Slaven Belupo
- Slaven have lost three straight games across all competitions, falling to 10th with zero points from 1 game in HNL 2026-2027.
- Mario Gregurina has been in charge of the Koprivnica club since 1 July 2025 and has had to rely on a similar structure-first approach to try and make the best of what he has at his disposal.
- Slaven have played a 4-2-3-1 most of the time this year, but do have the option of going to a back three sometimes.
Varazdin
- Varazdin have won four of their last five games and sit 4th with 3 points from 1 in HNL 2026-2027.
- NK Varazdin responded to a 2-0 away defeat to Jablonec in the 2nd qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League with a 2-1 home win over Hajduk Split to open their HNL 2026/2027 account.
- Nikola Safaric has been in charge since 8 December 2023 and Varazdin's system has remained consistent under him.
- Varazdin also line up in a 4-2-3-1 and are slightly more of a pressing team with more direct passing options when they win the ball back.
Head-to-Head
In HNL 2025/2026 , at home, Varazdin beat Slaven 2-1, but the two games prior to that were split, with each side winning one.
Key Players
- Luka Mamic has been the main outlet for Varazdin, he has one of the team's HNL 2026/2027 goals and 4 of their 9 goals in their last 5 competitive games.
- Filip Kruselj has been Slaven's main goal threat, netting 2 of their 3 total goals in their last 5 fixtures.
Betting Insights
- Slaven Belupo are the slight favorites at 2.46 with Varazdin at 2.69 and that about sums up the game - close and tense, but probably not a runaway.
- Both Teams to Score is 1.64, Under 2.5 is 1.92 and the Draw is 3.32, in a game where the home side have won 1 and lost 1 at Gradski and the visitors have won 1 and lost 1 in their two away games.
Prediction
We're edging towards Varazdin to get the better of a cagey game, but the value in the draw tempts us to put that in the exact score prediction too.
