Match details. HNL, Regular Season - 9. Kick-off is Sun 11 Oct, 14:00 Lagos time. It is played at Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb. The referee is Patrik Pavlesic.
What's at stake. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb are 7th on 7 points after 8 games, 5 points behind Istra 1961, level on points with NK Slaven Belupo. NK Varazdin are 4th on 15 points after 8 games, 1 point behind NK Osijek, 1 point clear of HNK Rijeka. A win would take them above NK Osijek.
Form. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb have won three, drawn two and lost five of their last ten, 1.1 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L D W L L. NK Varazdin have won five, drawn three and lost two of their last ten, 1.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D D W D W.
The numbers. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb score 1.3 and concede 1.6 a game over their last ten, with two clean sheets and three games without a goal. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb average 7.0 shots (2.8 on target), 4.0 corners and 3.3 cards a game, with 43% of the ball. NK Varazdin score 2.2 and concede 1.6 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet. NK Varazdin average 13.0 shots (4.9 on target), 4.6 corners and 1.4 cards a game, with 48% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last eight meetings NK Lokomotiva Zagreb have won two, drawn three and lost three. Two of the eight went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in five. In the last four, NK Lokomotiva Zagreb won one, two were drawn and NK Varazdin won one. The last time they met, on 9 May 2026, it finished NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 1-1 NK Varazdin.
The case against. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb's record still gives them 21% to win.
The read. NK Varazdin to win. A tight game. NK Varazdin are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour NK Varazdin. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 48%. Six of the last eight meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: NK Varazdin or Over 2.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read); NK Varazdin or Over 1.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read); Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 0-1 NK Varazdin (9% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and a tight game).