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NK Varazdin vs Vukovar - HNL

NK Varazdin
NK Varazdin
W L L D D
2 - 0
HT: 1-0
Vukovar
Vukovar
W D D L L
Gradski stadion Varazdin · Ref: Ivan Vukančić, Croatia
NK 2 · Vuk 2

Match Preview

A mid-table clash in the Croatian HNL sees fifth-placed NK Varazdin host tenth-placed Vukovar in Round 26. Varazdin will be keen to consolidate their position and potentially close the gap on the European qualification spots, while Vukovar desperately need points to distance themselves from the relegation zone. A win for either side would provide a significant boost heading into the final stretch of the season.

Varazdin's form has been patchy, with two wins, two losses and a draw in their last five. They have, however, drawn their last two matches, both goalless stalemates, suggesting a potential lack of firepower. Their home record is decent, with five wins from twelve games. Vukovar's form is even worse, with only one win in their last five. Alarmingly, they are yet to win away from home this season, with ten losses and only three draws on the road. Their recent draw against Rijeka does suggest some resilience, but their away form is a major concern.

The head-to-head record favours Vukovar, who have won two of the last three meetings, including a draw. While Varazdin are statistically the stronger side, Vukovar's historical edge in this fixture cannot be ignored. With Vukovar's desperate need for points and Varazdin's recent struggles to find the net, expect a tight, potentially low-scoring affair. An away win would buck the trend of the season, but the possibility exists based on the head-to-head results.

Our Predictions

1X2 1 51% 1.95 high
BTTS BTTS Yes 56% 1.80 high
CS 1-1 14% 7.71 medium
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HT/FT 1/1 24% 4.50 medium
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O/U Under 2.5 59% 1.80 high

Match Info

Stadium
Gradski stadion Varazdin
Referee
Ivan Vukančić, Croatia
Round
Regular Season - 26
NK Varazdin Vukovar
53.68% Win Probability 46.32%

Match Analysis

Double chance : draw or Vukovar

Predicted winner: Vukovar — Win or draw

NK Varazdin 10.00%
Draw 45.00%
Vukovar 45.00%
Expected goals: -2.5 - -1.5

Match Statistics

45% Ball Possession 55%
22 Total Shots 10
5 Shots on Goal 3
7 Shots off Goal 5
6 Corner Kicks 3
10 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
320 Total passes 379
224 Passes accurate 286
3 Goalkeeper Saves 3

Match Events

16' 🟦
R. Puncec Yellow Card
42'
L. Skaricic (A. Latkovic)
46' 🔄
J. Spoljaric (R. Gonzalez) Substitution 1
46' 🔄
V. Caic (K. Cabrajic) Substitution 2
46' 🔄
M. Ticinovic (K. Calhanoglu) Substitution 3
48' 🟦
J. Puljic Yellow Card
53' 🔄
K. Pavicic (S. Butic) Substitution 4
62' 🔄
S. Juric (I. Tavares) Substitution 1
72' 🟦
F. Maglica Yellow Card
75'
A. Latkovic
77' 🔄
A. Latkovic (P. Bockaj) Substitution 2
77' 🔄
I. Canjuga (M. Marina) Substitution 3
78' 🟦
L. Banovec Yellow Card
87' 🔄
M. Vuk (Paizinho) Substitution 4
87' 🔄
L. Mamic (D. Puclin) Substitution 5

Player Ratings

NK Varazdin
Player Rtg G A SoG Pas
Novak TepÅ”ić
- - - - -
Vukovar
Player Rtg G A SoG Pas
Pocholo Bugas
- - - - -

