Slaven welcome NK Varazdin on Saturday, Jan 30 at 5:00 PM in a HNL fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

Slaven come into this fixture in mixed form (2W 1D 2L). NK Varazdin travel out of form (1W 2L recently), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

Head-to-head records offer little separation — Slaven and NK Varazdin have split their 10 meetings almost evenly (4W–1D–5W). Their last encounter ended in NK Varazdin won 1–2. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.4 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: Little separates these two on form or history. Home advantage could be the deciding factor — a narrow Slaven win or a draw looks most likely.