Week 22 brings us a match on Feb 19th, where Dinamo Zagreb and Varaždin will play a match in Varaždin in a clash of these two closely matched 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 6th placed Varaždin, recorded a 1-4 loss against Hajduk Split. Dario Melnjak struck first for Hajduk Split in the 47th minute, then Fran Brodić tied it up for Varaždin in the 51st minute. Varaždin is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Dinamo Zagreb is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Istra 1961. Stefan Ristovski struck first for Dinamo Zagreb in the 37th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Istra 1961 couldn’t muster any offence and Dinamo Zagreb ran away with the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Dinamo Zagreb should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Stadion Maksimir, Dinamo Zagreb was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. 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 victory in the 78th minute on a goal by Baturina.
Dinamo Zagreb’s most prolific scorer has been Stefan Ristovski. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Varaždin’s most prolific scorer has been Fran Brodić. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.