Vukovar 0-2 Varaždin result, stats and report

Gorica snatched a dramatic 2-2 draw against Varaždin in the Croatian 1. HNL, with Ivan Cvijanovic heading into stoppage time to deny the visitors all three points despite Varaždin controlling large portions of the match.

Varaždin were beaten 2-0 at home by Rudeš in the Croatian 1. HNL, with goals from Aleksa Latkovic and Ivan Canjuga exposing a home side that simply could not compete where it mattered.

Varaždin bossed every statistical category and hit the woodwork twice, but a resolute Istra 1961 side held on for a goalless draw in the Croatian 1. HNL. The home side will be furious with themselves.

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.

Hajduk Split are flying in the Croatian 1. HNL but Varaždin have already taken three points off them this campaign. Saturday at Poljud is not a formality.

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.

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.