HNK Gorica sit 10th in the HNL on 7 points from 13 matches, having scored 10 and conceded 25. On the model's scale they rate 0.45 in attack and 1.75 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against HNL averages of 0.65 and 1.52: below the division's average at both ends. Across their last 5 league matches they have 2 draws and 3 defeats, most recently losing to NK Slaven Belupo 3-5 at home. That is 0.54 points a match, scoring 0.77 and conceding 1.92 per game across 1 win, 4 draws and 8 defeats. That leaves them 22 points behind HNK Hajduk Split at the top, in a table of 10. Among the 10 rated sides in the division that is the 10th-best attack and the 8th-best defence. They scored in 3 of those 5 and kept 1 clean sheet. Next they travel to HNK Rijeka in the HNL on 21 November 2026, a match the model gives them 18%.
Model rating
One scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side — how the ratings are built.
HNL table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HNK Hajduk Split | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27:11 | +16 | WWDWW | 29 |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 28:15 | +13 | LWWLW | 25 |
| 3 | NK Osijek | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22:18 | +4 | LDLWL | 20 |
| 4 | Istra 1961 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24:19 | +5 | WLDWW | 19 |
| 5 | NK Varazdin | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17:14 | +3 | WLLDL | 19 |
| 6 | HNK Rijeka | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19:18 | +1 | LWLDL | 18 |
| 7 | NK Slaven Belupo | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19:28 | -9 | WLWLW | 16 |
| 8 | Rudes | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16:27 | -11 | WLWWW | 16 |
| 9 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14:21 | -7 | LWDLL | 11 |
| 10 | HNK Gorica | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10:25 | -15 | LDDLL | 7 |
- Champions League qualifying
- Europa League qualifying
- Conference League qualifying
- Relegation
HNK Gorica sit 10 of 10, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Position by match
HNK Gorica have been between 8th and 10th after each of their 13 HNL matches; 10th now. Rebuilt from the season's results after each of HNK Gorica's matches (x-axis); ties split on goal difference, then goals scored.
Recent league form
- L3-5NK Slaven Belupo7 November 2026
- L0-5away to HNK Hajduk Split31 October 2026
- D0-0NK Lokomotiva Zagreb24 October 2026
- D1-1away to NK Osijek17 October 2026
- L1-2Rudes9 October 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: HNK Gorica vs HNK Rijeka
HNK Gorica travel to HNK Rijeka at Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka on 21 November 2026, 16:00 UTC. The model makes it 18% HNK Gorica, 26% draw and 56% HNK Rijeka, with a most likely scoreline of 1-0. It projects 0.75 expected goals for HNK Gorica against 1.75. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 44% and over 2.5 goals at 46%.
Full preview and model analysis for HNK Gorica vs HNK Rijeka
Recent meetings with HNK Rijeka
- 31 August 2026HNK Gorica 0–0 HNK RijekaHNL
- 23 May 2026HNK Rijeka 2–0 HNK GoricaHNL
- 22 March 2026HNK Gorica 4–0 HNK RijekaHNL
- 21 December 2025HNK Rijeka 1–0 HNK GoricaHNL
- 5 October 2025HNK Gorica 1–3 HNK RijekaHNL
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.
Other results that matter to HNK Gorica
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HNK Hajduk Split v NK Lokomotiva Zagreb · 21 November 2026
HNK Gorica fans want a draw: that leaves HNK Gorica's risk of a bottom-one finish at 67.8%, against 75.1% if NK Lokomotiva Zagreb win (69.0% today).
HNK Hajduk Split win68.2%−0.8Draw67.8%−1.2NK Lokomotiva Zagreb win75.1%+6.1 -
Dinamo Zagreb v Istra 1961 · 21 November 2026
HNK Gorica fans want Istra 1961 to win: that leaves HNK Gorica's risk of a bottom-one finish at 68.3%, against 70.9% after a draw (69.0% today).
Dinamo Zagreb win68.8%−0.2Draw70.9%+1.9Istra 1961 win68.3%−0.7
From our season simulation, reading only the runs in which each result happened. A match is listed when it moves HNK Gorica's figure by 2 points or more and both halves of the runs agree on which result helps.
Upcoming fixtures
Recent results
Leading scorer
B. Bogojević, with 4 league goals this season, is the club's only player among the 20 names on the division's scorer list.