Gorica vs Varaždin prediction, odds and how to watch

Gorica bossed possession, peppered the box with crosses, and still could not score. Rijeka barely showed up going forward. A 0-0 that tells you everything about both teams right now.

Slaven Koprivnica scored twice inside 21 minutes to dismantle a Gorica side that has now lost all four league matches this season, conceding nine goals in the process. The pattern of vulnerability Gorica have shown on the road this year was exposed again, and the question is no longer about results but about structure.

Dinamo Zagreb controlled this Croatian 1. HNL fixture from start to finish, turning a first-half deficit into a comfortable three-goal victory with a second-half performance that told you everything about the gap between these two sides.

Istra 1961 host a Gorica side that has lost all four of their opening league fixtures and conceded nine goals in the process. The structural problems travelling to Pula this Saturday go well beyond a rough patch.

Two of the Croatian 1. HNL's early pacesetters meet in Varaždin on Saturday, with the home side's impressive defensive record at home set against Osijek's erratic form on the road.

Gorica head into Saturday's home fixture without a single point from their opening four league games, while Varaždin arrive in third place and carrying genuine confidence. The structural gap between these two sides right now is significant.

Dinamo Zagreb welcome Gorica to the Croatian capital on Saturday having scored eight goals in their last two home fixtures, while their opponents arrive without a point to their name in the early standings. The gap between these two sides, in form and in confidence, could scarcely be wider.

Varaždin head into Saturday's Croatian HNL clash in red-hot form with five wins from five, but Istra 1961 have won both previous meetings between these sides. Something has to give.