On Apr 16th, Šibenik will host Slaven Koprivnica in a meeting of these two 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 9th placed Šibenik, recorded a 1-2 loss against Hajduk Split. Filip Krovinović scored the first goal for Hajduk Split in the 31st minute, but Mario Curic got the equalizer for Šibenik in the 54th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Slaven Koprivnica is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Osijek. Mijo Caktaš struck first for Osijek in the 33rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Slaven Koprivnica was frustrated by Osijek’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Osijek ended the match with the shutout victory. Slaven Koprivnica is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Šibenik and Slaven Koprivnica last played eachother at the Gradski Stadion on Feb 4th. Slaven Koprivnica and Šibenik battled to a 1-1 draw. Antonio Marin scored the first goal for Šibenik in the 1st minute, then Alen Grgić got the equalizer for Slaven Koprivnica in the 17th minute on a feed from Bozic earning Slaven Koprivnica at least a draw. Šibenik is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Eros Grezda and Mario Curic each only have 1 goal in their last five.