HNK Gorica vs NK Varazdin

HNK Gorica

1 - 2

NK Varazdin

🕒 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Dario Bel 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

HNK Gorica 7 · NK Varazdin 3

Referee Stats

Dario Bel

15 matches · 3.60 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.60
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.53
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	47%
Draws	20%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-12).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).

Team Overview

HNK Gorica (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-8

Goals For / Against

23 / 23

Avg: 1.28 / 1.28

Points

Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

NK Varazdin (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-9

Goals For / Against

21 / 25

Avg: 1.17 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this HNL fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.33

PPG

1.17

1.28

1.17

1.28

1.39

50%

O2.5

50%

BTTS

61%

56%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

HNK Gorica rank7th

NK Varazdin rank3rd

HNK Gorica points41

NK Varazdin points54

HNK Gorica: #7 · 41 pts · GD -8

27 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 2 pts from safety.

NK Varazdin: #3 · 54 pts · GD +1

14 pts off the top 2. 19 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

HNK Gorica last 5 home

W L W L W

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals8-4

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

NK Varazdin last 5 away

W L L W L

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals7-7

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

HNK Gorica trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 17%

NK Varazdin trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

HNK Gorica score at home78%

HNK Gorica clean sheet at home33%

NK Varazdin score away78%

NK Varazdin clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

HNK Gorica score first56%

HNK Gorica win after scoring first70%

NK Varazdin score first33%

NK Varazdin win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: HNK Gorica 13% · NK Varazdin 38%

Avg first goal minute: HNK Gorica 25.5' · NK Varazdin 20.2'

Vs league average

HNK Gorica score at home1.28 vs 1.46

HNK Gorica concede at home1.28 vs 1.20

NK Varazdin score away1.17 vs 1.20

NK Varazdin concede away1.39 vs 1.46

HNK Gorica score 13% below league average, while NK Varazdin score 3% below league average.

Defensive side: HNK Gorica are 6% above league average at home, and NK Varazdin are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

HNK Gorica goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 7

31-45 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

61-75 6

0-15 4

46-60 4

76-90+ 3

16-30 1

NK Varazdin goal timing (away)

1H scored: 62% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

61-75 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

445

424

Passes Accurate

375

344

Passes %

84%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' J. Pršir

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Filipović

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Čabraja

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

L. Mamic

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Latković

41'

41' I. Mamut

44'

44' R. Punčec

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Mladenovski

1st substitution · For: Iuri Tavares

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

I. Mamut

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Latković

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ A. Latković

2nd substitution · For: M. Vuk

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ I. Mamut

3rd substitution · For: M. Antunović

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ I. Fiolić

1st substitution · For: O. Bakić

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ M. Marina

4th substitution · For: D. Puclin

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ F. Cuic

2nd substitution · For: V. Pelko

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ M. Leš

3rd substitution · For: M. Gashi

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Ante Kavelj

4th substitution · For: L. Vrzić

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ J. Pršir

5th substitution · For: A. Erceg

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ L. Mamic

5th substitution · For: I. Canjuga

HNK Gorica vs NK Varazdin 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

NK Varazdin beat HNK Gorica 2-1 on Monday, 26 January 2026 in HNL. The match was refereed by Dario Bel. It was played at unknown.

First half: J. Pršir received a yellow card for HNK Gorica at 4'. HNK Gorica took the lead at 24' when J. Filipović scored, with the assist credited to M. Čabraja, making the score 1-0. NK Varazdin leveled the score at 34' when L. Mamic scored, with the assist credited to A. Latković, making the score 1-1. I. Mamut received a yellow card for NK Varazdin at 41'. R. Punčec received a yellow card for NK Varazdin at 44'.

Second half: HNK Gorica made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Mladenovski replacing Iuri Tavares. NK Varazdin took the lead at 66' when I. Mamut scored, with the assist credited to A. Latković, making the score 1-2. HNK Gorica made their 2nd substitution at 67', with A. Latković replacing M. Vuk. HNK Gorica made their 3rd substitution at 67', with I. Mamut replacing M. Antunović. NK Varazdin made their 1st substitution at 67', with I. Fiolić replacing O. Bakić. HNK Gorica made their 4th substitution at 72', with M. Marina replacing D. Puclin. NK Varazdin made their 2nd substitution at 72', with F. Cuic replacing V. Pelko. NK Varazdin made their 3rd substitution at 72', with M. Leš replacing M. Gashi. NK Varazdin made their 4th substitution at 87', with Ante Kavelj replacing L. Vrzić. NK Varazdin made their 5th substitution at 87', with J. Pršir replacing A. Erceg. HNK Gorica made their 5th substitution at 88', with L. Mamic replacing I. Canjuga.

HNK Gorica used 5 substitutions while NK Varazdin used 5 substitutions. HNK Gorica got 1 yellow card, while NK Varazdin got 2 yellow cards.