HNL

Nothing changed atop the HNL table between Croatia's Big-3: Dinamo, Hajduk, Rijeka. On Friday night, Dinamo made easy work of Šibenik winning 3-0. Poljud had to hold their breaths on Sunday as Hajduk needed a 74th minute Marko Livaja header to come back and defeat Varaždin. Rijeka easily handled Istra 4-0 in their derby clash with three Rijeka goals coming inside of 30 minutes: … [Read more...] about HNL Week 3: Dinamo Stay Perfect, Hajduk Come From Behind To Beat Varaždin

Hajduk vs Ružomberok (0-1) Hajduk were set and poised to face off against Armenian side FC Noah in the next round of qualifiers, only needing to get past a Slovakian Side, Ružomberok, that on paper are much weaker than Hajduk. Despite having a home crowd at Poljud backing them, Šarlija's own goal was enough to send Hajduk crashing out of Europe after two lackluster matches … [Read more...] about Croatian Clubs Bow Out Of Europe After Going 0/3 In The Second Leg

All three Croatian clubs will head into their return leg next week even keel after Thursday night's draws. Rijeka is currently in the third round of Europa League qualifying while Hajduk and Osijek are battling it out in Conference League qualifying. Hajduk faced off against MFK Ružomberok in Slovakia with the match ending 0-0. Hajduk only had one shot on goal with Rakitić … [Read more...] about Rijeka, Hajduk, Osijek All Draw To Start 3rd Qualifying Round In Europe

10th- Gorica Similar to Slaven Belupo two seasons ago, Gorica last season opened up the first half of the season strong and contesting a European Spot. Like Slaven though, Gorica's run was built on unexpected defensive tactics that caught most teams off guard, which compensated for the lack of attacking threat. Gorica slid into bad form in the back half of last season, this … [Read more...] about Team CroatianSports 2024/25 HNL Predictions

Dinamo vs Istra (5-0) Dinamo took off and recorded a statement win on Friday against Istra in the opening day match of the 2024/25 HNL campaign. Jakirović and his squad wasted no time setting the tempo for what caliber of a team they will be this season. With the HNL seeming to be even more openly contested this season, Dinamo's 5-0 thrashing of Istra for now has put to rest … [Read more...] about HNL Match Week 1: Dinamo And Rijeka Set The Pace For The HNL Title Fight

One of Croatia's most prolific and legendary midfielders, Ivan Rakitić, who was instrumental in the Vatreni's 2018 World Cup run will play in Croatia at the club level for the first time in his career. After around a month of speculation Rakitić has officially joined Hajduk Split and will reunite with former Vatreni teammate, Ivan Perišić. Dnevnik reports that Rakitić has … [Read more...] about Rakitić Ends Multi-Million Dollar Contract in Saudi League For Hajduk