Croatia - Prva HNLData current as of September 11, 2026

Gorica vs Hajduk Split: match statistics

Gorica crest
Gorica
1 : 0half-time 1:0
Hajduk Split crest
Hajduk Split
120%(4.00)
X25%(3.25)
255%(1.83)

Hajduk Split are in 2nd place in the table and are showing significantly better form than Gorica, who occupy 8th position. The hosts have failed to win any of their last 5 matches, averaging just 0.2 points per game, while the visitors have averaged 1.6 points per game. Hajduk Split boast an impressive away record with a 56% win rate and a positive goal difference (+3), whereas Gorica lose 60% of their home matches with a negative goal difference (-5). The xG statistics also favor the visitors (1.55 vs 1.38), and their advantage in possession (56% vs 52%) and defensive efficiency (44% clean sheets away) further strengthen their position as favorites. Considering Gorica's disastrous run of 4 consecutive defeats and Hajduk Split's solid form, an away win is the most likely outcome of this match.

Gorica vs Hajduk Split: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Gorica played against Hajduk Split in Prva HNL (Croatia). The game was played on January 31, 2026. Final score: 1:0.

Recent form

Gorica has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.20 points per game. Hajduk Split has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Gorica scores 1.16 goals per game and allows 1.53. Hajduk Split scores 1.58 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 2.73 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 68% of Gorica's games and 42% of Hajduk Split's. The Over 2.5 rates are 53% and 47%, compared with league averages of 64% for BTTS and 54% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Hajduk Split has the higher season xG average, 1.76 to 1.39 per game. Gorica takes 11.5 shots per game, while Hajduk Split takes 14.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Gorica leads at halftime in 37% of its games and scores 0.47 goals per game after halftime. Hajduk Split leads at halftime in 37% and scores 1.05 after halftime.

When the teams score

Gorica's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (8 goals). For Hajduk Split, it is minutes 76-90+ (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Prva HNL games average 2.73 goals. Both teams score in 64% of games, and 54% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Hajduk Split are in 2nd place in the table and are showing significantly better form than Gorica, who occupy 8th position. The hosts have failed to win any of their last 5 matches, averaging just 0.2 points per game, while the visitors have averaged 1.6 points per game. Hajduk Split boast an impressive away record with a 56% win rate and a positive goal difference (+3), whereas Gorica lose 60% of their home matches with a negative goal difference (-5). The xG statistics also favor the visitors (1.55 vs 1.38), and their advantage in possession (56% vs 52%) and defensive efficiency (44% clean sheets away) further strengthen their position as favorites. Considering Gorica's disastrous run of 4 consecutive defeats and Hajduk Split's solid form, an away win is the most likely outcome of this match.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

26Possession (%)74
GoricaHajduk Split
6Shots21
GoricaHajduk Split
2Shots on target6
GoricaHajduk Split
0.72xG2.32
GoricaHajduk Split
1Corners9
GoricaHajduk Split
27Dangerous attacks79
GoricaHajduk Split
18Fouls7
GoricaHajduk Split
2Cards1
GoricaHajduk Split

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.16Goals scored / game1.58
GoricaHajduk Split
1.53Goals allowed / game1
GoricaHajduk Split
48%Average possession59%
GoricaHajduk Split
4Shots on target / game5.21
GoricaHajduk Split

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.53Shots per game14.95
GoricaHajduk Split
4Shots on target5.21
GoricaHajduk Split
10%Shot conversion10.6%
GoricaHajduk Split
48%Possession59%
GoricaHajduk Split
1.39xG for1.76
GoricaHajduk Split
1.58xG against1.12
GoricaHajduk Split

Shooting quality

Gorica: BalancedHajduk Split: Dominant
GoricaHajduk Split
Accuracy (shots on target)35%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Hajduk Split is 700% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / game - Gorica · 1.6 pts / game - Hajduk Split

Gorica
LLDLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
26% W21% D53% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-10
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-6
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WDWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.13Opponent xG: 1.77BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Hajduk Split
DDWWL
Season result split
58% W21% D21% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-4-4
1.95 pts / game · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-2-2
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WDLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.16BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Hajduk Split is 36% better for: goals scored per game.

1.16 goals / game - Gorica · 1.58 goals / game - Hajduk Split

Hajduk Split is 53% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.53 goals / game - Gorica · 1 goals / game - Hajduk Split

Gorica scoring profile: strong

Gorica scores in 74% of games (14 of 19 meczów), while Hajduk Split keeps a clean sheet in 42% (8 of 19 meczów).

Hajduk Split scoring profile: very strong

Hajduk Split scores in 79% of games (15 of 19 meczów), while Gorica keeps a clean sheet in 5% (1 of 19 meczów).

