NK Lokomotiva Zagreb vs NK Varazdin

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🕒 Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Maksimir 🧑‍⚖️ Antonio Melnjak 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 7
Regular Season Table
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 5 · NK Varazdin 3
Referee Stats
11 matches · 3.18 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.18
Reds avg 0.18
Penalties avg 0.27
Over 4.5 cards 45%
Home wins 18%
Draws 45%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 8-5-5

Goals For / Against

24 / 25
Avg: 1.33 / 1.39

Points

29
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

2
NK Varazdin (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 6-3-9

Goals For / Against

21 / 25
Avg: 1.17 / 1.39

Points

21
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.61
PPG
1.17
1.33
GF
1.17
1.39
GA
1.39
56%
O2.5
50%
67%
BTTS
61%
39%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb rank5th
NK Varazdin rank3rd
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb points44
NK Varazdin points54
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb: #5 · 44 pts · GD -12
24 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
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.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb last 5 home

D L W W L
Points7/15
Weighted index44
Goals5-10
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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.

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb trend breakdown

Over 2.556%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 22% · 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

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb score at home89%
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb clean sheet at home22%
NK Varazdin score away78%
NK Varazdin clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb score first39%
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb win after scoring first43%
NK Varazdin score first33%
NK Varazdin win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 80% · NK Varazdin 38%
Avg first goal minute: NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 26.0' · NK Varazdin 20.2'

Vs league average

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb score at home1.33 vs 1.46
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb concede at home1.39 vs 1.20
NK Varazdin score away1.17 vs 1.20
NK Varazdin concede away1.39 vs 1.46
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb score 9% below league average, while NK Varazdin score 3% below league average.
Defensive side: NK Lokomotiva Zagreb are 16% above league average at home, and NK Varazdin are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 5.

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
61-75 3
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
31-45 6
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
46-60 5

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
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
26'
26' M. Pajač
34'
34' D. Kolinger
46'
46' David Virgili
1st substitution · For: F. Krivak
46'
46' D. Puclin
1st substitution · For: L. Belcar
46'
46' R. Abdullazadə
2nd substitution · For: P. Bočkaj
54'
54' I. Mamut
3rd substitution · For: R. Punčec
57'
57' Goal · 1-0
F. Krivak
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Vasilj
65'
65' M. Marina
4th substitution · For: T. Duvnjak
65'
65' A. Borsic
5th substitution · For: M. Vuk
71'
71' A. Stojaković
2nd substitution · For: H. Sobol
74'
74' I. Katić
82'
82' J. Vasilj
3rd substitution · For: M. Subotić
82'
82' B. Boskovic
4th substitution · For: D. Vukovic
86'
86' A. Latković
90+1'
90+1' D. Vuković
90+1'
90+1' L. Belcar
90+4'
90+4' M. Pajač
5th substitution · For: M. Leovac

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb vs NK Varazdin 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb beat NK Varazdin 1-0 on Saturday, 20 September 2025 in HNL. The match was refereed by Antonio Melnjak. It was played at Stadion Maksimir.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. M. Pajač received a yellow card for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb at 26'. D. Kolinger received a yellow card for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb at 34'.

Second half: NK Lokomotiva Zagreb made their 1st substitution at 46', with David Virgili replacing F. Krivak. NK Varazdin made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Puclin replacing L. Belcar. NK Varazdin made their 2nd substitution at 46', with R. Abdullazadə replacing P. Bočkaj. NK Varazdin made their 3rd substitution at 54', with I. Mamut replacing R. Punčec. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb took the lead at 57' when F. Krivak scored, with the assist credited to J. Vasilj, making the score 1-0. NK Varazdin made their 4th substitution at 65', with M. Marina replacing T. Duvnjak. NK Varazdin made their 5th substitution at 65', with A. Borsic replacing M. Vuk. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb made their 2nd substitution at 71', with A. Stojaković replacing H. Sobol. I. Katić received a yellow card for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb at 74'. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb made their 3rd substitution at 82', with J. Vasilj replacing M. Subotić. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb made their 4th substitution at 82', with B. Boskovic replacing D. Vukovic. A. Latković received a yellow card for NK Varazdin at 86'. D. Vuković received a yellow card for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb at 90+1'. L. Belcar received a yellow card for NK Varazdin at 90+1'. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with M. Pajač replacing M. Leovac.

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb used 5 substitutions while NK Varazdin used 5 substitutions. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb got 4 yellow cards, while NK Varazdin got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games24
Home Wins8
Draws12
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals7 (29.2%)
BTTS12 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games12
Home Wins5
Draws5
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals5 (41.7%)
BTTS6 (50.0%)

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb vs NK Varazdin Head-to-Head History by Season