The Prva Liga fixture at Stadion Varteks on Friday sees hosts Varaždin lock horns with opponents Šibenik.
View all of the Varaždin v Šibenik predictions, poll and stats below (plus the best game odds).
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Varaždin
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Varaždin, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 2-1 Prva Liga triumph over Lokomotiva Zagreb.
In that game, Varaždin had 52% possession and 16 shots at goal with 6 on target. The scorer for Varaždin was Dimitar Mitrovski (60', 83'). Lokomotiva Zagreb got 5 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Robert Mudražija (30') was the scorer for Lokomotiva Zagreb.
Their most recent results really do illustrate the point that huge efforts have been put in by the Varaždin backline. Varaždin have kept it tight, with the total number of goals that have gone in at their end during their previous 6 matches standing at 4. Previous results aside, we’ll just have to find out whether that trend shall persist in this match or not.
Leading up to this clash, Varaždin:
- are unbeaten in the league by Šibenik in their previous 9 games. A decent run, indeed.
- are unbeaten in their previous 5 league matches at home.
Šibenik
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Previously, Šibenik drew 0-0 in the Prva Liga match with Gorica.
In that match, Šibenik managed 62% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 3 on target. On the other side, Gorica had 5 shots at goal with 3 on target.
The stats don’t lie, and Šibenik have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 9 goals in total. In defence, Šibenik seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly.
Coming into this contest, Šibenik have left without a victory over Varaždin in games played away from home for the previous 4 league games. Not good.
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Head to head
Checking on past results between these clubs going back to 28/10/2022 reveals that these fixtures have been a source of anguish for Šibenik. They’ve not managed to register any victories whatsoever whereas Varaždin have been too good for them, getting wins in 83% of those ties.
An aggregate of 12 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 10 of them from Bumbari and 2 being from Šibenik. That’s an average goals per game of 2.
The previous league encounter between these sides was Prva Liga match day 24 on 02/03/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Šibenik 0-2 Varaždin.
On that day, Šibenik managed 68% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 1 on target.
Varaždin got 8 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Frane Maglica (10') and Tomislav Duvnjak (86') scored.
The referee was Dario Bel.
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Prediction
In this game, Varaždin look set to get the win and a possible clean sheet against Šibenik, who won’t find it easy to score themselves.
We’re tipping a decent 2-0 victory for Varaždin when all’s said and done.
Renata Leite,
14:01 29/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Varaždin
Formed: 2012
Stadium: Stadion Varteks (8,818)
Captain: Oliver Zelenika
Chairman: Dražen Vitez
Manager: Nikola Šafarić
Competitions: Prva Liga position 4
⭐ Star Player: Dimitar Mitrovski
Regularly played in the Right Wing position, Dimitar Mitrovski was born in Skopje, Macedonia. After having played his first senior match for Varaždin in the 2022 - 2023 season, the gifted Forward has accumulated 7 league goals in this HNL 2024 - 2025 season so far in a total of 25 appearances.