In this week 14 match on Oct 21st, Hajduk Split plays host to Dinamo Zagreb in a clash of these two evenly matched 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 2nd placed Hajduk Split is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Gorica. Marko Livaja scored the first goal for Hajduk Split in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Gorica couldn’t muster any offence and Hajduk Split ran away with the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Hajduk Split should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 1st placed Dinamo Zagreb is fresh off their 3-1 win against Varaždin. Fran Brodić struck first for Varaždin in the 9th minute, then Bruno Petković got the equalizer for Dinamo Zagreb in the 70th minute on a feed from Josip Drmić But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 78th minute on a goal by Baturina. Dinamo Zagreb is on a hot streak lately, with 9 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Aug 13th, Dinamo Zagreb was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Jani Atanasov struck first for Hajduk Split in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, but Baturina got the equalizer for Dinamo Zagreb in the 61st minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 64th minute on a goal by Arijan Ademi to cap off a wild match.
Dinamo Zagreb is fortunate enough to have Bruno Petković in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Hajduk Split’s most prolific scorer has been Marko Livaja. The Croatian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.