Croatian HNL 2026/27 Matchweek 2 · 8 Aug 2026
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb vs HNK Gorica in the Croatian HNL 2026/27.
At Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb.
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb beat HNK Gorica 3–1. M. Maric opened the scoring for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb after 12 minutes. An own goal from A. Kavelj made it 2–0 after 40 minutes, and that was the winner.
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb went into the match 3rd and came out of it 2nd, on 6 points.
Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NK Osijek | 2 | +7 | 6 |
| 2 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 | HNK Rijeka | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 5 | NK Varazdin | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 6 | Istra 1961 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 7 | HNK Hajduk Split | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 8 | NK Slaven Belupo | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 9 | HNK Gorica | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 10 | Rudes | 2 | -6 | 0 |
Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Where clubs are level on all three, the order between them is ours and not the competition's.