Lineups

NK Varazdin NK Varazdin 4-1-4-1
4-2-3-1 Vukovar Vukovar
Nikola Safaric Coach Silvijo Cabraja
4-1-4-1
9
Jurić
7
Vuk
10
Latković
22
Mamić
28
Canjuga
8
Duvnjak
23
Maglica
14
Punčec
4
Škaričić
20
SikoŔek
33
Silić
4-2-3-1
21
Puljić
8
Bosec
50
Špoljarić
28
Banovec
35
Gurlica
13
Čaić
16
Pavičić
34
Tadić
14
Živković
91
Tičinović
22
Pintol
Starting XI
33 Josip Silić G
G Denis Pintol 22
23 Frane Maglica D
D Kristijan Pavičić 16
14 Roberto Punčec D
D Mario Tadić 34
4 Luka Škaričić D
D Moreno Živković 14
20 Gregor SikoŔek D
D Mario Tičinović 91
8 Tomislav Duvnjak M
M Jakov Gurlica 35
7 Matej Vuk M
M Vito Čaić 13
10 Aleksa Latković M
M Antonio Bosec 8
22 Luka Mamić M
M Josip Špoljarić 50
28 Ivan Canjuga M
M Lovro Banovec 28
9 Stipe Jurić F
F Jakov Puljić 21
Substitutes
38 Iuri Tavares
Kerim Ƈalhanoğlu 7
1 Oliver Zelenika
Kristijan Čabrajić 20
21 Teo Novak
Robin GonzƔlez 10
25 Antonio BorÅ”ić
Šimun Butić 27
2 Sven Lesjak
Marino Bulat 1
12 Petar Bočkaj
Antonio Đaković 42
13 Mario Mladenovski
Nikita Vlasenko 5
30 Luka Posinkovic
Josip Elez 26
16 Novak TepÅ”ić
Alen Jurilj 19
6 David Puclin
Luka Klanac 33
24 Mario Marina
Pocholo Bugas 39
20 Filipe Jose Quissequel

Head to Head

NK Varazdin
Vukovar
1
1
1 wins 1 draws 1 wins
2025-12-12
Vukovar 2 - 0 NK Varazdin
HT: 0-0
2025-09-26
NK Varazdin 2 - 1 Vukovar
HT: 2-1
2023-10-15
Vukovar 0 - 0 NK Varazdin
HT: 0-0

