Lokomotiva Zagreb vs Slaven Belupo Prediction: Traditionally tough match with few goals

The first match of the 16th round of the SuperSport HNL is played today in Kranjceviceva by Lokomotiva and Slaven Belupo. This is a duel between teams that haven't tasted victory in a while. In the last five games, Lokomotiva have even four draws (Gorica, Varazdin, Rijeka, Osijek), a loss against Dinamo, while Slaven Belupo recorded a victory against Varazdin, followed by two losses (Hajduk, Istria 1961) and two draws (Rudes, Gorica). "Pharmaceutics" rarely beat Lokomotiva and often their matches revolve around draws. However, each match has its own story, and this will be very exciting match in HNL today.

Form: DDLDD

Before the international break, Lokomotiva showed good and stable football, losing only one match in the last five rounds, but at the same time they did not win a single game and recorded four draws. This means that they have already gone five rounds without celebrating, which they desperately need today at home in Kranjceviceva against the unstable Pharmaceutics. During the representative break in the Lokos camp, they dealt with transfers more than the game itself and the results. At the moment, the focus is on the young 18-year-old Fabijan Krivak, who according to announcements is preparing for a big transfer to Roma. Amounts of up to three million euros are mentioned, but according to the latest news and the words of the renowned Fabrizio Romano, it seems that the transfer has reached the wall and that the young midfielder will not leave his club this winter.

Form: DLLLD

Counting the first cup meeting with Rudes, Slaven Belupo are currently on a streak of five games without a win in competitive matches. With the new coach Roy Ferencin, at times they looked inspired and achieved some good results, but there are no constants, so Slaven is consequently in a low second-to-last position shared with Istra. Fortunately, only one club is relegated at the end, and considering that Rudes plays below all standards, despite being in the penultimate position Slaven, have a huge 11 points advantage over them. The national team break could not have come at a better time for them to consolidate their ranks, and we will find out exactly what they did during the break this Friday in Zagreb during a very difficult away game. 

The last five clashes between 'Lokos' and 'Pharmaceuts' can be simply described as - ineffective! Two games ended without goals, and the other three ended with a score of 1:0. Lokomotiva celebrated twice, and once Slaven Belupo. Believe it or not, even though the Lokos are only in the seventh position, they are still unbeaten at home with one win and even five draws. At the moment, they look much better and more stable than the guests, and the first match of the season in Koprivnica, where they won with a minimum of 1:0. This is no longer the old Lokomotiva, when they played goals were in every game, so we decided on the predictions that the home team will remain undefeated and that we will not see more than three goals in the match.