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HNK Gorica vs Slaven Belupo: Match Preview for the Croatian League
In the eighth round of the Croatian Championship, Gorica will take on Slaven Belupo. The visitors currently sit at the bottom of the league table, trailing the hosts by just one point. Who will emerge victorious on September 30? Find out in our prediction.
Command Analysis
HNK Gorica
Croatia (Hrvatska)Current Form
Last season, Gorica finished seventh in the Croatian league and their current campaign has not shown significant improvement. The team is currently in eighth place, three points behind seventh-placed Istra. After securing their first win of the season against Sibenik (2-1), they only managed to advance past Croatia Đakovo in the cup through a penalty shootout, while suffering two defeats in the league, losing to Rijeka (0-1) and Hajduk (1-4).
Injuries and Suspensions
All players are available for the head coach.
Interesting Betting Trends
Gorica has failed to keep a clean sheet in their last seven matches
The team has lost three of their last four league matches
Projected Lineup:Ziger - Krizmanic, Maloca, Les - Mikanovic, Pajaziti, Prshir, Stiglec - Majstorovic, Ndoki - Kolar.
Slaven
Croatia (Hrvatska)Current Form
Slaven has had a rocky start this season, performing worse than their opponents. In the first six matches, the team managed to secure only one point and settled firmly at the bottom of the table. However, they pulled off an unexpected victory in their most recent match against one of the giants of Croatian football, Dinamo Zagreb, winning 4-1. This win didn’t lift them from the last position but has now closed the gap to just one point from the ninth spot.
Injuries and Suspensions
No injured players are reported in the squad.
Interesting Betting Trends
Slaven has failed to score in three of their last four league matches.
The team has lost four of their last five away matches.
Projected Lineup:Shushak - Lucic, Kovacic, Bozic, Bozek - Krepuja, Agbekpornou, Dolchek, Kajmakov, Grgic - Nestorovski.
Trends
Bet Correct Score 0:0
Two of the last five head-to-head matches ended with this score
6.50Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has been successful in four of the last five matches for the guests
1.90Tip and bets
We believe the visitors can put up a solid fight in this match. Currently, the team sits at the bottom of the standings but trails today's opponent by just one point. In their last outing, they managed to defeat one of the league favorites. Meanwhile, the hosts have suffered two consecutive losses. It is likely that Slaven will secure points in this game.
Our prediction is a handicap (0) on Slaven at 2.10.
Total Goals Bet
Both teams have struggled offensively at the beginning of the season and rarely score more than one goal per match. It is unlikely we will see many goals in this clash.
Our prediction is under 2.5 total goals at odds of 1.70
Corner Kicks Bet
The teams are expected to focus on defense in this match, so we shouldn't anticipate many corner kicks.
Our prediction is under 9.5 total corners at odds of 1.70
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