Odds

Bet365
Home
1.95
Draw
3.30
Away
3.60
Home
2.60
Draw
2.20
Away
4.33
Home
2.30
Draw
2.40
Away
3.75
Over 1.5
1.30
Under 1.5
3.40
Over 2.5
2.00
Under 2.5
1.80
Over 3.5
3.50
Under 3.5
1.28
Over 0.5
1.06
Under 0.5
9.50
Over 4.5
7.00
Under 4.5
1.10
Over 5.5
15.00
Under 5.5
1.03
Over 6.5
29.00
Under 6.5
1.01
Over 1.5
2.75
Under 1.5
1.40
Over 2.5
8.00
Under 2.5
1.08
Over 3.5
21.00
Under 3.5
1.01
Over 0.5
1.40
Under 0.5
2.75
Over 1.5
2.20
Under 1.5
1.62
Over 2.5
5.00
Under 2.5
1.17
Over 3.5
13.00
Under 3.5
1.04
Over 0.5
1.25
Under 0.5
3.75
Yes
1.80
No
1.91
Yes
5.00
No
1.17
Yes
3.50
No
1.28
Home -1.25
3.30
Away -1.25
1.32
Home -1
2.85
Away -1
1.40
Home -0.75
2.25
Away -0.75
1.62
Home -0.5
1.98
Away -0.5
1.82
Home -0.25
1.70
Away -0.25
2.10
Home +0
1.45
Away +0
2.68
Home +0.25
1.35
Away +0.25
3.10
Home +0.5
1.27
Away +0.5
3.55
Home +0.75
1.18
Away +0.75
4.65
Home -2
7.00
Away -2
1.10
Home -1.75
4.50
Away -1.75
1.19
Home -1.5
3.55
Away -1.5
1.27
Home -1.25
7.00
Away -1.25
1.10
Home -1
6.00
Away -1
1.12
Home -0.75
3.45
Away -0.75
1.30
Home -0.5
2.60
Away -0.5
1.48
Home -0.25
2.08
Away -0.25
1.72
Home +0
1.52
Away +0
2.42
Home +0.25
1.32
Away +0.25
3.30
Home +0.5
1.23
Away +0.5
4.10
Home +0.75
1.12
Away +0.75
6.00
Home/Draw
1.28
Home/Away
1.33
Draw/Away
1.80
Home/Draw
1.20
Home/Away
1.62
Draw/Away
1.50
1:0
7.50
2:0
9.00
2:1
9.00
3:0
17.00
3:1
17.00
3:2
29.00
4:0
34.00
4:1
34.00
0:0
9.50
1:1
6.50
2:2
15.00
0:1
11.00
0:2
19.00
0:3
41.00
1:2
13.00
1:3
29.00
2:3
41.00
3:3
51.00
0:4
81.00
1:4
67.00
2:4
81.00
4:2
51.00
0:5
301.00
1:5
201.00
2:5
251.00
3:4
126.00
5:0
67.00
5:1
67.00
5:2
101.00
6:0
201.00
6:1
151.00
6:2
301.00
4:3
101.00
5:3
251.00
4:4
251.00
1:0
4.00
2:0
11.00
2:1
21.00
3:0
34.00
3:1
51.00
3:2
151.00
4:0
101.00
4:1
201.00
0:0
2.75
1:1
8.00
2:2
51.00
0:1
5.50
0:2
21.00
0:3
67.00
1:2
29.00
1:3
81.00
2:3
201.00
0:4
351.00
Home/Draw
13.00
Home/Away
34.00
Draw/Away
8.00
Draw/Draw
5.50
Home/Home
3.20
Draw/Home
5.00
Away/Home
23.00
Away/Draw
15.00
Away/Away
6.00
Home
1.44
Away
2.62
Home/Yes
4.33
Draw/Yes
4.50
Away/Yes
7.50
Home/No
3.40
Draw/No
9.50
Away/No
6.50
o/yes 2.5
2.38
o/no 2.5
9.50
u/yes 2.5
6.50
u/no 2.5
2.30
Odd
2.00
Even
1.85
Odd
2.10
Even
1.73
Odd
2.00
Even
1.73
0
9.50
1
4.75
2
3.50
3
4.33
4
6.00
5
11.00
6
23.00
more 7
29.00
0
2.75
1
2.50
2
4.33
3
10.00
4
29.00
more 5
67.00
0
3.75
1
2.75
2
3.60
3
7.00
4
17.00
more 5
29.00
Over 1.5
1.30
Under 1.5
3.45
Over 1.75
1.38
Under 1.75
3.00
Over 2.25
1.75
Under 2.25
2.05
Over 2.5
2.00
Under 2.5
1.80
Over 2.75
2.25
Under 2.75
1.62
Over 3.5
3.45
Under 3.5
1.30
Over 2
1.50
Under 2
2.50
Over 3
2.75
Under 3
1.42
Over 4
6.00
Under 4
1.12
Over 1.25
1.19
Under 1.25
4.50
Over 4.5
6.80
Under 4.5
1.10
Over 3.25
3.10
Under 3.25
1.35
Over 3.75
4.25
Under 3.75
1.21
Over 4.25
6.40
Under 4.25
1.12
Over 1.5
2.85
Under 1.5
1.40
Over 1.75
3.70
Under 1.75
1.26
Over 2.25
6.80
Under 2.25
1.10
Over 1
1.92
Under 1
1.88
Over 2
6.25
Under 2
1.12
Over 0.5
1.40
Under 0.5
2.85
Over 0.75
1.58
Under 0.75
2.35
Over 1.25
2.38
Under 1.25
1.55
Home -1
3.60
Away -1
1.80
Draw -1
3.75
Home -3
21.00
Draw -3
12.00
Away -3
1.07
Home -2
8.00
Draw -2
5.50
Away -2
1.25
Home +1
1.28
Draw +1
5.50
Away +1
8.50
Home +2
1.06
Draw +2
12.00
Away +2
23.00
Home -1
8.00
Away -1
1.50
Draw -1
3.40
Home -3
81.00
Draw -3
34.00
Away -3
1.01
Home -2
29.00
Draw -2
10.00
Away -2
1.07
Home +1
1.20
Draw +1
4.75
Away +1
15.00
Over 8.5
1.83
Under 8.5
1.83
Exactly 4
5.00
Over 4
2.40
Under 4
2.20
Home -0.5
1.80
Away -0.5
2.00
Home -1
2.20
Away -1
1.91
Draw -1
7.50
Over 1.5
2.00
Under 1.5
1.73
Over 2.5
4.33
Under 2.5
1.20
Over 3.5
11.00
Under 3.5
1.05
Over 0.5
1.22
Under 0.5
4.00
Over 4.5
26.00
Under 4.5
1.01
0
4.00
1
2.75
2
3.50
more 3
4.33
Over 4.5
1.83
Under 4.5
1.83
Over 1.5
3.25
Under 1.5
1.33
Over 2.5
10.00
Under 2.5
1.06
Over 3.5
26.00
Under 3.5
1.01
Over 0.5
1.44
Under 0.5
2.62
0
2.62
1
2.50
2
4.50
more 3
10.00
Over 3.5
1.73
Under 3.5
2.00
Home
3.40
Away
6.50
Home
6.00
Away
15.00
Home
1.53
Away
2.25
Home
9.00
Away
15.00
Home
1.67
Draw
9.50
Away
2.38
Home
1.67
Draw
9.50
Away
2.38
Draw
3.50
1st Half
3.10
2nd Half
2.10
Home
3.25
Away
5.50
Home/Over 2.5
3.25
Draw/Over 2.5
13.00
Away/Over 2.5
6.50
Home/Under 2.5
4.33
Draw/Under 2.5
4.33
Away/Under 2.5
7.50
1 by 1
3.75
2 by 1
5.50
1 by 4+
19.00
1 by 2
5.50
2 by 2
12.00
1 by 3
12.00
2 by 3
29.00
2 by 4+
51.00
Score Draw
4.75
Draw
9.50
Draw
2.05
1st Half
3.75
2nd Half
2.75
Odd
2.10
Even
1.67
Yes
4.00
No
1.22
Yes
2.62
No
1.44
Home
3.75
Away
6.50
Draw
1.44
Under 6
6.00
6 - 8
2.60
9 - 11
2.75
12 - 14
6.00
Over 14
15.00
Over
1.73
Under
2.00
Home
7.00
Draw
1.14
Away
9.50
Draw
2.50
1st Half
3.25
2nd Half
2.40
Odd
1.91
Even
1.80
Over 15.5
1.83
Under 15.5
1.83
Draw/Over 1.5
8.00
Away/Over 1.5
12.00
Home/Over 1.5
6.00
Home/Under 1.5
4.00
Draw/Under 1.5
2.75
Away/Under 1.5
5.50
Exactly 4
15.00
Over 4
1.05
Under 4
21.00
Exactly 5
11.00
Over 5
1.12
Under 5
11.00
Exactly 8
7.50
Over 8
1.83
Under 8
2.50
Exactly 9
7.50
Over 9
2.50
Under 9
1.83
Exactly 10
8.50
Over 10
3.40
Under 10
1.50
Exactly 11
10.00
Over 11
5.00
Under 11
1.30
Exactly 7
7.50
Over 7
1.50
Under 7
3.75
Exactly 12
13.00
Over 12
7.00
Under 12
1.17
Exactly 6
8.50
Over 6
1.25
Under 6
6.00
Exactly 13
17.00
Over 13
11.00
Under 13
1.10
Exactly 14
21.00
Over 14
15.00
Under 14
1.05
Exactly 15
26.00
Over 15
21.00
Under 15
1.02

