Slaven Belupo vs Varazdin Prediction: Slaven Belupo are playing much better recently

The new 11th round of SuperSport HNL on Friday starting at 7:00 p.m. will be opened by eighth-placed Slaven Belupo and fifth-placed Varazdin. Both teams are looking for three very important points, especially the hosts after their surprising victory over Osijek, while the guests can catch up with the leading teams with a win. “The Pharmacists” played a great game against Osijek, created a handful of chances, and in the end deservedly celebrated. With such a performance, they would have a great chance at home against Varazdin.

Slaven Belupo

Form: WLWLD

After the change of coach, Slaven Belupo played much better football, but the schedule did not favor them because they had to play with three potential candidates for the title and Europe, Dinamo, Osijek, and Rijeka. They were better in matches against Osijek and Rijeka and outplayed them, but in those three games, they scored a total of only three points and one win. Under the leadership of new coach Roy Ferencina, Slaven looks different and have a good chance of winning in this match, but it won't be easy. It is indeed a very attractive local derby, which should offer a good game, but not too many goals. Slaven Belupo are 8th placed with 9 points.

Varazdin

Form: WDDWD

Varazdin are playing very well and have conceded only one goal in the last four games with a total of three wins and a draw. The last celebration over Gorica was especially important because they climbed all the way to fifth place, just two points behind third place. After a great last season, Varazdin copes well with the first league obligations, and we will see if they can be dangerous for the biggest. With teams like Belupo, they have a chance, although at the moment they are dealing with the absence of Lamine Ba, Sega, Vukcevic, and Brodic. This team have 14 points and currently are in 5th place.

Expert Betting Tips

In the last five duels between them, Slaven Belupo celebrated twice, with two draws and one celebration for Varazdin. This season, in the second round, they played in Varazdin, the match ended with an efficient draw of 2:2, but this time it should be different. Slaven Belupo corrected the defense after a bad start under the old coach, while Varazdin have been very convincing in defense in the last few rounds. We believe that this mini derby could be decided by one goal in a match in which we shouldn't see more than two goals, that's why we decided on the under 2.5 goals.