The manager I. Kulešević looks to inspire Osijek win against Istra 1961

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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Date: Sun 24.November
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Gradski vrt (18856 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Osijek are in the 4th position while the guests worry at 7th.

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.

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Osijek form and stats

Osijek are steadily winning 1. HNL games and points here at Stadion Gradski vrt. 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 7 games. Two home wins in a row for Osijek bring valid hopes of a third.

Osijek lost their last game at Hajduk Split (placed 2nd) after a 2-3 scoreline. Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Rijeka.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Osijek home games with this odds we find five games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 4 matches were won by at least two goals.

A decent goal production from Osijek in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 7 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 6 from 7 matches.

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Istra 1961 form and stats

Istra 1961, who have the fewest scored goals (4) away in 1. HNL, have only collected 5 points from their away games in the 1. HNL, after 1-2-4 (7 played). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Istra 1961, who have now gone twelve games without a victory. The Varazdin game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Istra 1961 delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Gorica (placed 6th) in their previous match; a 1. HNL game. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Slaven Koprivnica.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Istra 1961 played away with similar odds. This revealed five games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 0 times, 1 were draw and the home team won as expected 4 times.

The attacking power of Istra 1961 when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Istra 1961 have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Istra 1961 - Osijek 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 5 wins for Osijek, 4 draws and 1 win for Istra 1961. Over 2,5 goals: 2 times; under 2,5 goals: 8 games.

Top Goalscorers

OsijekM. Marić
M. Marić
9 goals
Istra 1961M. Ćuže
M. Ćuže
6 goals
OsijekA. Mance
A. Mance
5 goals

Osijek missing players

Istra 1961 missing players

Osijek Istra 1961
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 3 Played P 1 7 15
6 5 2 Won W 0 1 2
5 2 1 Drew D 1 2 6
4 0 0 Lost L 0 4 7
25 13 7 Scored S 1 4 14
19 6 3 Conceded C 1 9 23
87% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 87%
73% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 57% 73%
60% 57% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 14% 40%
47% 43% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 33%
20% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 13%
60% 57% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 29% 47%
33% 43% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 20%
20% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 57% 47%
 
5.3 5.3 5 Corners For (avg) C F 4 3.3 3.5
4.7 4.3 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 3 5.3 6
3 3 1.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 1.9
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • Istra 1961 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 at least twice as many goals at home as Istra 1961 have scored away.

Osijek
All 1. HNL Europa League Croatia Cup
All Home Away Home vs low
20-10-19 1 Inter Zaprešić 3 - 3 Osijek
23-10-19 CC Zadar 0 - 3 Osijek
27-10-19 1 Dinamo Zagreb 1 - 0 Osijek
03-11-19 1 Osijek 3 - 2 Rijeka
10-11-19 1 Hajduk Split 3 - 2 Osijek
24-11-19 1 Osijek 15:00 Istra 1961
30-11-19 1 Varazdin 15:00 Osijek
04-12-19 CC Inter Zaprešić 17:00 Osijek
08-12-19 1 Osijek 15:00 Lokomotiva Zagreb
14-12-19 1 Osijek 01:00 Slaven Koprivnica
Istra 1961
All Arena Cup 1. HNL Croatia Cup
All Home Away Away vs mid
19-10-19 1 Varazdin 1 - 0 Istra 1961
27-10-19 1 Istra 1961 0 - 2 Lokomotiva Zagreb
30-10-19 CC Istra 1961 1 - 2 Inter Zaprešić
03-11-19 1 Slaven Koprivnica 0 - 0 Istra 1961
08-11-19 1 Istra 1961 2 - 2 Gorica
24-11-19 1 Osijek 15:00 Istra 1961
30-11-19 1 Istra 1961 17:30 Dinamo Zagreb
08-12-19 1 Rijeka 17:30 Istra 1961
14-12-19 1 Hajduk Split 01:00 Istra 1961
01-02-20 1 Inter Zaprešić 01:00 Istra 1961

  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 14 11 1 2 28 6 6 6 0 0 10 1 8 5 1 2 18 5 22 34
2 Hajduk Split 15 9 3 3 26 10 8 8 0 0 19 3 7 1 3 3 7 7 16 30
3 Lokomotiva Zagreb 15 7 4 4 23 19 8 5 1 2 17 10 7 2 3 2 6 9 4 25
4 Osijek 15 6 5 4 25 19 7 5 2 0 13 6 8 1 3 4 12 13 6 23
5 Rijeka 14 6 4 4 20 19 8 2 4 2 10 13 6 4 0 2 10 6 1 22
6 Gorica 15 6 4 5 22 22 7 3 3 1 11 8 8 3 1 4 11 14 0 22
7 Istra 1961 15 2 6 7 14 23 8 1 4 3 10 14 7 1 2 4 4 9 -9 12
8 Slaven Koprivnica 15 3 3 9 12 30 7 2 2 3 6 11 8 1 1 6 6 19 -18 12
9 Inter Zaprešić 15 2 5 8 18 28 7 1 2 4 10 14 8 1 3 4 8 14 -10 11
10 Varazdin 15 2 5 8 12 24 8 2 2 4 4 10 7 0 3 4 8 14 -12 11

Table
  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 14 11 1 2 28 6 6 6 0 0 10 1 8 5 1 2 18 5 22 34
2 Hajduk Split 15 9 3 3 26 10 8 8 0 0 19 3 7 1 3 3 7 7 16 30
3 Lokomotiva Zagreb 15 7 4 4 23 19 8 5 1 2 17 10 7 2 3 2 6 9 4 25
4 Osijek 15 6 5 4 25 19 7 5 2 0 13 6 8 1 3 4 12 13 6 23
5 Rijeka 14 6 4 4 20 19 8 2 4 2 10 13 6 4 0 2 10 6 1 22
6 Gorica 15 6 4 5 22 22 7 3 3 1 11 8 8 3 1 4 11 14 0 22
7 Istra 1961 15 2 6 7 14 23 8 1 4 3 10 14 7 1 2 4 4 9 -9 12
8 Slaven Koprivnica 15 3 3 9 12 30 7 2 2 3 6 11 8 1 1 6 6 19 -18 12
9 Inter Zaprešić 15 2 5 8 18 28 7 1 2 4 10 14 8 1 3 4 8 14 -10 11
10 Varazdin 15 2 5 8 12 24 8 2 2 4 4 10 7 0 3 4 8 14 -12 11

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