Zagreb was Mateo Marić.

His rating is 7.5 with 36 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9.

Dinamo Zagreb – Formation

Dinamo Zagreb

Ivan Nevistic 33.Croatia

7.8

Maxime Bernauer 6.France

7.3

S. Kulenović 17.Croatia

7.3

88'

60'

Stefan Ristovski 22.Macedonia

7.0

Kévin Théophile-Catherine 28.France

7.5

Martin Baturina 10.Croatia

8.2

80'

P. Sučić 25.Bosnia and Herzegovina

7.5

Josip Misic 27.Croatia

7.7

46'

G. Vidović 72.Croatia

6.4

80'

Dario Spikic 77.Croatia

7.0

46'

Bruno Petkovic 9.Croatia

7.7

Substitutes

Faris Krkalic 32.Bosnia and Herzegovina

Takuya Ogiwara 3.Japan

6.4

88'

Bosko Sutalo 4.Croatia

M. Živković 15.Croatia

Arijan Ademi 5.Macedonia

6.8

46'

Arbër Hoxha 20.Kosovo

6.6

80'

Tibor Halilovic 23.Croatia

Takuro Kaneko 30.Japan

7.0

46'

Marko Bulat 31.Croatia

6.4

80'

Fran Brodic 19.Croatia

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

Sergej Jakirović played with: Ivan Nevistic (7.8), Maxime Bernauer (7.3), Kévin Théophile-Catherine (7.5), Stefan Ristovski (7.0), Dario Spikic (7.0), Josip Misic (7.7), P. Sučić (7.5), G. Vidović (6.4), Martin Baturina (8.2), S. Kulenović (7.3) and Bruno Petkovic (7.7).

These were the players on the bench: Takuya Ogiwara (6.4), Bosko Sutalo, Arijan Ademi (6.8), M. Živković, Fran Brodic, Arbër Hoxha (6.6), Tibor Halilovic, Takuro Kaneko (7.0), Marko Bulat (6.4), Faris Krkalic and L. Vrbančić.

Substitutions

Dinamo Zagreb made 5 changes: Josip Misic for Arijan Ademi (46′), Dario Spikic for Takuro Kaneko (46′), Martin Baturina for Marko Bulat (80′), G. Vidović for Arbër Hoxha (80′) and S. Kulenović for Takuya Ogiwara (88′).