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Predictions and Tips
The Prva Liga match at Gradski stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš on Sunday sees home side Slaven Belupo welcoming opponents Gorica.
Our tips, poll and stats for Slaven Belupo v Gorica can all be found here - along with the latest match odds.
📏 Form Guide

Slaven Belupo
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Slaven Belupo will be hoping for a better result following the 5-0 Prva Liga defeat last time out to Dinamo Zagreb.
In that game, Slaven Belupo managed 48% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 0 of them on target. On the other side, Dinamo Zagreb got 19 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. Luka Stojković (17', 44'), Sandro Kulenović (41'), Petar Sučić (65') and Marko Rog (73') scored for Dinamo Zagreb.
Over their last 6 fixtures, Mario Kovačević's Slaven Belupo have hit the back of the net a combined total of 6 times giving them an average number of goals scored per match of 1.
Their previous form shows that Slaven Belupo:
- haven't lost in the league to Gorica in their last 2 matches.
- have not won at home in their last 2 league games.
Gorica
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In their last game, Gorica drew 1-1 in the Prva Liga match with Hajduk Split.
In that match, Gorica had 44% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Gorica was Adrion Pajaziti (48'). For their opponents, Hajduk Split had 15 shots at goal with 4 on target. Marko Livaja (54') was the scorer for Hajduk Split.
Throughout their six most recent matches, Mario Carević's Gorica have seen their goal attempts be successful a total of 7 times - giving them the goals scored per game average of 1.17.
Their prior results show that Gorica:
- have not won against Slaven Belupo in games played away from home for the previous 6 matches in the league. They'll be keen to stop this run.
- are without a win away from home in their last 2 league games.
👥 Head to head
Looking over their past head to head clashes stretching back to 10/11/2023 shows that Slaven Belupo have won 3 of these games & Gorica 2, with the number of drawn results being 1.
15 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 10 from Farmaceuti and 5 coming from Gorica. The average goals per game has been 2.5.
The previous league match between these clubs was Prva Liga match day 26 on 14/03/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Gorica 0-3 Slaven Belupo.
That day, Gorica managed 52% possession and 5 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.
On the other side, Slaven Belupo got 10 shots at goal with 5 on target. Tomislav Božić (45'), Ante Šuto (45') and Ilija Nestorovski (81') scored.
The referee was Oliver Romić.
💭 Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Gorica certainly have the ability to score against this Slaven Belupo team, but it is unlikely to be enough to avoid a loss.
We are anticipating a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 advantage for Slaven Belupo at the end of the match. We’ll have to see what happens.
Victor Martins, 13:03 18/05/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

🏟️ Team Focus:
Slaven Belupo
Formed: 1907
Stadium: Gradski stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš (3,205)
Captain: Tomislav Božić
Chairman: Robert Markulin
Manager: Mario Kovačević
Competitions: Prva Liga position 5
⭐ Star Player: Ilija Nestorovski
Customarily played in the Striker position, Ilija Nestorovski was born in Prilep, Macedonia. Having played his first senior match for FC Slovácko in the 2009 - 2010 season, the accomplished Forward has hit 7 league goals in this HNL 2024 - 2025 season so far coming from a total of 21 appearances.
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35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 62 | LWWWD |
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34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 62 | LLLWW |
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34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 57 | DLLLD |
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35 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 49 | WWDDW |
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35 | 11 | 14 | 10 | -3 | 47 | WDDDW |
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34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 45 | WLDLL |
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35 | 11 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 41 | WWWDL |
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34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -15 | 37 | WWDLD |
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35 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 36 | LLDDD |
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35 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -31 | 30 | WDDLL |
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NK Osijek |
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Goals scored | 1.2 |
Goals conceded | 1.2 |
Time first goal scored | 46 |
Time first goal conceded | 31 |
Yellow cards | 2.4 |
Red cards | 0.2 |
Subs used | 4.6 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
Goals scored | 0.6 |
Goals conceded | 1.5 |
Time first goal scored | 50 |
Time first goal conceded | 36 |
Yellow cards | 1.8 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.8 |
Biggest victory | 1-0 |
Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
Ilija Nestorovski | 8 |
Alen Grgić | 7 |
Ante Šuto | 4 |
Tomislav Božić | 3 |
Ivan Dolček | 3 |
Marko Kolar | 5 |
Martin Šlogar | 4 |
Adrion Pajaziti | 3 |
Jurica Pršir | 3 |
Agon Elezi | 2 |
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