NK LokomotivaL21 Aug · Away Rudes · 1:4W31 Aug · Home HNK Hajduk Split · 2:0L6 Sep · Away NK Slaven Belupo · 1:2W9 Sep · Away Cuba U20 · 2:0D12 Sep · Home HNK Rijeka · 1:1L20 Sep · Away Dinamo Zagreb · 2:3
3:1
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
HNK GoricaL22 Aug · Away NK Slaven Belupo · 0:2D31 Aug · Home HNK Rijeka · 0:0L5 Sep · Away Dinamo Zagreb · 0:1W9 Sep · Away Uskok Klis · 3:1D14 Sep · Home NK Varaždin · 2:2W19 Sep · Away Istra 1961 · 1:0
In the HNL game on 8 August 2026, NK Lokomotiva beat HNK Gorica 3:1. Match numbers: shots on target 3:4, corners 9:3.
Match report
Lokomotiva Claim Hard-Fought Win Over Gorica in Zagreb
NK Lokomotiva saw off HK Gorica 3-1 in the Croatian First League on Friday evening, a result that keeps them in sixth place while Gorica remain rooted in tenth. The hosts took the lead early through Marko Marić, who finished a well-worked move at the twelfth minute. Gorica responded with more possession and territory, but Lokomotiva's defensive shape held firm throughout.
The second goal came from a twist of fate at the forty-minute mark when Gorica's Ante Kavelj turned his shot into his own net. Lokomotiva were not content to wait and extended their advantage in the sixtieth minute when Branimir Bogojević added a second. Gorica pulled one back late on through Nikola Đurković at full-time plus three, but the damage had been done.
The statistics tell a story of control without consequence. Gorica enjoyed 54 per cent possession and registered 102 attacks compared to Lokomotiva's 77. They took more shots overall, with four on target against three, but Lokomotiva's efficiency was stark. One big chance created each, yet the goals tell a different tale entirely.
What the result means on the table is modest but clear. Lokomotiva extend their unbeaten run to two games after consecutive defeats, while Gorica's winless streak stretches to seven across all competitions. They have one point from six matches, and the pressure is beginning to show.
There were moments where Lokomotiva dug in, particularly when Gorica pressed for a third. But by then the game was out of reach. The hosts refused to go away and took their points home.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %46–54
Shots on target3–4
Shots off target2–7
Big chances1–1
HT⚽12' M. Maric — Goal⚽40' A. Kavelj — Own goal🟨45+1' I. Katic — Yellow card🟨45+1' D. Pavicic — Yellow card⇄56' K. Custovic — Substitution⚽60' B. Bogojevic — Goal⇄63' J. Vasilj — Substitution🟨68' D. Thaqi — Yellow card🟨74' M. Pajac — Yellow card⇄78' J. Frigan — Substitution🟨79' A. Triantafyllou — Yellow card🟨79' P. Mijic — Yellow card⇄80' M. Maric — Substitution⇄85' F. Braut — Substitution⇄90+3' M. Subotic — Substitution⚽90+3' N. Djurkovic — Goal
