Evenly matched teams: Lokomotiva Zagreb vs Osijek match preview

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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Date: Sat 11.May
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Kranjčevićeva (10850 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Lokomotiva Zagreb have their presumed home advantage while Osijek are ahead 5 points in the 1. HNL table.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Lokomotiva Zagreb form and stats

Overall stats at home this season for Lokomotiva Zagreb are 7-6-3 (wins-draw-losses).

In their previous game, the manager G. Tomić led his Lokomotiva Zagreb to a defeat in the 1. HNL match away at Dinamo Zagreb. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Kranjčevićeva. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Istra 1961.

This is expected to be a close game, with Lokomotiva Zagreb perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Lokomotiva Zagreb as a small favourite), we find one game. Lokomotiva Zagreb has won 1 of these, drawn 0 and lost 0.

The manager G. Tomić will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Slaven Koprivnica in only four days.

Lokomotiva Zagreb has scored 23 goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Lokomotiva Zagreb are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Kranjčevićeva, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 16 matches.

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Osijek form and stats

7-4-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Osijek in their matches away. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Osijek's last three away games as they have all been lost.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Osijek, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Slaven Koprivnica. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Dinamo Zagreb.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found one similar match played by Osijek in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Osijek, 1 draw and 0 defeats.

After this away game Osijek return home for a 1. HNL game against Rijeka. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Osijek have scored 23 goals on their travels this season, 16 away games. Osijek have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Osijek - Lokomotiva Zagreb 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 2 Lokomotiva Zagreb victories, 3 draws and 5 Osijek wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. Marić
15 goals
D. Radonjić
8 goals
L. Kastrati
7 goals

Lokomotiva Zagreb missing players

Osijek missing players

Lokomotiva Zagreb Osijek
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
32 16 4 Played 3 16 32
13 7 1 Won 2 7 15
9 6 1 Drew 1 4 8
10 3 2 Lost 0 5 9
48 23 4 Scored 4 23 52
34 12 4 Conceded 1 17 33
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 67% 94% 97%
78% 69% 75% Over 1.5 67% 75% 78%
50% 31% 25% Over 2.5 33% 50% 50%
22% 25% 0% Over 3.5 0% 25% 25%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 6% 12%
50% 44% 50% BTTS 33% 50% 53%
34% 44% 25% Clean Sheets 67% 31% 28%
22% 19% 25% Failed To Score 33% 25% 22%
 
5.6 6.2 4.8 Corners For (avg) 3 4.7 4.7
4.3 3.9 4.2 Corners Against (avg) 4.7 5.1 4.3
1.8 1.4 1.2 Yellow Cards (avg) 3 2.4 2.5
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 2 4

Lokomotiva Zagreb
All Arena Cup 1. HNL Croatia Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
02-04-19 1.H Gorica 0 - 2 Lokomotiva Zagreb
06-04-19 1.H Inter Zapresic 3 - 2 Lokomotiva Zagreb
14-04-19 1.H Lokomotiva Zagreb 0 - 1 Hajduk Split
20-04-19 1.H Rudes 1 - 2 Lokomotiva Zagreb
26-04-19 1.H Lokomotiva Zagreb 1 - 1 Istra 1961
05-05-19 1.H Dinamo Zagreb 3 - 0 Lokomotiva Zagreb
11-05-19 1.H Lokomotiva Zagreb 14:30 Osijek
15-05-19 1.H Slaven Koprivnica 14:00 Lokomotiva Zagreb
18-05-19 1.H Rijeka 17:00 Lokomotiva Zagreb
26-05-19 1.H Lokomotiva Zagreb 17:00 Gorica
Osijek
All 1. HNL Europa League Croatia Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
07-04-19 1.H Hajduk Split 0 - 0 Osijek
12-04-19 1.H Osijek 2 - 0 Rudes
19-04-19 1.H Istra 1961 1 - 0 Osijek
23-04-19 CC Dinamo Zagreb 2 - 0 Osijek
27-04-19 1.H Osijek 2 - 1 Dinamo Zagreb
05-05-19 1.H Slaven Koprivnica 1 - 0 Osijek
11-05-19 1.H Lokomotiva Zagreb 14:30 Osijek
15-05-19 1.H Osijek 18:00 Rijeka
19-05-19 1.H Gorica 17:00 Osijek
26-05-19 1.H Osijek 17:00 Inter Zapresic

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Dinamo Zagreb 32 26 4 2 65 16 16 14 2 0 38 10 16 12 2 2 27 6 49 82
2 Rijeka 32 18 8 6 67 33 16 10 5 1 38 11 16 8 3 5 29 22 34 62
3 Osijek 32 15 8 9 52 33 16 8 4 4 29 16 16 7 4 5 23 17 19 53
4 Hajduk Split 32 14 11 7 48 34 16 7 6 3 25 14 16 7 5 4 23 20 14 53
5 Gorica 32 14 8 10 48 40 16 6 3 7 25 26 16 8 5 3 23 14 8 50
6 Lokomotiva Zagreb 32 13 9 10 48 34 16 7 6 3 23 12 16 6 3 7 25 22 14 48
7 Slaven Koprivnica 32 6 14 12 38 49 16 5 4 7 19 23 16 1 10 5 19 26 -11 32
8 Inter Zaprešić 33 8 4 21 36 78 17 4 3 10 21 35 16 4 1 11 15 43 -42 28
9 Istra 1961 32 5 7 20 27 64 16 2 4 10 10 35 16 3 3 10 17 29 -37 22
10 Rudeš 33 3 5 25 25 73 16 2 2 12 11 33 17 1 3 13 14 40 -48 14

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