Five reasons why he will win Hajduk: only Istria ‘won’ Poljud, Gattuso knows with Dinamo

Homemade terrain

Until recently, Poljud was an unconquerable fort for all Croatian clubs, the only victory at the Hajduk House this season was achieved by Istria, in the 31th round. Hajduk played 16 games at Poljud, achieved 11 wins, four draws and one defeat, with a goal difference of 28-10. He scored 37 points, most of all first -team players on the home ground, specifically, one point more than Dinamo on Maksimir and as many as five more than Rijeka on Rujevica. Home terrain is a great advantage of Hajduk and it will be on Saturday’s match. The narrative is made in public that Hajduk plays badly, but the facts deny it, because that and such Hajduk is aligned with the river at the top of the rankings and a point in front of Dinamo, scored more goals than Rijeka and received less than Dinamo, and both competitors come to him at Poljud in the season, where we repeated one championship match.

Derby with Dinamo

In the three previous derby, Hajduk was better than Dinamo, Gennar Gattus was not able to overcome Sergej Jakirovic, Nenad Bjelica, nor his former teammate Fabio Cannavaro, and now on the bench of Dinamo Sandro Perkovic … Jakirovic defeated Gattuso in Maksimir with Mark Livaja, Bjelica Cannavaro held the advantage of 2-1 until the very end of the match in which he had two players less, but in compensation for the time was scored by Filip Krovinovic for the final 2-2. The law of large numbers suggests that Dinamo could win, but three of the mutual reflections are still pushed by Hajduk.

Marko Livaja

Marko is the best player, scorer and assistant of Hajduk, but also of the whole league, he has been pulling Hajduk on his back for years, and if one can solve the issue of the winner in the derby, then it is him. How dominant Liva is and how much Hajduk is dependent on it is the best confirmation that this season is led by the club scorers with 18 goals, and the first to be forgotten by Yassine Benrahou with three, as Bruno Durdov, Anthony Kalik, Niko Sigur, Filip Krovinovic, Filip Uremovic and Bamba. Livaja has collected the most assists, as many as 10, and the first to him is Simon Hrgovic, who assisted teammates six times. Livaja participated in more than half of Hajduk’s goals this season, and he was particularly inspired against Dinamo, with six victories and draws and four defeats in 16, and scored six goals and assisted twice …

Atmosphere

Poljud has been sold out for days, more than 33,000 spectators will be pronounced in the stadium and there is no doubt that on Saturday it will create a stimulating atmosphere for their pets, the atmosphere that will wear players from the first to the last minute. No less important, Hajduk has a point more than Dinamo and is better in mutual trials, which would mean in the case of the same number of points that the citizens of Split would become champions. And this opens them with the possibility of a controlled entry into the match, because Dinamo has to look for all three points at all costs … If judging by the last games played, Hajduk does not look good, in the series of four games without a win, but judge a team on a four -game pattern, of which they played with the player less in three most, it would be completely wrong.

20 years of waiting

For 20 years, the Hajduk regiment has been waiting for the title, and in that period they have never been closer than this year. Two domestic reflections against direct competitors, Dinamo and Rijeka, and two guest appearances with the teams from Donji home, Gorica and Sibenik, stand on their way to paradise. It may be a shabby phrase, but if someone had offered anyone from Poljud like this scenario at the beginning of the season, everyone would sign it. Just all … that Hajduk decides on its destiny and title in direct matches in its field. The opportunity is here, Hajduk in Gattus, Rakitic, Livaji, Kovinovic, Uremovic, Melnjak, Elez …, there is enough experience to win the race for the title of champion in the desired way to end. The stake is big, it is not only a title but also an opportunity for the club to be financially stabilized, but Hajduk showed in three previous reflections with Dinamo that it was very possible …