Vukovar 1991
- Vukovar 1991 have had a dismal run of results over the last month or so, during which time they suffered a heavy 0-6 home loss to Hajduk Split, a 2-0 away defeat to NK Varazdin and a narrow 0-1 home loss to Rijeka.
- Vukovar 1991 sit 10th in the HNL 2025/2026 with 20 points from 27 games and have won four, drawn five and lost four of their 13 home games in the HNL this season.
- They have averaged 1.38 goals per game at home and conceded an average of 1.69 per game.
- Jakov Puljic is the main attacking weapon in Stipic’s team, netting 10 goals in 21 HNL 2025/2026 appearances so far, and is the player most likely to break down the NK Lokomotiva Zagreb defence on Tuesday.
- Puljic has scored both of Vukovar’s last two goals.
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
- Like Vukovar 1991, NK Lokomotiva Zagreb are also in a poor run of form, but the Zagreb-based club can at least take solace from their superior H2H record against the Vukovar.
- Zagreb were thrashed 0-5 at home by Dinamo Zagreb last time out, lost 2-1 at Hajduk Split in their previous away game and were knocked out of the Croatia Cup in their most recent game after a 1-1 draw with Slaven Belupo (lost on penalties).
- Lokomotiva sit 8th in the HNL 2025/2026 with 30 points from 27 matches.
- Aleks Stojakovic is Lokomotiva’s top scorer with 8 league goals in 26 appearances, but Ibrahim Sabra has been more influential of late, netting 2 of Lokomotiva’s last 3 goals.
- Zagreb have won one, drawn five and lost seven of their 13 away games in HNL 2025/2026 this term, scoring an average of 0.92 goals per away game.
Head-to-Head
Vukovar 1991 have failed to win their last two home games against NK Lokomotiva Zagreb in HNL 2025/2026.
Key Players
- Jakov Puljic
- Puljic is the main attacking weapon and has 10 goals in 21 HNL appearances.
- Puljic has scored both of Vukovar’s last two goals.
- Aleks Stojakovic
- Stojakovic is Lokomotiva’s top scorer with 8 league goals in 26 appearances.
- Ibrahim Sabra
- Sabra has been influential recently, netting 2 of Lokomotiva’s last 3 goals.
Betting Insights
- The odds on this game are all pretty short, but there is enough of a gap between the teams for us to take Lokomotiva’s odds of 2.32 as the main selection.
- Over 2.5 goals at 1.85 looks good too, and Both Teams to Score - Yes at 1.67 is appealing given both teams’ recent defensive issues.
Prediction
- We’re expecting a fairly open game where goals will be scored at both ends.
- Main pick: Lokomotiva (2.32) with a leaning towards Over 2.5 / Both Teams to Score.
