In this week 19 match on Jan 27th, Varaždin and Slaven Koprivnica will play a match in Varaždin in a meeting of these two 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 5th placed Varaždin, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Lokomotiva Zagreb. Varaždin had 16 on net, and Lokomotiva Zagreb had 14, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Varaždin is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while slaven Koprivnica sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Istra 1961. Istra 1961 had 12 on net, and Slaven Koprivnica had 4, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Slaven Koprivnica is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sep 16th, Slaven Koprivnica won by a score of 1 to 0. Crnac struck first for Slaven Koprivnica in the 37th minute on a feed from Arber Hoxha, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Varaždin was frustrated by Slaven Koprivnica’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Slaven Koprivnica ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Krstanovic and Arber Hoxha have been the hottest scorers for Slaven Koprivnica in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Both Marin Pilj and Fran Brodić have been the hottest scorers for Varaždin in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.