NK Gorica
- NK Gorica are in poor form, losing their last four league games and failing to win in the last five.
- NK Gorica welcome HNK Hajduk Split to Nova Gorica on Saturday in a fixture that could be a huge momentum shifter for the home or away team.
- They are organised and patient in build-up, while Gorica are a compact, deep, risk-averse block that looks to counterattack when they can and look for set pieces.
HNK Hajduk Split
- HNK Hajduk Split are in decent form, winning two, drawing two and losing one of their last five.
- HNK are 2nd in the HNL 2025/2026 table with 37 points from 19 games, while Gorica sit 8th with 19 from the same number of matches.
- Gonzalo Garcia has done an exceptional job since taking over as head coach in July 2025 and has fashioned a side that likes to play at a high tempo, in possession, with wide overloads and good collective pressing.
Head-to-Head
- This fixture has been a good one for Hajduk Split in recent years, winning two and drawing one of the last three.
- Gorica are yet to beat Hajduk Split in the HNL.
Key Players
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One man has been making waves for Hajduk this season, Michele Sego has bagged ten goals in 18 HNL 2025/2026 appearances, the most of any Hajduk player, and he is red-hot in recent weeks.
- 10 goals in 18 appearances
- 4 goals in Hajduk’s last five games
- Sego has scored four goals in Hajduk’s last five games, a period in which they have scored seven.
- Jakov Filipovic has been Gorica’s biggest threat of late, bagging both goals in their last three games, but Filip Cuic is their top scorer in the HNL this season, netting four times in 19 league appearances.
Betting Insights
- Hajduk Split are the clear favourites with the sportsbooks at 1.88, but Gorica can be backed at 4.0 and the draw at 3.25.
- It could be a close game as Gorica do have the odd counterattacking threat, but it’s hard to pass on the visitors, given they have better form, the better of the record and a higher league position.
- Under 2.5 goals at 1.7 looks good given Gorica’s attacking struggles and the fact that Hajduk are organised and disciplined defensively.
Prediction
- This is a classic chess match of two very different tactical approaches and Hajduk have the quality and depth to break the game open.
- When Gorica hosts Hajduk Split, the average result is 1.0 goals for Gorica and 1.3 goals for the visitors, and we’re expecting the scoreline to be similar this weekend.
