On the 18th of February, in this week 24 match, Gorica will play host to Slaven Koprivnica in a 1. HNL match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 5th placed Gorica, recorded a 1-2 loss against Dinamo Zagreb. Arijan Ademi scored the first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in the 55th minute, then in the 65th minute, Jovicic sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Anthony Kalik. Gorica is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Slaven Koprivnica is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Hajduk Split. Suad Sahiti struck first for Hajduk Split in the 13th minute, then Lukas Grgić added another in the 26th minute. Slaven Koprivnica is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Slaven Koprivnica and Gorica last played eachother at the Gradski Stadion on Fri Nov 5th. Gorica took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Marin Laušić struck first for Slaven Koprivnica in the 43rd minute on a feed from, then Anthony Kalik tied it up for Gorica in the 45th minute on a feed from Toni Fruk Finally they completed the comback victory in the 62nd minute on a goal by Anthony Kalik to cap off a wild match.
Slaven Koprivnica hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Mario Marina and Krstanovic, and they each have 1 goal. Gorica’s top weapon lately has been Lovric, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.