The managers D. Skender and N. Bjelica are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the 1. HNL league 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!
Osijek form and stats
The story so far for Osijek at their home stadium (Stadion Gradski vrt) is 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.Osijek lost their last game at Istra 1961 after a 0-1 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Osijek won a home game hosting Rudes (2-0).
A decent goal production from Osijek in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 15 matches. Osijek's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Dinamo Zagreb so far, with 12-2-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Dinamo Zagreb have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of six victories in a row regardless of arena. A great winning streak in away games for Dinamo Zagreb as they have managed to win five matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Benfica have they travelled home without three points.Two travels in a row for Dinamo Zagreb, whose manager N. Bjelica could celebrate last time after the 1. HNL win against Slaven Koprivnica. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Istra 1961 at their stadium, the result 4-0.
Dinamo Zagreb are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 26 times in 15 away games so far. The Dinamo Zagreb defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (4 goals in 15 games).
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Dinamo Zagreb - Osijek 3-0. Osijek-Dinamo Zagreb H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Osijek 1 win, Dinamo Zagreb 7 wins, 2 draws.Top Goalscorers
  M. Marić 14 goals |   B. Petković 8 goals |  M. Gavranović 7 goals |
Osijek missing players
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
| Osijek | Dinamo Zagreb | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | Played | 15 | 30 |
| 50 | 27 | Scored | 26 | 61 |
| 31 | 15 | Conceded | 4 | 14 |
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 97% |
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | 60% | 63% |
| 50% | 47% | Over 2.5 | 27% | 40% |
| 27% | 27% | Over 3.5 | 13% | 17% |
| 13% | 20% | Over 4.5 | 7% | 10% |
| 53% | 53% | Both teams to score | 20% | 33% |
| 30% | 27% | Clean Sheet | 73% | 63% |
| 20% | 20% | Failed To Score | 13% | 7% |
| 4.7 | 4.7 | Corners For (avg) | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 3 | 2.9 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.7 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 2 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 1 |
- Osijek hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 47 | 79 |
| 2 | Rijeka | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 57 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 29 | 56 |
| 3 | Osijek | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 50 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 47 |
| 5 | Gorica | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 45 |
| 6 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 44 |
| 7 | Inter Zaprešić | 29 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 31 | 67 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 40 | -36 | 27 |
| 8 | Slaven Koprivnica | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 34 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 25 | -14 | 26 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 56 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -30 | 21 |
| 10 | Rudeš | 29 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 67 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 37 | -48 | 10 |
