April 24, 2023 - The SuperSport HNL 30th round was played from April 21 to 23, 2023. This round saw Dinamo draw against Istra, Belupo beat Osijek, and Gorica defeat Rijeka to jump from 10th to 9th place in the standings.
Lokomotiva - Sibenik (1-0)
Lokomotiva and Sibenik opened the 30th round on Friday, April 21, in Zagreb in front of 581 fans.
The only goal of the match came in the 81st minute when Tuci found the back of the net for 1-0. Lokomotiva had 61% possession and 14 total attempts compared to Sibenik's four attempts.
Lokomotiva is in 8th place with 37 points, and Sibenik has dropped to last place with 24. Lokomotiva plays Rijeka next weekend and Sibenik meets Belupo.
Slaven Belupo - Osijek (2-1)
Belupo and Osijek met on Friday in Koprivnica in front of 3,590 fans.
While the first half went without goals, Caktas made it 0-1 for Osijek in the 52nd minute. Two quick stoppage-time goals gave Belupo the win - Krstanovic scored a penalty in the 91st minute for 1-1, and Boras made it 2-1 in the 10th added minute. Belupo had 56% possession and 14 total attempts on goal, while Osijek had 20. Both teams had four shots on target.
Belupo is in 4th place with 40 points, and Osijek is in 5th with 39. Belupo meets Sibenik next, and Osijek meets Istra.
Istra 1961 - Dinamo (0-0)
Istra and Dinamo met on Saturday in Pula in front of 3,340 fans.
The game ended without goals, though Dinamo had 57% of possession and a total of 8 attempts on target compared to Istra's 7.
Dinamo remains in first place with 67 points, while Istra is in 7th with 38. Dinamo meets Varazdin next and Istra plays Osijek.
Hajduk - Varazdin (2-0)
Hajduk and Varazdin met on Saturday at Poljud Stadium in front of 10,596 fans.
Benrahou put Hajduk ahead in the 25th minute for 1-0 at the half. Sahiti scored a stunning far-post goal assisted by Benrahou in the 65th minute for the final 2-0. Possession was equal during this match, while Hajduk had 14 total attempts, of which eight were on target.
Hajduk is in 2nd place with 57 points, while Varazdin is in 6th with 39. Hajduk plays Gorica next, and Varazdin meets Dinamo.
Gorica - Rijeka (1-0)
Gorica and Rijeka closed out the 30th round on Sunday in Velika Gorica in front of 2,362 fans.
While Gorica's first goal in the 2nd minute was called offside due to VAR, Fucak made it 1-0 in the 63rd minute for the Gorica win. Rijeka had far more possession in the match at 63%, with 11 total attempts on target, too.
Gorica has now jumped to 9th place with 26 points, while Rijeka is in 3rd with 41. Gorica and Hajduk meet next, while Rijeka meets Lokomotiva.
You can check out the HNL table HERE.
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