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HNL statistics and predictions
Season to date: 49 matches since 31 Jul 2026, last updated 22 Oct 2026.
HNL in numbers
Analysis
49 matches have been played in the HNL (Croatia) since 31 Jul 2026, averaging 3.12 goals a game. That is close to the average across our archive (3.06 goals a game).
Home sides won 28 (57%), 9 matches were drawn (18%) and away sides won 12 (24%). Home advantage here is stronger than usual. Both teams scored in 55% of matches, 63% went over 2.5 goals, 82% over 1.5, and 3 finished goalless.
Our team-strength model, refitted every night, rates the strongest attacks as Dinamo Zagreb (1.93), HNK Hajduk Split (1.73), Istra 1961 (1.54), and the meanest defences as NK Varazdin (0.45), HNK Rijeka (0.50), HNK Hajduk Split (0.51). A rating of 1.00 is an average side in this competition.
Recent and upcoming PunterPick predictions
- Rudes vs HNK Rijeka · 16 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC · HNL
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals @ 1.50 · FT 1–2 - NK Lokomotiva Zagreb vs Istra 1961 · 17 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC · HNL
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals @ 1.44 - NK Osijek vs HNK Gorica · 17 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC · HNL
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals @ 1.40 · FT 1–1 - HNK Hajduk Split vs NK Varazdin · 18 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC · HNL
Published pick: BTTS Yes @ 1.73 - NK Slaven Belupo vs Dinamo Zagreb · 18 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC · HNL
Published pick: BTTS Yes @ 1.57 · FT 1–5 - HNK Gorica vs NK Lokomotiva Zagreb · 24 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC · HNL
Published pick: BTTS Yes @ 1.73 - NK Varazdin vs NK Slaven Belupo · 24 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC · HNL
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals @ 1.50
Results table
Calculated from the final scores in our archive since 31 Jul 2026. This is not the official table — it applies no points deductions or tie-break rules, and for cup competitions it simply totals results across rounds.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HNK Hajduk Split | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 19 |
| 3 | NK Varazdin | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | NK Osijek | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | HNK Rijeka | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Istra 1961 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 10 |
| 8 | NK Slaven Belupo | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 10 |
| 9 | Rudes | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 7 |
| 10 | HNK Gorica | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 6 |
About these statistics
The figures above are counts over final scores (90 minutes) in the PunterPick results archive. Nothing is estimated: a match only counts once its final score is in. Team links lead to each side's own form, home and away record and the predictions we have published for them. How we build our predictions is explained on the methodology page.