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Varaždin
Croatia HNL · 4th
Play style · last 5
Mid Block
out-of-possession defensive strategy. Measured against Croatia HNL; block height comes from how they press, not from tracking.
On Paper rating · last 14 matches
League table
4th
15 points from 8
On Paper
5th
Chances made and conceded
1 place of disagreementthe table flatters them
This season
8
Pld
4
W
3
D
1
L
13
GF
7
GA
15
Pts
W
L
W
D
D
D
last 6
Drew 0–0 at home to Osijek · Sep 19
That's how they've played so far. Where the model has Varaždin finishing in May, and the odds on going down, come with a free account.
What the numbers say
Season to date, measured against the rest of the division.
Attack
Riding a hot streak in front of goal
Scoring about 18% above what their shots support. Enjoy it, but this is the part that regresses first.
1.18
goals per expected
Attack
As many spurned as scored
13 clear chances missed against 13 goals all season. Whatever is being made is not being taken.
13
chances missed
Defence
Shutouts are becoming a habit
Clean sheets in 4 of 8.
4
clean sheets
Defence
Clearing their lines often
3rd in the division for clearances. Either deep by design, or pinned back by circumstance.
204
clearances
Overall
Winning the physical battle
2nd in the division for duels won.
419
duels won
Against the rest of the division
Where the squad's season totals sit among the 10 clubs.
Big chances created
3rd of 10
17
More than 1 of the 3 sides above them in the table.
Shots
5th of 10
114
About 14.3 a match.
Key passes
5th of 10
89
Chance creation is not the problem.
Goals
5th of 10
13
Duels won
2nd of 10
419
They win the physical exchanges.
Tackles
6th of 10
121
They do a lot of defending, one way or another.
Clearances
3rd of 10
204
A lot of the ball ends up in their own box.
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Who's driving it
The squad's leaders this season.
Highest rated
Ivan Canjuga
Midfielder · Croatia
7.63
Most goals
Luka Mamic
Midfielder · Croatia
3
Most assists
Ivan Mamut
Attacker · Croatia
2
Big chances created
Ivan Canjuga
Midfielder · Croatia
5
Duels won
Iuri Tavares
Attacker · Cape Verde
48
Big chances missed
Ivan Mamut
Attacker · Croatia
4
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