Gorica vs Varazdin Prediction: Can Gorica avoid relegation?

Gorica are still fighting for survival with Sibenik and has an advantage of two points. Gorica still depends on themselves and their performance in this fight, and to keep it that way they need points in the 35th round of SuperSport HNL when Varazdin is their guest. Both teams have had pretty bad seasons, but even so, this game is of great importance for the hosts. After the defeat in the last round, Gorica must play well in this game and can finally secure survival in the HNL.

Form: LDDDW

The club from Gorica was bleeding last fall and winter and struggled to score goals, but everything turned around in the second part of the championship. It is true that they are entering today's match after a hard-to-digest minimal defeat against Istra, but previously they had a string of seven HNL rounds without defeat, so today they have an excellent chance to win 3 points. Gorica are in ninth place in the HNL with 29 points. Gorica have 6 wins, 11 draws, and 17 losses with a goal difference of 30-44. At home, they have 5 wins and a draw and 6 losses with a goal difference of 14-18. After three tied draws, Gorica was unfortunately defeated in the last round, 1-0 by Istra.

Form: WWLLL

What can we say about Varazdin, which despite all the adversity, absences, and several juniors in the squad, got a big celebration of 2:0 over Rijeka in the last round? A truly commendable victory, but in order to stay alive in the fight for European places today, they must confirm the unexpectedly won three points last week with a new celebration. According to announcements from the club, the situation with injuries and absences is even worse compared to the match with Rijeka, but who would dare to go against Varazdin at this moment after such a surprising victory? Unlike the defensive-oriented Rijeka, they are now facing a very offensive team with a completely different profile, so it will be very interesting to see if Varazdin can adapt to the style of the hosts and get a result that would leave them in the fight for third and fourth place. Varazdin are in sixth place in the HNL ranking with 45 points. So far, Varazdin have won 12 times with 9 draws and 13 losses with a goal difference of 39-46. After three consecutive defeats, Varazdin won the last two games, 2-0 in Sibenik and with the same result at home against Rijeka.

Gorica looked hopeless for most of the season, but with an excellent series in the second part of the season, they managed to move from the bottom of the table. In the two rounds before the end of the championship, Gorica has a two-point advantage over Sibenik, and with a possible victory against Varazdin, they could solve the question of survival. Varazdin are in the middle of the table and have a chance to finish at some of the places that lead to Europe. However, it seems that Varazdin does not have the capacity for the international scene and that Gorica have much bigger motives ahead of this match. Gorica have not won against Varazdin since 2020, that is, in the last six games, and it seems that that moment has finally arrived. Both teams have nothing to calculate and must attack from the first minute, which guarantees an open and efficient match, but the best and most valuable option for betting is that we will see at least one goal in the net on both sides.