Lokomotiva Zagreb vs Gorica Prediction: Both teams are in good form!

After the excitement in the National Cup of Croatia, where Lokomotiva lost in the semifinal against Rijeka, matches from HNL are back, and in the 29th round Lokomotiva will welcome Gorica. Both teams showed impressive performance lately and an interesting match awaits us this Saturday in Zagreb. Lokomotiva are under pressure to win as they are in a fight for the 4th place in the table that will lead to the Europa Conference League, and they have 2 points less than Osijek.

Form: LDWWW

Last week Lokomotiva lost in the cup match against Rijeka 1:0, but they played well, and many said that Rijeka didn’t deserve the win. There were many comments about the referee but also about the pitch in Kranjevicevoj in Zagreb which is home to Lokomotiva but Rudes also are playing home matches there. The conditions aren’t the best in this stadium, but Lokomotiva will have to find a way to win the match against Gorica and remain in the fight for the top 4. They are in 5th place with 40 points, and they are undefeated in the last 6 matches in the league. 

Form: WDLLL

After changing the manager Gorica are playing like a totally different team. In the last 2 matches, they played amazingly, first, they played a draw against Istra away, and in the last round, they won 4:2 against Varazdin away. They are in 6th place with 34 points, and maybe if they continue with good results, they can join the race for the top 4. In the last 5 matches in the league, they have 2 wins, 2 defeats and a draw.

A win in this match means a lot to both teams, especially Lokomotiva. It’s going to be a difficult match between two quality teams, and the pressure according to sports experts in Croatia is on the home team, after the defeat in the semifinal of the cup. In their last 5 matches in all competitions, Gorica won twice, Lokomotiva once, and two matches ended in a draw. The last match between them was in January this year and Lokomotiva won 2:1 as visitors in Gorica. Lokomotiva showed that they can create many chances in one match, and I expect them to control the game, use their chances and to win this match against Gorica.