Varaždin Lokomotiva Zagreb betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 7^th position of the league, with 12 points won, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Slaven Koprivnica, by (0‑1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Šibenik, by (0‑3). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 25 goals scored and 28 conceded; against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 17 goals scored and 17 conceded. In the last 6 away league matches Lokomotiva has a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, so they have won 7 points out of 18 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that has had a hard time trying to score first. They have opened up the score in only 3 of the last 13 matches for the 1. HNL, they have reached half‑time in front in 2 of those 3 matches and held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in all of them. In 13 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 10 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

Lokomotiva Zagreb comes into this match with a 0-3 victory against Sibenik, with goals from Dusan Vukovic, Duje Cop, and Art Smakaj. The away team usually lines up in a traditional 4-3-3 formation, focusing on quick transitions and attacks down the flanks. In this system, Robert Mudrazija, Silvio Gorican, and Duje Cop are the key offensive players. When transitioning into the attacking phase, they typically look to channel their attack down the right side, making use of the width provided by full-back Fran Karacic. All players are available for this game.