There are two championship matches till the end of the fist half of the season. Hajduk will first play an away match against Lokomotiva on Sunday, December 10 at Maksimir stadium in Zagreb, while seven days later, they are playing against Inter Zapresic at Poljud.

The first team has trained today at the training pitch as a part of the preparations for the next match. Coach Zeljko Kopic can't count on Ante Erceg, this season's top scorer who also collected the most assists due to three sccumulated yellow cards. By now, Ante scored 11 goals and added seven assists. In the last two matches, he scored goals, first in Osijek and then in Rijeka.

Zoran Nizic, Dante Stipica and Ahmed Said Said are still recovering from minor injuries while all other players are working hard and preparing for Lokomotiva. The team is in good mood after the last two away wins in Osijek and Rijeka where they showed sthenght of character in the crucial moments.

The match officials for the match against Lokomotiva are appointed and they are as follows; match referee Mario Zebec from Cestica, assistant referees Jerko Crncic from Vrbovec and Goran Loparac from Sladojevac, fourth official Igor Krizaric from Cakovec, delegate Ante Vucemilovic from Osijek and referee observer Danijel Trampus, also from Osijek.