In a weekend match on Friday Aug 5th, in week 4, Varaždin will host Dinamo Zagreb at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec in a clash of these two mismatched 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 8th placed Varaždin, recorded a 0-2 loss against Hajduk Split. Marko Livaja struck first for Hajduk Split in the 29th minute, then Marko Livaja added another in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Filip Krovinović At the end of 90 a dissapointed Varaždin couldn’t manage to score, and Hajduk Split took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while in their last match, 1st placed Dinamo Zagreb, recorded a 4-1 win against Istra 1961. Mislav Oršić scored the first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in the 11th minute from the penalty spot, then Boško Šutalo added another in the 32nd minute. Dinamo Zagreb is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Josip Drmić has been the most prolific scorer on Dinamo Zagreb in the last five matches with three goals. Varaždin is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Postonjski and Fran Brodić each only have 1 goal in their last five.