In this week 18 match on Jan 21st, Dinamo Zagreb will host Gorica at Stadion Maksimir in a clash of these two extremely mismatched 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Dinamo Zagreb is fresh off their 7-2 blowout win against Rijeka. Josip Mišić struck first for Dinamo Zagreb in the 2nd minute, then Mislav Oršić added another in the 13th minute on a feed from Bruno Petković. Dinamo Zagreb is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, 10th placed Gorica, recorded a 0-1 loss against Istra 1961. Monsef Bakrar struck first for Istra 1961 in the 90th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Gorica was frustrated by Istra 1961’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Istra 1961 ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 2 points in their last 10 matches.
Gorica and Dinamo Zagreb last played eachother at the Šrc Velika Gorica on Sep 10th. Dinamo Zagreb was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Mislav Oršić struck first for Dinamo Zagreb in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Arijan Ademi, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Gorica was frustrated by Dinamo Zagreb’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Dinamo Zagreb ended the match with the shutout victory.
Gorica is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Tyrese Francois and Nikola Vujnović each only have 1 goal in their last five. For Dinamo Zagreb, their top scorers are Bruno Petković and Mahir Emreli, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.