HNL Standings

# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1.
Dinamo Zagreb
25 18 3 4 59:20 +39 57
W W W W D
2.
HNK Hajduk Split
25 14 5 6 37:24 +13 47
L D W W W
3.
HNK Rijeka
25 10 8 7 37:25 +12 38
W W L W D
4.
NK Varazdin
26 10 7 9 33:36 -3 37
W D D L L
5.
NK Slaven Belupo
25 9 8 8 35:38 -3 35
D W D W L
6.
Istra 1961
25 8 6 11 29:36 -7 30
L L L L L
7.
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
25 7 9 9 30:38 -8 30
D L W L W
8.
HNK Gorica
25 7 6 12 29:38 -9 27
D L W D L
9.
NK Osijek
25 5 8 12 22:36 -14 23
W W L L L
10.
Vukovar
26 4 8 14 26:46 -20 20
L L L D D
Champions League
Europa / Conference
Relegation

Season Form

NK Varazdin
1
Wins
2
Draws
2
Losses
GF: 31 GA: 36 GD: -5
Vukovar
1
Wins
2
Draws
2
Losses
GF: 26 GA: 44 GD: -18

Last 5 Matches

NK Varazdin
07 Mar A NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 1-1 D
04 Mar H HNK Gorica 1-3 L
Vukovar
08 Mar H HNK Rijeka 0-1 L

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