A very important game in 1. HNL as both sides are fighting for the top spots. With Osijek in 3rd position and Hajduk Split located at 2nd, this is almost guaranteed to be an exciting duel. Read on to learn more!
- Osijek is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Hajduk Split haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Osijek and Hajduk Split.
Osijek form and stats
The story so far in the 1. HNL for Osijek at their home stadium (Stadion NK Polet) is 6 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. The Osijek manager Kulešević might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The Osijek fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Stadion NK Polet: A 0-2 defeat against Hajduk Split (placed 2nd).
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Dinamo Zagreb the opponent.Trench warfare? In this team's last 11 league games, 10 have produced zero, one or two goals.
Osijek has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Osijek have conceded only 10 goals.
Hajduk Split form and stats
Playing away, Hajduk Split have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the 1. HNL this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Hajduk Split, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Osijek (placed 3rd) last time out. Melnjak was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.32. The defender Melnjak scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 7 of 10 duels.
A loss against Lokomotiva Zagreb was the result prior to that, in a home game.Take note that 11 of this club's 12 latest league games have ended with at least three goals.
Hajduk are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 13 games (in the league). Hajduk Split have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These sides met each other before this campaign: Osijek - Hajduk Split 0-2. Last ten meetings with these contenders: Osijek won four, Hajduk Split triumphed in three and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Livaja 17 goals |   M. Caktaš 7 goals |  R. Mierez 5 goals |
Osijek missing players
Hajduk Split missing players
| Osijek | Hajduk Split | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 25 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 33 | 17 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 19 | 47 |
| 28 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 8 | 19 | 35 |
| 92% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 68% | 69% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 92% |
| 40% | 31% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 54% | 68% |
| 24% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 38% | 40% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 15% | 16% |
| 44% | 46% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 46% | 68% |
| 36% | 38% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 24% |
| 28% | 31% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 15% | 8% |
| 3.9 | 5.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.1 | 13.2 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 10.5 | 12 |
| 4.4 | 4.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 30% | 27% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 30% | 39% |
| 9.6 | 8.3 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 10.9 | 9.8 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
- Hajduk Split haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Osijek have the fewest points from losing position (0) in 1. HNL
- Osijek have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in 1. HNL
- Osijek have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Osijek is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 38 | 56 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 47 |
| 3 | Osijek | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 36 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | -2 | 34 |
| 5 | Varazdin | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -6 | 33 |
| 6 | Slaven Koprivnica | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -12 | 33 |
| 7 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 24 | -2 | 31 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 31 |
| 9 | Sibenik | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -12 | 23 |
| 10 | Gorica | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | -19 | 16 |
