There's seemingly a pronounced contrast in quality between these teams based on the league table so far, with Osijek ahead of Gorica by 22 points.
- Osijek have the fewest points from losing position (0) in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the the worst goal difference (-13) in 1. HNL
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Osijek form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadion Gradski vrt as Osijek have scored 15 goals to get 19 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the 1. HNL are 5-4-0 (wins-draws-losses).
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Osijek, who played 1-1 against Rijeka. That match was also played at this venue (Stadion Gradski vrt). Špoljarić, a forward, was the highest rated performer for the team in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 7.41 (out of 10). Špoljarić scored one goal and hit one key pass.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Sibenik.The Osijek fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 league matches. Osijek are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Gradski vrt in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
Gorica form and stats
There's been little loot from Gorica's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 9 away games in the 1. HNL. Gorica only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.
Vujnovic was the last player to score for the away team. Gorica haven't scored a league goal in the last 315 minutes. Gorica have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ivan Banic. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in 1. HNL.
Gorica are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Dinamo Zagreb (placed 1st). Goalkeeper Banić got the top player rating of the team with 7.85/10. Banić topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Varazdin.Few goals the story here? 9 of this side's last 11 league matches have had two or less goals.
The attacking power of Gorica when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 9 league matches away. In the opposite end, Gorica have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Osijek have pulled off a sequence of 6 consecutive games without losing (3-3-0) when playing Gorica.Gorica - Osijek 0-1 was the result in these contenders' latest h2h game, played this season. The ref brandished his red card when these teams last played each other, and the criminal was Raspopovic (Gorica). The games between these clubs have sometimes been hostile, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Caktaš 7 goals |  R. Mierez 3 goals |  T. Fruk 3 goals |
Osijek missing players
Gorica missing players
| Osijek | Gorica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 30 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 22 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 83% |
| 78% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 61% |
| 56% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 33% |
| 33% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 11% | 11% |
| 17% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 56% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 78% | 50% |
| 39% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 17% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 50% |
| 3.8 | 4.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 11.7 | 13.4 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
| 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 34% | 31% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 30% | 21% |
| 9.6 | 8.6 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10 | 9.3 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
- Gorica have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Gorica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gorica have the fewest points (3) away in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the the worst goal difference (-13) in 1. HNL
- Gorica have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Gorica have yet to win a game away.
- Osijek have not yet lost a game at home.
- Osijek have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Osijek have scored more than double the goals of Gorica.
- Osijek have the fewest points from losing position (0) in 1. HNL
- Osijek have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 31 | 42 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 38 |
| 3 | Osijek | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Varazdin | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -1 | 27 |
| 5 | Slaven Koprivnica | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -11 | 27 |
| 6 | Istra 1961 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 7 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -6 | 19 |
| 8 | Rijeka | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -10 | 16 |
| 9 | Sibenik | 18 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -10 | 13 |
| 10 | Gorica | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -13 | 9 |
