Slaven Belupo vs Hajduk Split Prediction: Hajduk must win this match

Last placed Slaven Belupo, with many problems inside the team, welcomes Hajduk, the leading SuperSport HNL team, on Sunday from 17:00. It will be the first meeting for both clubs after the international break, to which the team from Split comes in first place with 21 points, while the team from Koprivnica comes as last placed with only five points. However, the stadium was sold out earlier last week, so it will be a difficult away game for Hajduk.

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Three days before the match, Slaven announced a list of the players who will not be able to play against Hajduk. The biggest blow will certainly be the absence of Slaven's striking tandem in the midfield. Michael Agbekpornu cannot play due to yellow cards, and Ljuban Crepulja failed to recover from the injury he suffered in the draw with Rijeka before the international break. Also, the striker Karl Butic will not be there due to injury, as well as defenders Marko Leskovic and Filip Hlevnjak, but they have not competed for an appearance for a long time. Slaven added that several players, including Antonio Bosec, are with minor injuries, but they believe they will recover by the weekend. Slaven are in the last place with only 5 points, and in the last round, they drew against Rijeka in this stadium, which brought positive energy to this struggling team.

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On the other hand, Hajduk’s coach Gennaro Gattuso also received bad news this week. He cannot count on Dominik Prpic, the young stopper who suffered a ruptured ankle ligament and will not be on the pitch for at least three weeks. However, Hajduk’s biggest rivals Rijeka and Dinamo didn’t win this weekend, so Hajduk with a win can increase the gap to 4 points between them. In the last round, Hajduk won very confidently 4:0 against Sibenik, and the team besides some minor issues with individuals looks amazing.

Even though Slaven’s stadium isn’t very big, they announced very early last week that all seats are sold out and Hajduk can expect a very hot atmosphere. Even though Slaven are playing very badly since the start of the season, the draw in the last round against Rijeka boosted their confidence. Hajduk, on the other hand, have a great chance to move to a 4-point gap in the 1st place, and if we know Gattuso, we know that he will play with his best players and push the team to the limit. Even though it’s a difficult away match considering tradition, I expect another confident win for Hajduk.