February 12th features a match where Dinamo Zagreb hosts Gorica in a meeting of these two closely matched 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Dinamo Zagreb is fresh off their 2-1 win against Istra 1961. F. Cáseres struck first for Dinamo Zagreb on an own goal in the 30th minute, but Robert Mišković got the equalizer for Istra 1961 in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Dinamo Zagreb looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10, while gorica is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Hajduk Split. Francisco Ferreira scored the first goal for Hajduk Split in the 3rd minute, then Marko Livaja added another in the 39th minute on a penalty kick In the end, Gorica couldn’t muster any offence and Hajduk Split ran away with the shutout win. Gorica is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Šrc Velika Gorica, Dinamo Zagreb took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Bruno Petković scored the first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in the 30th minute on a penalty kick, then Komnen Andrić added another in the 37th minute on a feed from Josip Šutalo In the end, Gorica couldn’t muster any offence and Dinamo Zagreb ran away with the shutout win.
Kristijan Lovric has been the most effective weapon for Gorica lately. The Croatian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Mislav Oršić has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Dinamo Zagreb.