On the 20th of February, in this week 24 match, Dinamo Zagreb and Lokomotiva Zagreb will play a match in Zagreb in a meeting of these two closely matched 1. HNL teams in the anticipated Zagreb derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Dinamo Zagreb is fresh off their 2-1 win against Gorica. Arijan Ademi scored the first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in the 55th minute, but Anthony Kalik got the equalizer for Gorica in the 65th minute. Dinamo Zagreb is on a hot streak lately, with only 2 loss in their last 10 matches, while lokomotiva Zagreb sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Istra 1961. Drena Dijon struck first for Istra 1961 in the 54th minute, then Sandro Kulenović tied it up for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 80th minute earning Lokomotiva Zagreb a comeback draw. Lokomotiva Zagreb looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On Nov 7th, Lokomotiva Zagreb hosted Dinamo Zagreb at the Stadion Kranjčevićeva in their last match together. Lokomotiva Zagreb was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Mateo Marić struck first for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 8th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Dinamo Zagreb couldn’t manage to score, and Lokomotiva Zagreb took the shutout win.
Marko Dabro has been the most prolific scorer on Lokomotiva Zagreb in his last five matches with three goals. Dinamo Zagreb’s most prolific scorer has been Mislav Oršić. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.