Predicted Edge

NK Varazdin v NK Slaven Belupo

NK Varazdin won 1 of the last 55th1–2NK Slaven Belupo won 3 of the last 57th

Match statistics

Full-time statistics
NK Varazdin NK Slaven Belupo
15Shots8
4Shots on target3
1Corners3
10Fouls12
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards1
1Offsides3
476Passes396
54%Possession %46%
1.54xG0.62
Over 1.5
79%
Over 2.5
56%
Over 3.5
33%
Both score
55%
Model pick
NK Varazdin 56%
Likely score
1-1 11%
Expected goals
1.87 – 1.05

Advised bets

No advised bet on this fixture. The available prices are close enough to our own numbers that there is nothing worth backing. Most fixtures end up here, and manufacturing a selection for every game is exactly how tipster records get destroyed.

Our probabilities against the market

Our probability and fair price for every market we publish, next to the best price we last captured and the probability it implies (bookmaker margin included).
MarketSelectionOursFairBest priceImpliedGap
Match resultNK Varazdin56.1%1.781.70 Dafabet58.8%-2.7
Match resultDraw23.5%4.254.30 Dafabet23.3%+0.3
Match resultNK Slaven Belupo20.4%4.914.80 Betano20.8%-0.5
Total goalsOver 1.579.4%1.261.21 Betano82.6%-3.3
Total goalsUnder 1.520.6%4.844.75 BetVictor21.1%-0.4
Total goalsOver 2.555.8%1.791.67 Bet36559.9%-4.1
Total goalsUnder 2.544.2%2.262.30 Betano43.5%+0.7
Total goalsOver 3.533.4%2.992.63 Betfair38.0%-4.6
Total goalsUnder 3.566.6%1.501.52 Betano65.8%+0.8
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — Yes55.4%1.801.67 Bet36559.9%-4.4
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — No44.6%2.242.25 BetVictor44.4%+0.1

A positive gap means our probability is higher than the price implies. That is information, not a recommendation: a pick is only published where the gap clears our bar after allowing for model error, and those appear above.

NK Varazdin favoured against NK Slaven Belupo

Our model makes NK Varazdin 56% to win this Croatian HNL fixture, with the draw at 24% and NK Slaven Belupo at 20%. The goal projection is 1.87 for NK Varazdin against 1.05 for NK Slaven Belupo — a substantial edge to NK Varazdin on expected output. A combined 2.92 goals points to an open game around the league average, which puts over 2.5 at 56% and both teams to score at 55%. The single most likely scoreline is 1-1 at 11%, though no individual scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of a low-scoring sport. This sits in the awkward middle of the distribution, where the model has a view but not a strong one. All figures come from a Dixon–Coles adjusted Poisson model fitted on recent results and expected goals. They are estimates, not forecasts of fact.

Most likely scores
1-1 11%
2-1 10%
1-0 10%
2-0 9%
3-1 6%

This season

Season records for NK Varazdin and NK Slaven Belupo
NK Varazdin NK Slaven Belupo
13Played12
5-4-4W-D-L5-1-6
1.46Pts / game1.33
1.31Goals for / game1.58
1.08Goals against / game2.17
46%Over 2.575%
54%BTTS58%
38%Clean sheets8%
23%Failed to score33%
3-2-2Home record3-0-3
2-2-2Away record2-1-3
L1StreakW1

2026/27 league matches only, computed from results on record. NK Varazdin · NK Slaven Belupo

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

Season per-match averages, produced
9.4Shots12.2
2.2Shots on target5.4
2.4Corners3.8
2.40Cards1.40
10.2Fouls11.6
41Possession %45
1.14xG1.86
5 matchessample5 matches

Conceded

Season per-match averages, conceded
16.0Shots14.0
4.6Shots on target5.4
7.2Corners4.0
3.00Cards1.40
14.2Fouls13.8
59Possession %55
1.32xG1.95
5 matchessample5 matches

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches (5 in sample), captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
NK VarazdinMetricNK Slaven Belupo
1.40Goals scored2.40 (better)
0.40 (better)Goals conceded1.20
1.16Expected goals (xG)1.39 (better)
Big chances
4.00 (better)Shots on target3.67
15.67 (better)Total shots13.00
Touches in opp. box
5.00 (better)Corners4.67
49.0 (better)Possession %45.3
418 (better)Passes352
Tackles
13.33Fouls11.00 (better)
1.00 (better)Offsides2.00
Throw-ins
1.00 (better)Yellow cards2.00
0.00 (better)Red cards0.33

Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.

Head to head

Full record →
NK Varazdin wins
3
Draws
0
NK Slaven Belupo wins
3
Goals / game
3.50
Over 2.5
83%
Both score
83%
Croatian HNL table
League table
#TeamPWDLGDPtsForm
1HNK Hajduk Split13922+1629HNK Hajduk Split won 4 of the last 5
2Dinamo Zagreb11713+1122Dinamo Zagreb won 3 of the last 5
3NK Osijek13625+420NK Osijek won 1 of the last 5
4Istra 196113544+519Istra 1961 won 3 of the last 5
5NK Varazdin13544+319NK Varazdin won 1 of the last 5
6HNK Rijeka12534+118HNK Rijeka won 1 of the last 5
7NK Slaven Belupo12516-716NK Slaven Belupo won 3 of the last 5
8Rudes13517-1116Rudes won 4 of the last 5
9NK Lokomotiva Zagreb13328-711NK Lokomotiva Zagreb won 1 of the last 5
10HNK Gorica13148-157HNK Gorica won 0 of the last 5