NK Lokomotiva Zagreb vs HNK Gorica

3 - 1
🕒 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Maksimir 🧑‍⚖️ Antonio Škobić 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 7 · HNK Gorica 10
Referee Stats
2 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.50
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.50
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 50%
Draws 0%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Team Overview

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (Home stats)

Games / Record

2
W-D-L: 1-1-0

Goals For / Against

4 / 2
Avg: 2.00 / 1.00

Points

4
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

0
HNK Gorica (Away stats)

Games / Record

3
W-D-L: 0-0-3

Goals For / Against

1 / 6
Avg: 0.33 / 2.00

Points

0
Avg: 0.00

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
0.00
2.00
GF
0.33
1.00
GA
2.00
50%
O2.5
33%
100%
BTTS
33%
50%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb rank7th
HNK Gorica rank10th
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb points7
HNK Gorica points2
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb: #7 · 7 pts · GD -4
8 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 2 pts from safety.
HNK Gorica: #10 · 2 pts · GD -8
13 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb last 5 home

D W
Points4/6
Weighted index56
Goals4-2
Record1-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

HNK Gorica last 5 away

L L L
Points0/9
Weighted index0
Goals1-6
Record0-0-3
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.

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

HNK Gorica trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS33%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb score at home100%
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb clean sheet at home0%
HNK Gorica score away33%
HNK Gorica clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb score first50%
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb win after scoring first100%
HNK Gorica score first0%
HNK Gorica win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 100% · HNK Gorica 0%
Avg first goal minute: NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 12.0' · HNK Gorica —

Vs league average

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb score at home2.00 vs 2.03
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb concede at home1.00 vs 1.23
HNK Gorica score away0.33 vs 1.23
HNK Gorica concede away2.00 vs 2.03
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb score 1% below league average, while HNK Gorica score 73% below league average.
Defensive side: NK Lokomotiva Zagreb are 19% below league average at home, and HNK Gorica are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
31-45 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

HNK Gorica goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 1
46-60 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
0-15 1
76-90+ 1
31-45 0
46-60 0
61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
5
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
12'
12' Goal · 1-0
M. Marić
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Pajač
40'
40' Goal · 2-0
Ante Kavelj
Own Goal
45+1'
45+1' M. Vešović
45+1'
45+1' I. Katić
45+1'
45+1' D. Pavičić
56'
56' K. Čustović
1st substitution · For: L. Vrzić
60'
60' Goal · 2-1
B. Bogojević
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Vrzić
63'
63' J. Vasilj
1st substitution · For: L. Belcar
63'
63' M. Susak
2nd substitution · For: Dominik Thaqi
68'
68' Dominik Thaqi
74'
74' M. Pajač
78'
78' Juraj Frigan
2nd substitution · For: M. Gashi
79'
79' T. Triantafyllou
79'
79' P. Mijić
80'
80' I. Katić
3rd substitution · For: T. Kralevski
80'
80' M. Marić
4th substitution · For: M. Lorber
85'
85' F. Braut
3rd substitution · For: B. Kardum
90'
90' Goal · 3-1
N. Durkovic
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Vuković
90+3'
90+3' M. Subotić
5th substitution · For: N. Durkovic

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb vs HNK Gorica 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb beat HNK Gorica 3-1 on Saturday, 08 August 2026 in HNL. The match was refereed by Antonio Škobić. It was played at Stadion Maksimir.

First half: NK Lokomotiva Zagreb took the lead at 12' when M. Marić scored, with the assist credited to M. Pajač, making the score 1-0. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb extended the lead at 40' when Ante Kavelj scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-0. M. Vešović received a yellow card for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb at 45+1'. I. Katić received a yellow card for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb at 45+1'. D. Pavičić received a yellow card for HNK Gorica at 45+1'.

Second half: HNK Gorica made their 1st substitution at 56', with K. Čustović replacing L. Vrzić. HNK Gorica reduced the deficit at 60' when B. Bogojević scored, with the assist credited to L. Vrzić, making the score 2-1. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb made their 1st substitution at 63', with J. Vasilj replacing L. Belcar. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb made their 2nd substitution at 63', with M. Susak replacing Dominik Thaqi. Dominik Thaqi received a yellow card for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb at 68'. M. Pajač received a yellow card for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb at 74'. HNK Gorica made their 2nd substitution at 78', with Juraj Frigan replacing M. Gashi. T. Triantafyllou received a yellow card for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb at 79'. P. Mijić received a yellow card for HNK Gorica at 79'. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb made their 3rd substitution at 80', with I. Katić replacing T. Kralevski. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb made their 4th substitution at 80', with M. Marić replacing M. Lorber. HNK Gorica made their 3rd substitution at 85', with F. Braut replacing B. Kardum. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when N. Durkovic scored, with the assist credited to D. Vuković, making the score 3-1. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with M. Subotić replacing N. Durkovic.

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb used 5 substitutions while HNK Gorica used 3 substitutions. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb got 5 yellow cards, while HNK Gorica got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games33
Home Wins13
Draws10
Away Wins10
Over 2.5 Goals20 (60.6%)
BTTS20 (60.6%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games17
Home Wins6
Draws6
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals10 (58.8%)
BTTS11 (64.7%)

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb vs HNK Gorica Head-to-Head History by Season