On the 13th of August, in this week 5 match, Dinamo Zagreb hosts Hajduk Split at Stadion Maksimir in a meeting of these two evenly matched 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 1st placed Dinamo Zagreb is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Varaždin. Dario Špikić scored the first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Michele Šego tied it up for Varaždin in the 63rd minute on a feed from Herrera Palomino earning them at least the one point. Dinamo Zagreb is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed Hajduk Split is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Varaždin. Marko Livaja scored the first goal for Hajduk Split in the 29th minute, then Marko Livaja added another in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Filip Krovinović In the end, Varaždin couldn’t muster any offence and Hajduk Split ran away with the shutout win. Hajduk Split is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Hajduk Split won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 1 draw.
Marko Livaja has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored eight goals for Hajduk Split. Both Mislav Oršić and Dario Špikić have been the hottest scorers for Dinamo Zagreb in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.