Season trivia for SuperSport HNL 2017/2018
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2017/2018 SuperSport HNL season in Croatia.
Fastest goalscorer
Vlatko Blazevic, playing in Inter Zapresic, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between Inter Zapresic-Cibalia, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Fastest hat-trick
Heber, playing for Rijeka, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 35 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Rijeka-Cibalia.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In March 2018, Heber (Rijeka) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2017/2018 season.
Most braces by player
Heber in Rijeka scored (at least) two goals in a match five times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2017/2018 season.
Most first goals in a match
The first goal of a match means a lot, and these players each scored it in a total of six matches during the season:
Lovro Majer (Lokomotiva Zagreb)
Mario Gavranovic (Dinamo Zagreb/Rijeka)
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were four players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, five times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Jakov Puljic (Rijeka/Inter Zapresic)
Mario Budimir (Dinamo Zagreb/NK Rudes)
Mirko Ivanovski (Slaven Belupo)
Mario Gavranovic (Dinamo Zagreb/Rijeka)
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2017/2018 season was Lovro Majer, in total he scored seven penalties for his Lokomotiva Zagreb.
Most penalty goals by team
Most goals from the penalty spot was a feat shared by two teams, and the teams that each scored eight penalty goals were Osijek and Lokomotiva Zagreb.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, three players scored two goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Hajduk Split was the best team, in total they scored five goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
four players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2017/2018 season in SuperSport HNL. These players each scored two own goals and they were:
Renato Gojkovic (Istra 1961)
Bozo Musa (Slaven Belupo)
Leonard Mesaric (NK Rudes)
Andrej Simunec (Osijek)
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Heber in Rijeka scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Heber in Rijeka who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 8 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Mirko Ivanovski in Slaven Belupo scored a total of 11 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in SuperSport HNL during the 2017/2018 season.
Most consecutive wins
Dinamo Zagreb was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2017/2018 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Dinamo Zagreb were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2017/2018 season, playing 21 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2017/2018 season, there were two teams that had 5 consecutive losses, and those teams were Istra 1961 and Cibalia.
Most matches in a row without a win
Slaven Belupo managed the feat of not winning a single match in 11 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Inter Zapresic were best at during the 2017/2018 season, they came back to win four matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Lokomotiva Zagreb have managed this in three matches during the 2017/2018 season, more than any other team in SuperSport HNL.