22Goals scored (season)30
GoricaHajduk Split
29Goals conceded (season)19
GoricaHajduk Split
2.68Average goals per game2.58
GoricaHajduk Split
3Goals scored (last 5)8
GoricaHajduk Split
8Goals conceded (last 5)6
GoricaHajduk Split

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal79%
GoricaHajduk Split
26%2 goals58%
GoricaHajduk Split
11%3 goals21%
GoricaHajduk Split
5%4 goals0%
GoricaHajduk Split

How often they concede at least...

95%1 goal58%
GoricaHajduk Split
42%2 goals26%
GoricaHajduk Split
16%3 goals5%
GoricaHajduk Split
0%4 goals5%
GoricaHajduk Split

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

64%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time11%
GoricaHajduk Split
0%BTTS in both halves5%
GoricaHajduk Split
11%Scored in both halves47%
GoricaHajduk Split

BTTS and goal count

53%Min. 3 goals and BTTS32%
GoricaHajduk Split
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS16%
GoricaHajduk Split
60%BTTS - last 5100%
GoricaHajduk Split

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
GoricaHajduk Split
32%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
GoricaHajduk Split
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
GoricaHajduk Split

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
GoricaHajduk Split
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
GoricaHajduk Split
16%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
GoricaHajduk Split

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Gorica - half-time state
37% leading32% draw32% trailing
Hajduk Split - half-time state
37% leading37% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.42Points per game (1st half)1.47
GoricaHajduk Split
0.68Goals scored (1st half)0.53
GoricaHajduk Split
0.58Goals conceded (1st half)0.58
GoricaHajduk Split
1.26Average goals (1st half)1.11
GoricaHajduk Split
47%Clean sheet before half-time63%
GoricaHajduk Split
53%No goal before half-time53%
GoricaHajduk Split

After half-time (2nd half)

0.58Points per game (2nd half)2.05
GoricaHajduk Split
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)1.05
GoricaHajduk Split
0.95Goals conceded (2nd half)0.42
GoricaHajduk Split
1.42Average goals (2nd half)1.47
GoricaHajduk Split
21%Clean sheet after half-time63%
GoricaHajduk Split
63%No goal after half-time21%
GoricaHajduk Split

Gorica - second-half results

11% W26% D63% L
27
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.42
PPG before half-time
Lead holding70%

Leads at halftime in 37% of games and wins 26%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Hajduk Split - second-half results

58% W32% D11% L
28
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
39
Second-half points
+12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.47
PPG before half-time
Lead holding157%

Leads at halftime in 37% of games and wins 58%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Gorica - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.200.00
Goals scored / game0.60.0
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game1.21.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal40%100%
Goal difference0-5
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Hajduk Split - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.002.20
Goals scored / game0.41.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.4
Average goals per game1.21.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference-2+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Gorica
ScoredConceded
2
5
0-15
8
1
16-30
3
5
31-45
3
8
46-60
0
7
61-75
6
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (8 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Hajduk Split
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
3
3
16-30
3
3
31-45
4
3
46-60
7
1
61-75
9
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.64
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+14%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Gorica

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
77%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
124%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.80
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Hajduk Split

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.64
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
128%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
67%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Prva HNL).

Teams vs league

GoricaLigaHajduk Split
Average goals per game 2.682.73 2.58
Both teams scored 68%64% 42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%54% 47%
Clean sheets 5%21% 42%
Goal before half-time 79%79% 74%
Goal after half-time 89%83% 89%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.73
Average goals per game
64%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.50
Home goals / game
1.23
Away goals / game
+22%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defensive advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Hajduk SplitSubstitutionOn: Marko LivajaOff: Michele Šego
  2. Hajduk SplitSubstitutionOn: Rokas Puku0161tasOff: Noa Skoko
  3. GoricaSubstitutionOn: Ognjen BakićOff: Ivan Fiolić
  4. Hajduk SplitSubstitutionOn: Roko BrajkovićOff: Abdulia Sanyang
  5. GoricaSubstitutionOn: Stjepan KučišOff: Luka Vrzić
  6. GoricaSubstitutionOn: Domagoj PavičićOff: Jurica Pršir
  7. GoricaYellow cardDavor Matijas
  8. Hajduk SplitYellow cardZvonimir Šarlija
  9. GoricaYellow cardFilip Čuić

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Ante ČulinaMatches officiated: 20
4.45Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 250%Home wins30%Draws20%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Gorica's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses against Hajduk Split. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

HNK Gorica
1 : 3
HNK Hajduk Split
HNK Hajduk Split
2 : 0
HNK Gorica

FAQ

What was the result of Gorica vs Hajduk Split?

The Prva HNL match finished Gorica 1:0 Hajduk Split. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Gorica and Hajduk Split?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Gorica won 0, Hajduk Split won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Gorica vs Hajduk Split?

Gorica score 1.16 goals per game on average and Hajduk Split 1.58. The Prva HNL average is 2.73 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 68% of Gorica's matches and 42% of Hajduk Split's.

What form are Gorica and Hajduk Split in?

Over the last 5 games Gorica have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Hajduk Split 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Gorica vs Hajduk Split?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.