Gorica vs Lokomotiva Zagreb Prediction: Important derby match for both teams

In the 20th round of Croatian HNL, an interesting match awaits us in Velika Gorica between Gorica and Lokomotiva. These teams are in the shadow of the Croatian football giants, but they are playing well this season and with a win in this match either of them can catch up with the top teams on the table. Both teams played last week in matches from the 4th round and both matches were very dramatic. Gorica lost against Rijeka on this stadium with 3:2, while Lokomotiva won against Dinamo in Zagreb’s derby.

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Gorica played a thrilling match against Rijeka on Wednesday, they were up 2:0 but in the end, they lost 3:2. It was a very tense match with many incidents and fights. Gorica are now in 5th place with 27 points. They have 2 defeats in a row but with a win here they will enter into a race to catch a place that leads to European competition. In this match, they will be without Mrzljak who was sent off against Rijeka, but as their manager announced they are still furious since the match against Rijeka and will show it in this match in which they are confident of winning.

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Lokomotiva also played a match last week, on Tuesday they faced Dinamo on Maksimir. Before the match, everyone saw Dinamo as a winner and counted them 3 points, but Lokomotiva shocked everybody with a confident 3:0 win. It was their 2 wins in a row in the league and they slowly got near the top half of the table. They are having an average season so far, they are in 6th place with 24 points, 5 wins, 9 draws, and 5 defeats. The win against Dinamo certainly gave them much confidence before the second part of the season, and now this team has ambitions of moving up and maybe even fighting for a place in Europe next season.

In their last 5 matches, Gorica have 3 wins, and 2 matches ended in a draw. In this match, Gorica are slight favorite, but the truth is that these teams are very similar and the match can go either way. Weather conditions are still bad in Velika Gorica, but the pitch was looking ok in the previous match between Gorica and Rijeka. I expect a big fight between these teams and a match with many goals.