Hajduk Split vs Slaven Belupo Prediction: Can Hajduk finally win?

HAJDUK and Slaven Belupo will play a match in the 22nd round of the SuperSport HNL on Sunday at 17:00 at Poljud. The Split’s team coached by Mislav Karoglan is in second place and has not won four rounds in a row and is fighting for the championship title with Rijeka and Dinamo. Slaven are seventh with two consecutive victories.

Form: DLWDW

It’s always difficult to play against Hajduk in Split. They are a favorite and Slaven Belupo usually had a bad time there, but some traditions have to be broken. After the match with Osijek, many of Hajduk’s players and staff got a virus. Zaper is back in the squad, more or less everyone is ready except Livaja, who will most likely not be on the team. Also, their manager is unwell and it’s unclear if he will lead the team in this match. The pressure is always high in Hajduk. They are aware that they could have done more in the previous two games, especially against Rijeka. Hajduk are in 2nd place with 42 points, 2 points less than Rijeka and one more than Dinamo Zagreb.

Form: WWLDW

Slaven Belupo are playing well in the second part of the season, and they have 3 wins and 2 defeats in the last 5 matches. However, they have some troubles in the squad before this match, as their captain Tomislav Bozica will certainly be out for this match, while their striker Matej Sakota is questionable. Slaven are in 7th place with 26 points, and they can’t be relegated or in a fight for the top part of the table, so they are playing relaxed.

Hajduk can’t afford to lose more points if they want to remain in the title race. Hajduk depends a lot on Livaja and that was seen in all the games in the first part of the season. That's why his absence can be a big problem for them in this match. Hajduk won in the last 5 matches against Slaven Belupo and did not concede a single goal. I expect Hajduk to end the bad run, to win in front of their fans, and keep up in the title race.