The 1. HNL overall standings tell a tale about these teams so far, with Osijek leading Hrvatski Dragovoljac by 18 points. Tipsway previews the game:
- Osijek have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in 1. HNL
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the most conceded goals (33) 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
Osijek have collected 11 points from their 1. HNL home games so far after 3-2-1.
It's back home for Osijek, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Slaven Koprivnica away with the result 2-0. Amer Hiroš and Darko Nejašmić found the net in that victory. Midfield player Darko Nejašmić got a match rating of 7.2 in that game, the max score being 10. Nejašmić scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, Osijek drew at home versus Hajduk Split.There will be little rest for Osijek after this match as they are travelling to Rudes for a Croatia Cup game in only three days.
Osijek has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. From these home matches, Osijek have conceded only 5 goals.
Hrvatski Dragovoljac form and stats
Hrvatski Dragovoljac have only collected 4 points from their away games in the 1. HNL, after 1-1-4 (6 played).
There were no winners in Hrvatski Dragovoljac's previous match, a 1. HNL home game that ended 2-2 vs Lokomotiva Zagreb (placed 6th). An inspired comeback made the scores level in Dragovoljac's duel with Lokomotiva Zagreb. It looked bad at 0-2 but the team were not done and fought back to 2-2 after Andrej Lukić found the equalizer. Andrej Lukić, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.93. Lukić scored one goal and won 12 of 17 duels.
A 0-8 defeat away at Dinamo Zagreb before that.The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played nine away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with two wins, two draws and five defeats. four games were lost by at least two goals margin.
Dragovoljac have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. Dragovoljac can't defend away. 21 goals have been scored by the opposition in 6 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The previous head to head game ended Hrvatski Dragovoljac - Osijek 1-2, earlier this season. Head to head numbers (for the preceeding seven meetings): Osijek won one game, four matches ended with a tie and Hrvatski Dragovoljac managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / sixTop Goalscorers
  D. Bohar 2 goals |  R. Mierez 2 goals | D. Nejašmić 2 goals |
Osijek missing players
Hrvatski Dragovoljac missing players
| Osijek | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 8 | 21 | 33 |
| 92% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 75% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 58% |
| 42% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 25% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 17% | 33% |
| 6.2 | 7.2 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 7.8 | 9.3 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.9 | 13.2 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 7.8 | 6 |
| 5.8 | 7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 25% | 19% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 33% |
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in 1. HNL
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the most conceded goals (21) away in 1. HNL
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the most conceded goals (33) in 1. HNL
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in 1. HNL
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in 1. HNL
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the the worst goal difference (-14) away in 1. HNL
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the the worst goal difference (-21) in 1. HNL
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Osijek have created more than twice as many corners as Hrvatski Dragovoljac.
- Osijek have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in 1. HNL
- Osijek have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in 1. HNL
- Osijek have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rijeka | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 24 |
| 2 | Osijek | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Gorica | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 6 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Šibenik | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -3 | 13 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 9 | Slaven Koprivnica | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 6 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | -21 | 6 |