Lokomotiv Zagreb and Slaven Koprivnica meet at Stadion Kranjčevićeva, in a match for the 15th round of 1. HNL. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 10-28-2020, the two teams tied (0‑0). The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 9 matches won 6, tied 2 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium, in 03 ‑03‑2020, for the 1. HNL, Lokomotiva Zagreb won by (3‑0). J. Suárez (61 ‘Autogolo), M. Uzuni (59’) and M. Budimir (90 ‘) scored the goals for Lokomotiv Zagreb. Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.
Lokomotiv :
The home team is currently in 8th position, with 9 points won, after 1 victory, 6 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Hajduk Split by (1‑2). In the last match, they tied in an away match against HNK Gorica, by (1‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 1 victory, 7 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. In their last match, for the HR Nogometni Cup, they lost away to HNK Gorica by (3‑1). In their last 6 home games for the championship, Lokomotiv Zagreb won 1, drew 3 and lost 2, thus conquering 6 points out of 18 possible.
For this competition, he has not won 11 games. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that has struggled to open the scoring and only managed to score the first goal once in the last 13 matches for 1. HNL. In 13 games in this competition, he never managed to come back in the 10 games in which he conceded the first goal.
Lokomotiva have been doing a very bad campaign and only the tiebreaker criteria save them from last place. So you have to make a big change if you want to leave the bottom of the board. All sectors are expected to show improvement, after all, it is the whole that has been lacking. Therefore, you will have to show a lot of competence in the future to get positive results.
Slaven :
The visiting team is currently in 6th position, with 17 points won, after 4 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won away against HNK Gorica by (0‑1). In the last match, they lost at home against Dinamo Zagreb by (1‑5). This is a team that curiously has been stronger away than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses in their stadium. For the championship, Slaven Koprivnica won 12 points out of 21 possible, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 7 away games. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so they were not very strong defensively. In 14 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Slaven are in the center of the table and today they are far from the relegation zone and the zone that will lead to the Europa League. It depends solely on itself to chart its path, so the course of the games will show what you are capable of. In the current round, it is possible to win if you play with quality and efficiency. Anyway, it will only depend on whether to seek a positive result.
