HNK Gorica vs Shakhtar Donetsk — Friendlies Clubs 2026
Friendlies Clubs · Club Friendlies
HNK Gorica score first in only 22% of matches
brightest fact of this match
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 10+ matches
HNK Gorica26%Shakhtar Donetsk50%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50% correct across 580,715 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.3% correct · Away picks 48.9% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Shakhtar Donetsk creates 46% more chances
Season form · 10 home / 10 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over56
- Under44
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes58
- No42
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
HNK Gorica ↓
Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
HNK Gorica at home — creates 1.40, concedes 1.00 · 10 matches
Shakhtar Donetsk away — creates 2.50, concedes 1.00 · 10 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
HNK Gorica attack 1.40 + Shakhtar Donetsk defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.20
Shakhtar Donetsk attack 2.50 + HNK Gorica defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.75
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 50%?"
Shakhtar Donetsk at 50% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 50% does not mean "Shakhtar Donetsk will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Match Insights
- When Shakhtar Donetsk score first, they win 82% of the time
- 35% of HNK Gorica’s goals come after the 75th minute
- 32% of Shakhtar Donetsk’s goals come after the 75th minute
- 20% of HNK Gorica’s goals come in the first 15 minutes
- HNK Gorica and Shakhtar Donetsk have never met before
Based on historical data — not a prediction.
Probable lineups not yet announced
Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff
No previous meetings between these teams
HNK Gorica host Shakhtar Donetsk on Thursday, 23 July 2026 at 16:00. The match is part of the Friendlies Clubs 2026/2027 season.
HNK Gorica face Shakhtar Donetsk (Friendlies Clubs)
Friendlies Clubs returns with HNK Gorica hosting Shakhtar Donetsk. Match starts July 23, 2026. Live commentary, lineups, and stats appear here from kickoff. Submit your prediction below for a chance to earn XP.
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