Slaven Belupo vs Varaždin Live Stream, Predictions (Apr 22)

📊 Form Guide

Slaven Belupo

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Slaven Belupo, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-2 Prva Liga triumph versus Lokomotiva Zagreb.

In that game, Slaven Belupo managed 51% possession and 10 shots at goal with 5 on target. For Slaven Belupo, the scorers were Alen Grgić (51') and Ilija Nestorovski (78'). Lokomotiva Zagreb got 16 attempts on goal with 3 on target.

A recurring aspect of recent Slaven Belupo games is the number of nil scores.

Taking their previous six clashes before this one, in as many as 5 of them a wager on BTTS would have been a losing one.

Coming into this clash, Slaven Belupo haven't lost in the league to Varaždin in their previous 2 games.

Varaždin

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In their last fixture, Varaždin drew 1-1 in the Prva Liga tie with Hajduk Split.

In that game, Varaždin managed 67% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Varaždin was Matej Vuk (42'). Hajduk Split got 13 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Marko Livaja (49') was the scorer for Hajduk Split.

A run of reliable showings by the Varaždin defenders has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 3 from their previous 6 outings combined. During the same time, their own attack force has managed to score 2. That sort of trend might not be sustained into this game, of course.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Varaždin:

• have not been beaten by Slaven Belupo when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 2 league matches.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their prior head to head meetings going back to 06/10/2023 tells us that Slaven Belupo have won 3 of these & Varaždin 2, with the tally of drawn games being 1.

An aggregate of 14 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 7 from Farmaceuti and 7 created by Bumbari. That’s an average goals per game of 2.33.

The last league encounter between these sides was Prva Liga match day 22 on 16/02/2025 when it finished Varaždin 0-1 Slaven Belupo.

That day, Varaždin had 56% possession and 10 shots at goal with 2 on target.

Slaven Belupo got 14 shots at goal with 5 on target. Ilija Nestorovski (30') scored.

The referee was Duje Strukan.

🔮 Prediction

In our opinion, Varaždin are dangerous enough to breach the defence of this Slaven Belupo team, but that might not quite be as many as they’ll concede.

We can see both teams to score in a 2-1 winning score for Slaven Belupo by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. It’s a very tough call.

Renata Leite, 15:02 19/04/2025