📏 Form Guide

Gorica

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Gorica will be looking to improve on their last outing here following a 1-3 Prva Liga loss in their previous game against Rijeka.

In that game, Gorica had 65% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Gorica was Filip Čuić (80'). Rijeka got 13 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Dantas (22'), Toni Fruk (68') and Daniel Adu-Adjei (82') scored for Rijeka.

It’s not been often in recent times where Gorica have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Gorica have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 9 goals in the process.

A look at their previous results shows us that Gorica:

• haven't been beaten in the league by Varaždin in their previous 3 games.
• haven't beaten Varaždin in their previous 5 league matches.
• have not won at home in their last 2 league matches.

Varaždin

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Following on from being beaten in their last game against Istra 1961 in Prva Liga action, Varaždin will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that game, Varaždin had 51% possession and 18 shots on goal with 6 on target. Istra 1961 had 9 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Stjepan Lončar (64') scored for Istra 1961.

The stats don’t lie, and Varaždin have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 6 goals in all. In defence, Varaždin have been far from perfect. That trend isn’t assured to be sustained into this match, however.

A look at their previous results shows us that Varaždin:

• have not emerged victorious against Gorica in away games against them for the last 2 league games.
• have not lost to Gorica in away games against them for the last 4 league matches. A very good record, indeed.
• are without an away win for the past 2 league games.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head duels stretching back to 30/03/2024, it’s been all-even between these two clubs with Gorica winning 1 of those games, Varaždin 1 and 4 being drawn in regulation time.

A total of 13 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 7 for Gorica and 6 netted by Bumbari. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.17.

The previous league game between these sides was Prva Liga match day 1 on 04/08/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Varaždin 1-1 Gorica.

That time, Varaždin managed 65% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Mario Marina (67').

For their opponents, Gorica had 13 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Filip Čuić (23') was the scorer.

The referee was Ante Terzić.

🗞️ Team News: Gorica

The Gorica manager Mario Carević has zero fitness worries at all ahead of this clash owing to a fully injury-free squad to choose from.

🗞️ Team News: Varaždin

Owing to a fully healthy group to pick from, the Varaždin manager Nikola Šafarić has no fitness worries to report before this game.

💭 Prediction

In our view, Varaždin and Gorica could well end up finding themselves level here, with both teams capable of netting.

A draw is a real possibility, as we are expecting there to be little between them. Our tip is therefore for a very close game with a 1-1 score draw at the end of this one.

Lucas Pereira, 10:20 19/10/2025