In this week 13 match on the 16th of October, Varaždin and Dinamo Zagreb will play a match in Zagreb in a 1. HNL match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which is great football weather. 1st placed Dinamo Zagreb is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Salzburg. Nicolas Seiwald struck first for Salzburg in the 12th minute, then Robert Ljubicic tied it up for Dinamo Zagreb in the 40th minute earning Dinamo Zagreb at least a draw. Dinamo Zagreb looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10, while 5th placed Varaždin is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Hajduk Split. Suad Sahiti struck first for Hajduk Split in the 33rd minute on a feed from Marko Livaja, then in the 71st minute, Ivan Posavec sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Fran Brodić. Varaždin is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 5th of August, Varaždin hosted Dinamo Zagreb in their last match together. Varaždin and Dinamo Zagreb battled to a 1-1 draw. Dario Špikić scored the first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Michele Šego got the equalizer for Varaždin in the 63rd minute on a feed from Herrera Palomino earning Varaždin a comeback draw.
Varaždin’s top weapon lately has been Tonio Teklić, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Bruno Petković has been the most prolific scorer on Dinamo Zagreb in his last five matches with 2 goals.