Updated 5 November 2026.
Gorica host Slaven Koprivnica at ŠRC Velika Gorica on Saturday 7 November, with kick-off at 14:00 UK. It is a 1. HNL game between the 10th and 7th-placed sides in the 10-team division. Gorica have scored the fewest goals per game in the league, and Koprivnica have conceded the 2nd most.
Gorica sit bottom of the table on 7 points from 12 games, with a single win. Koprivnica have 13 points from 12 games, six more.
Gorica's league goal tally is 7 in 12 games, which works out at 0.58 a game and the fewest in the division. They also manage the fewest shots on target at 3 a game. Their one win this season came away at Istra 1961, 1-0 on 19 September, and since then they have lost 1-2 at home to Rudeš, drawn 1-1 at Osijek and 0-0 at home to Lokomotiva Zagreb, and been beaten 5-0 by Hajduk Split last time out on 31 October. Four of their 12 league games have ended level.
Koprivnica have scored 14 and let in 25, and their 2.08 goals conceded a game is the 2nd most in the league. They have kept a clean sheet in 8% of games, the lowest in the division. Their last five games before this one were a 2-2 draw at Rudeš on 18 September, a 4-1 win over Rijeka, a 5-1 loss to Dinamo Zagreb, a 2-1 win at Varaždin and a 0-2 home defeat by Istra 1961 on 30 October.
Over 2.5 goals has landed in 67% of Koprivnica's games, the 4th highest rate, against 42% of Gorica's, the 2nd lowest. Gorica have kept a clean sheet in 25% of their games, the 5th highest rate in the league, though they have conceded 1.67 a game, the 4th most.
Gorica possible starting lineup:
Josipovic; Braut, Lacoux, Pranjic, Stevanović; Pavicic, Bogojevic, Filipovic; Cvijanovic, Erceg, Frigan
Slaven Koprivnica possible starting lineup:
Sentic; Kovacic, Banovec, Caimacov, Mitrovic; Mersinaj, Kruselj, Crepulja; Loncar, Urata, Bosak
Josip Mitrovic has had at least one shot in each of his last 12 games for Koprivnica, at two a game, and he has also made a tackle in 10 straight.
His team-mate Lovro Banovec has a shot in nine straight games, averaging 2.4, and Filip Kruselj has made a tackle in nine in a row from right-back.
On the Gorica side, Jakov Pranjic has made at least one tackle in nine straight games, averaging 2.2. Filip Braut has committed a foul in six in a row and made a tackle in five, and striker Ante Erceg has fouled in each of his last four.
The bookmakers have Gorica narrowly ahead at home. Gorica are 2.38 at midnite, the draw is 3.40 at midnite and Koprivnica are 2.70 at boylesports. Both teams to score is 1.67 and over 2.5 goals is 1.80, both at midnite.
| Market | Best price |
|---|---|
| Gorica win | 2.38 (midnite) |
| Draw | 3.40 (midnite) |
| Slaven Koprivnica win | 2.70 (boylesports) |
| Both teams to score | 1.67 (midnite) |
| Over 1.5 goals | 1.29 (midnite) |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.80 (midnite) |
Both teams scored in four of Koprivnica's last five games and in two of Gorica's last five. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Koprivnica's last five and in two of Gorica's.
Gorica vs Slaven Koprivnica in the 2026/27 1. HNL kicks off at 14:00 UK on Saturday 7 November 2026 at ŠRC Velika Gorica. Gorica are 10th of 10 on 7 points, Slaven Koprivnica are 7th on 13 points, and the hosts are 2.38 at midnite.
Gorica have won 1 of their last 10 1. HNL games, with 4 draws and 5 defeats, going into the 2026/27 game with Slaven Koprivnica. They lost 5-0 at Hajduk Split on 31 October and have scored 7 goals in 12 games, the fewest a game in the league.
Gorica are 10th of 10 in the 2026/27 1. HNL with 7 points from 12 games, and Slaven Koprivnica are 7th with 13 points from 12. Gorica have won once, Koprivnica four times.
Both teams to score is 1.67 at midnite for Gorica vs Slaven Koprivnica in the 2026/27 1. HNL on 7 November 2026. It has landed in 42% of Gorica's 1. HNL games and 50% of Koprivnica's.
Josip Mitrovic has had at least 1 shot in 12 straight 1. HNL games for Slaven Koprivnica in the 2026/27 season, averaging 2 a game. Team-mate Lovro Banovec has had a shot in 9 in a row, averaging 2.4.
Predicted lineups for Gorica vs Slaven Koprivnica in the 2026/27 1. HNL on Saturday 7 November 2026: Gorica may start Josipovic; Braut, Lacoux, Pranjic, Stevanović; Pavicic, Bogojevic, Filipovic; Cvijanovic, Erceg, Frigan. Slaven Koprivnica may start Sentic; Kovacic, Banovec, Caimacov, Mitrovic; Mersinaj, Kruselj, Crepulja; Loncar, Urata, Bosak.