On Aug 20th, Varaždin will host Šibenik in a clash of these two closely matched 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Varaždin sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Osijek. Vedran Jugovic scored the first goal for Osijek in the 57th minute, then Fran Brodić tied it up for Varaždin in the 65th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while šibenik is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Istra 1961. Neither Šibenik nor Istra 1961 could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Šibenik is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Šibenik is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Bernardo Matic and Duje Čop each only have 1 goal in their last five. Michele Šego and Karlo Perić are the top scorers for Varaždin in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.