On Sat Oct 8th, in week 12, Hajduk Split will host Varaždin at Stadion Poljud in a meeting of these two 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 2nd placed Hajduk Split is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Rijeka. Chidozie Awaziem scored the first goal for Hajduk Split in the 51st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Rijeka couldn’t muster any offence and Hajduk Split ran away with the shutout win. Hajduk Split should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while varaždin sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Istra 1961. Tonio Teklić scored the first goal for Varaždin in the 37th minute, but F. Cáseres got the equalizer for Istra 1961 in the 69th minute earning Istra 1961 at least a draw. Varaždin is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Hajduk Split won by a score of 2 to 0. 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 In the end, Varaždin couldn’t muster any offence and Hajduk Split ran away with the shutout win.
Tonio Teklić has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored 4 goals for Varaždin. Hajduk Split’s most prolific scorer has been Nikola Kalinić. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.