Hajduk Split favourites for feisty fight facing Osijek

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Hajduk Split form and stats

Hajduk Split have performed here at Stadion Poljud this season with 5 wins from 8 1. HNL matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. Hajduk has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadion Poljud, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

An away draw last time out for Hajduk, facing Lokomotiva Zagreb in a game that ended 3-3. A goal frenzy last time out for Hajduk, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Lokomotiva Zagreb. Fun stuff to watch! Livaja, who usually features in attack, was the declared top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 8.84 (out of 10). Livaja scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Dinamo Zagreb and winning 2-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Hajduk Split have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found three games) they have won two times, drawn zero and lost one.

Hajduk have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Poljud with 12 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively Hajduk have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

Osijek form and stats

4 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Osijek, who have the fewest conceded goals (14) in 1. HNL, playing as the away team in the 1. HNL this season. Things are running smoothly for Osijek who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Dinamo Zagreb.

Impressive finishing from Miérez, Bohar and Kleinheisler secured the home win 3-1 against Sibenik in their previous game. Midfield player Kleinheisler was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.91/10. Kleinheisler scored one goal, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Rijeka that ended 0-0.

We have checked recent matches where Osijek have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were zero victories, one draw and three defeats.

Osijek find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Osijek as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Osijek - Hajduk 1-1 was the outcome when these two sides last met, some time ago this season. Previous ten meetings between these squads: Hajduk won two, Osijek were winners in five and we saw three draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

M. Livaja 13 goals

J. Mlakar 6 goals

I. Fiolić 4 goals

Hajduk Split missing players

Osijek missing players