Hajduk Split vs Slaven Belupo Prediction: Gattuso wants the trophy in Croatia!

Hajduk opens the second half of the season with a match against Slaven Belupo, which will be played on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Poljud as part of the 19th round of the SuperSport HNL. The Whites are completing the final part of their preparations in Split this week, after spending the main part of their preparations in Spain and playing three warm-up matches with a series of strong training sessions. Hajduk are in second place in the league table with 36 points, the same number as first-placed Rijeka. Slaven Belupo are in sixth place with 20 points. Slaven Belupo don’t know how to play against Hajduk and don’t have a win against them in the last 13 matches. That’s why I expect a confident home win in this match.

Hajduk Split

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The home team led by Gennaro Gattuso did not make a splash during their preparations in Spain. The Italian coach was furious after losing to Ujpest and Murcia, but these are friendly matches that are unimportant. Regardless, Hajduk will have to kick into high gear if they want to maintain their lead over Dinamo and surpass Rijeka by the end of the championship. The match against Slaven will best show how ready the Split’s team is for the season to continue. Namely, they are a tough opponent that Dinamo have not managed to beat at home. However, Hajduk have now been strengthened by the talented Michele Sega in attack, so they hope to score more goals this Sunday. The injury situation is also good news for Gattuso. It seems that Marko Livaja has overcome his problems, as have the other key players. This means that Hajduk will have almost a complete team at their disposal, in which Ivan Rakitic plays an important role in the midfield, and much is expected of the young Niko Sigur. 

Slaven Belupo

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Slaven Belupo, led by Mario Kovacevic, is one of the pleasant surprises in the Croatian National League. They celebrated with a big win against Dinamo in Koprivnica and added a draw at Maksimir. So, this is a serious team that is not easy for anyone to play against. Slaven Belupo have several interesting players in its ranks, such as Ilija Nestorovski, who returned to Croatia after a solid few years in Italy. There are also Ivan Dolcek and Robert Muric, who have proven themselves at the highest level of Croatian club football. 

Expert Betting Tips

I believe that we are in for a trench battle at Poljud. It will be a duel in which the details could decide the victory or one or two moments of inspiration. I think that neither of them will shine this Sunday, which is why my betting tips start by recommending a bet on both teams not to score. An alternative to this is certainly a bet on under 2.5 goals in the match, which I can also imagine at the opening of the second part of the season in Split.

Our prediction for the match is for both teams not to score for the odds of 1.87 at 1xbet.

Our second prediction home win and under 2.5 goals for odds of 2.15 at Betway.

Our third prediction – team 2 under 0.5 goals for odds of 2 at Bet365.