Season trivia for SuperSport HNL 2018/2019
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 2018/2019 SuperSport HNL season in Croatia.
Fastest goalscorer
The fastest goal scorers during the season 2018/2019 were these players, all of whom scored in minute 2 of any match of the season:
Fastest hat-trick
Mislav Orsic, playing for Dinamo Zagreb, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 9 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Dinamo Zagreb-NK Rudes.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In May 2019, Mijo Caktas (Hajduk Split) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2018/2019 season.
Most braces by player
Mijo Caktas in Hajduk Split scored (at least) two goals in a match five times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2018/2019 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2018/2019 season was Komnen Andric in Dinamo Zagreb/Inter Zapresic, in total he did it seven times.
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were two players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, six times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Mirko Maric (Osijek)
Jakov Puljic (Rijeka)
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2018/2019 season was Komnen Andric, in total he scored six penalties for his Dinamo Zagreb/Inter Zapresic.
Most penalty goals by team
Gorica was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2018/2019 season, in total they scored eight of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, two players scored two goals in added time, and the players who did so were Obeng Regan (Istra 1961) and Borislav Tsonev (Inter Zapresic).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Dinamo Zagreb was the best team, in total they scored five goals in the final minutes of the match.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Komnen Andric in Inter Zapresic and Dinamo Zagreb scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
The players with the most goals in the first half of the match scored 7 goals, and the players who did this were Mirko Maric (Osijek) and Komnen Andric (Dinamo Zagreb/Inter Zapresic).
Players with most goals in the second half
Mijo Caktas in Hajduk Split scored a total of 13 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in SuperSport HNL during the 2018/2019 season.
Most consecutive wins
Dinamo Zagreb was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2018/2019 season, with a total of 7 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Dinamo Zagreb were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2018/2019 season, playing 15 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
NK Rudes had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in SuperSport HNL during the 2018/2019 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
NK Rudes managed the feat of not winning a single match in 23 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 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 Osijek were best at during the 2018/2019 season, they came back to win six matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Istra 1961 have managed this in five matches during the 2018/2019 season, more than any other team in SuperSport HNL.