VARAžDIN. Varaždin comes back against Šibenik with a goal on the D. Cop 24′ and a penalty kick on the I. Delic 69′. Varaždin was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Stadion Anđelko Herjavec stadium in Varaždin on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Fran Jović with the collaboration of Hrvoje Radic and Luka Pušić. The 4th official was Marino Majstrović. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.5 degrees Celsius or 68.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Varaždin had a superior ball possession 57% while Šibenik was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Varaždin was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Varaždin to win the match​.

Varaždin shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Šibenik shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Varaždin received 4 yellow cards (J. Pellumbi, A. Elezi, M. Kolaric and F. Brekalo). Regarding the opposition, Šibenik received 5 yellow cards (D. Cop, M. Curic, M. Matic, P. Salomon and S. Peric).

Standings

After playing this match, Varaždin will have 4 points like Rijeka, Osijek, Šibenik and Slaven Koprivnica to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Šibenik will have 4 points like Rijeka, Osijek, Varaždin and Slaven Koprivnica to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Varaždin will play away against Gorica on the 27th of May with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Gorica (3 draws).

Šibenik will host Gorica on the 15th of April with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of Gorica (2 draws).

Varaždin – Formation

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

The manager Mario Kovačević decided to play with the following team: Oliver Zelenika (7.4), Matija Kolarić (7.3), Lamine Ba (6.9), Jorgo Pëllumbi (6.8), Itsuki Urata (6.5), Agon Elezi (6.7), Karlo Lusavec (6.1), Demir Peco (6.7), Tonio Teklić (7.2), Michele Šego (8.3) and Fran Brodić (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Marino Bulat, Božidar Radošević, Filip Brekalo (6.2), Luka Jelenić (6.8), Lovro Banovec, Leon Belcar (6.6), Mato Stanić (6.2), Leonard Vuk, Karlo Perić (6.9), Niko Domjanić and Noa Vugrinec.

Varaždin could not rely on the presence of L. Belcar (injured).

Substitutions

Varaždin made 5 changes: K. Lusavec for M. Stanic (46′), D. Peco for L. Jelenic (46′), F. Brodic for K. Peric (73′), I. Urata for F. Brekalo (73′) and L. Ba for L. Belcar (85′).

Best player: Michele Šego​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Varaždin was Michele Šego.

His rating is (8.3) with 2 goals, 18 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Šibenik – Formation

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

Damir Canadi played with: Lovre Rogić (6.2), Stefan Perić (6.5), Mislav Matić (6.5), Juan Mesa (7.0), Mario Ćurić (7.1), Bernardo Matić (6.7), Patrick Salomon (6.7), Marcos Mina (6.1), Ivan Delić (8.0), Haruki Arai (6.8) and Duje Čop (7.4).

These were the players on the bench: Antonio Đaković, Josip Kvesić (6.4), Matija Rom, Dino Skorup, Ivica Vidović (6.4), Nace Koprivnik, Sacha Marasović, Karlo Špeljak, Niko Rak, Leon Kreković and Marcel Čanadi (7.1).

Substitutions

Šibenik made 4 changes: B. Matic for I. Vidovic (66′), M. Matic for M. Canadi (66′), D. Cop for J. Kvesic (78′) and M. Curic for L. Krekovic (87′).

Best player: Ivan Delić​

The player that probably impressed the most for Šibenik was Ivan Delić.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 17 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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

• Varaždin – Šibenik – 2-2
• Dinamo Zagreb – Osijek – 5-2