NK Varazdin sit 5th in the HNL on 19 points from 13 matches, having scored 17 and conceded 14. On the model's scale they rate 0.57 in attack and 1.27 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against HNL averages of 0.65 and 1.52: hard to break down but short of goals. Across their last 5 league matches they have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats, most recently losing to Dinamo Zagreb 1-3 at home. That is 1.46 points a match, scoring 1.31 and conceding 1.08 per game across 5 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That leaves them 10 points behind HNK Hajduk Split at the top, in a table of 10. Among the 10 rated sides in the division that is the 7th-best attack and the 3rd-best defence. They scored in 4 of those 5 and kept 1 clean sheet. Next they travel to Rudes in the HNL on 21 November 2026, a match the model gives them 37%.
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 |
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NK Varazdin sit 5 of 10, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Position by match
NK Varazdin have been between 1st and 5th after each of their 13 HNL matches; 5th now. Rebuilt from the season's results after each of NK Varazdin's matches (x-axis); ties split on goal difference, then goals scored.
Recent league form
- L1-3Dinamo Zagreb8 November 2026
- D1-1away to HNK Rijeka1 November 2026
- L1-2NK Slaven Belupo24 October 2026
- L0-1away to HNK Hajduk Split18 October 2026
- W1-0away to NK Lokomotiva Zagreb11 October 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: NK Varazdin vs Rudes
NK Varazdin travel to Rudes at SC Rudes, Zagreb on 21 November 2026, 16:00 UTC. The model makes it 37% NK Varazdin, 29% draw and 34% Rudes, with a most likely scoreline of 0-1. It projects 1.24 expected goals for NK Varazdin against 1.17. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 50% and over 2.5 goals at 43%.
Full preview and model analysis for NK Varazdin vs Rudes
Recent meetings with Rudes
- 29 August 2026NK Varazdin 2–0 RudesHNL
- 22 April 2024Rudes 0–2 NK VarazdinHNL
- 9 February 2024NK Varazdin 1–0 RudesHNL
- 28 October 2023Rudes 0–0 NK VarazdinHNL
- 12 August 2023NK Varazdin 2–0 RudesHNL
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.
Other results that matter to NK Varazdin
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HNK Rijeka v HNK Gorica · 21 November 2026
NK Varazdin fans want HNK Gorica to win: that leaves NK Varazdin's chance of a top-four finish at 56.8%, against 52.1% if HNK Rijeka win (53.2% today).
HNK Rijeka win52.1%−1.1Draw56.3%+3.1HNK Gorica win56.8%+3.6 -
Dinamo Zagreb v Istra 1961 · 21 November 2026
NK Varazdin fans want a draw: that leaves NK Varazdin's chance of a top-four finish at 53.6%, against 50.5% if Istra 1961 win (53.2% today).
Dinamo Zagreb win53.3%+0.1Draw53.6%+0.4Istra 1961 win50.5%−2.7 -
HNK Hajduk Split v NK Lokomotiva Zagreb · 21 November 2026
NK Varazdin fans want NK Lokomotiva Zagreb to win: that leaves NK Varazdin's chance of a top-four finish at 55.4%, against 53.1% if HNK Hajduk Split win (53.2% today).
HNK Hajduk Split win53.1%−0.1Draw54.2%+1.0NK Lokomotiva Zagreb win55.4%+2.2
From our season simulation, reading only the runs in which each result happened. A match is listed when it moves NK Varazdin's figure by 2 points or more and both halves of the runs agree on which result helps.
Upcoming fixtures
Recent results
Leading scorers
- L. Mamić6 goals
- I. Canjuga3 goals3 assists
League goals this season.