The season has been a rollercoaster for these sides so far, boom and bust leading to mid-table spots so far. Clear the decks for Lokomotiva Zagreb - Osijek!
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Osijek have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in 1. HNL
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Lokomotiva Zagreb form and stats
2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Lokomotiva Zagreb have to build on here at Stadion Kranjčevićeva in the 1. HNL.
M. Dabro was the last player to score a league goal for Lokomotiva Zagreb and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Lokomotiva Zagreb haven't scored in 221 minutes.
The Lokomotiva Zagreb fans got no joy from their last match, a 1. HNL game also here at Stadion Kranjčevićeva: A 0-1 defeat against Gorica (placed 5th). Midfielder Ibrahim Aliyu was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.35 (out of ten) in that game. Aliyu hit two key passes.
Preceding that match was the home game against Gorica that was lost 0-1.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (9 in 4 games), Lokomotiva's attacking play is working. Lokomotiva have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Osijek form and stats
It's gone fairly well in the 1. HNL away games so far for Osijek with six points collected from three matches.
Osijek aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 253 league minutes without a goal. R. Mierez was the last player to find the net.
The manager N. Bjelica was unhappy after their last game, a 1. HNL match played at their home ground Stadion Gradski vrt. Osijek suffered a 0-2 loss to Dinamo Zagreb (placed 1st). Midfield player Darko Nejašmić was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.2/10. Nejašmić hit one key pass.
A 0-2 defeat away at Istra 1961 before that.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Osijek manager N. Bjelica as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Bednja.
Osijek have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. 4 goals have been conceded by Osijek in these games.
Head 2 Head
Lokomotiva-Osijek H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Lokomotiva Zagreb two wins, Osijek seven wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Dabro 3 goals | A. Ibrahim 2 goals |   D. Bohar 2 goals |
Lokomotiva Zagreb missing players
Osijek missing players
| Lokomotiva Zagreb | Osijek | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 67% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 71% |
| 67% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 50% | 75% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 29% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 33% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 5.7 | 5.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 6.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 3.1 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 12 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.3 | 11.9 |
| 4.7 | 5.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| 39% | 43% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 24% |
- All of Osijek's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Osijek have scored away.
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Lokomotiva Zagreb haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Osijek have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in 1. HNL
- Osijek have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Rijeka | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Osijek | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Gorica | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Šibenik | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 7 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 9 | Slaven Koprivnica | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 3 |