In this week 18 match on Jan 22nd, Lokomotiva Zagreb and Varaždin will play a match in Varaždin in a clash of the 1. HNL. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Varaždin is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Gorica. 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 scoreless draw,. Varaždin is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Lokomotiva Zagreb recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Istra 1961. Sandro Kulenović struck first for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 11th minute from the penalty spot, then Stojkovic added another in the 73rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Istra 1961 couldn’t manage to score, and Lokomotiva Zagreb took the shutout win. Lokomotiva Zagreb is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stadion Kranjčevićeva, Varaždin was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Tonio Teklić struck first for Varaždin in the 51st minute, then Mateo Marić tied it up for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time.
Lokomotiva Zagreb’s most prolific scorer has been Sandro Kulenović. The Croatian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. Both Domjanic and Marin Pilj have been the hottest scorers for Varaždin in the last five each having scored 2 goals.