Week 19 brings us a match on Jan 28th, where Dinamo Zagreb hosts Lokomotiva Zagreb at Stadion Maksimir in a meeting of these two mismatched 1. HNL teams in the anticipated Zagreb derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 1st placed Dinamo Zagreb is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Gorica. Dinamo Zagreb had 5 on net, and Gorica had 3, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Dinamo Zagreb is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while lokomotiva Zagreb sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Varaždin. Varaždin had 16 on net, and Lokomotiva Zagreb had 14, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Lokomotiva Zagreb looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sep 18th, Dinamo Zagreb won by a score of 2 to 1. Arijan Ademi scored the first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in the 6th minute, then Sandro Kulenović got the equalizer for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 13th minute on a feed from Ivan Miličević.
Lokomotiva Zagreb’s most prolific scorer has been Sandro Kulenović. The Croatian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Dinamo Zagreb is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Mahir Emreli and Mislav Oršić each having 2 goals in their last 5.