In a weekend match on Sat Aug 27th, in week 7, Lokomotiva Zagreb plays host to Slaven Koprivnica in a clash of the 1. HNL. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 31 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. In their last match, 5th placed Lokomotiva Zagreb, recorded a 1-2 loss against Hajduk Split. Chidozie Awaziem scored the first goal for Hajduk Split in the 33rd minute, then Lukas Grgić added another in the 40th minute on a feed from Dario Melnjak. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while 2nd placed Slaven Koprivnica is fresh off their 2-1 win against Gorica. Momčilo Raspopović struck first for Gorica in the 4th minute, then in the 79th minute, Marko Žuljević sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ante Crnac Finally they completed the comback in the 83rd minute on a goal by Marko Žuljević to cap off a wild match. Slaven Koprivnica is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Lokomotiva Zagreb won the head to head battle with 3 wins and 1 losss.
Slaven Koprivnica’s most prolific scorer has been Ante Crnac. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Lokomotiva Zagreb is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Blaž Bošković and Jakov-Anton Vasilj each having 2 goals in their last five.