Week 26 brings us a match on Mar 17th, where Varaždin will host Gorica at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec in a clash of the 1. HNL. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Varaždin is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Rijeka. Lindon Selahi struck first for Rijeka in the 45th minute, then Prince Ampem added another in the 53rd minute. Varaždin is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Gorica, recorded a 5-4 win against Istra 1961. Monsef Bakrar struck first for Istra 1961 in the 13th minute on a feed from F. Cáseres, then Slavko Bralić tied it up for Gorica in the 30th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 83rd minute on a goal by Joey Suk to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
On the 18th of January, Gorica hosted Varaždin at the Šrc Velika Gorica in their last match together. Gorica and Varaždin battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Gorica nor Varaždin could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 9 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Both Josip Mitrović and Kristian Fućak have been the hottest scorers for Gorica in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. For Varaždin, their top scorers are Tonio Teklić and Fran Brodić, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.