Slaven Belupo (Home)
- NK Slaven Belupo enter Saturday’s game in a poor run of form, winless in their last five HNL matches, with four defeats and one tie, but they should have enough quality to see off their opponents, Vukovar 1991, who are yet to taste away success against the Koprivnica club.
- Slaven, who are 6th in HNL 2025/2026 with 37 points from 31 games, are favored by bookmakers at 1.73 to win Saturday’s home game, in which Vukovar, who are 10th with 24 points from 30 matches, are big outsiders at 4.48.
- Slaven have won seven of their 15 home matches in HNL 2025/2026, drawing four and losing four.
Vukovar 1991 (Away)
- Vukovar press the game and defend deep, but have the capability to play with a structure when they have the ball.
- Jakov Puljic is their talisman, netting 12 goals in 24 HNL 2025/2026 games, while he has scored 2 of their last 4 goals, making him the most dangerous player for them on Saturday.
- The main reason to take the hosts at such a short odds here is that Vukovar have been very poor away from home all season.
- They have won only once in 15 away games, losing 11 and tying 3, while conceding 31 goals in 15 away fixtures.
Head-to-Head
- Slaven have won two of the last three HNL 2025/2026 matches between the teams and are expected to win a close game on Saturday.
- Vukovar have never won away at Slaven and Slaven should have the quality to prevail, although the visitors will make it tough for them, as shown in the 2-2 draw at their place.
Key Players
- Adriano Jagusic is Slaven’s top-scorer in HNL 2025/2026 with 7 goals in 20 games, but Ljuban Crepulja has scored 2 of their last 4 goals in the past 5 matches and can provide a consistent attacking threat on Saturday.
- Jakov Puljic is their talisman, netting 12 goals in 24 HNL 2025/2026 games, while he has scored 2 of their last 4 goals, making him the most dangerous player for them on Saturday.
Betting Insights
- Backing Slaven to get the win looks like the play here because of the value, but there won’t be many chances in this game - two compact, risk-averse sides that prioritise structure over all else.
- The under 2.5 goals line is 1.88, which seems low enough to keep a low stake bet on, although the hosts should win a tight game of chess that will have importance for both squads in the local derby.
Prediction
Backing Slaven to get the win looks like the play here because of the value, but there won’t be many chances in this game - two compact, risk-averse sides that prioritise structure over all else.
