A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Osijek fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and Istra 1961's 9th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Osijek has the fewest conceded goals (15) in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 has the fewest scored goals (12) in 1. HNL
Istra 1961 could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a 1. HNL game only three sleeps ago.
Osijek form and stats
Osijek, who have the fewest conceded goals (15) in 1. HNL, have performed here at Stadion Gradski vrt this season with 6 wins from 8 1. HNL matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. Ever since the Hajduk Split game Osijek has been unbeatable here at Stadion Gradski vrt producing six straight wins.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Osijek, as their goalkeeper Ivica Ivusic has completely shut out the opponents for 192 minutes in the 1. HNL.
It's back home for Osijek, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Lokomotiva Zagreb away with the result 3-0. Ramón Mierez (2) and Damjan Bohar found the net in that victory. Before that, Osijek had a home game versus Šibenik which ended with a victory 1-0.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Osijek as they have a new game in only three days, a 1. HNL match thankfully also at home. Slaven Koprivnica are visiting.
Osijek have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Gradski vrt with 12 goals in 8 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Osijek have only let in 4 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Istra 1961 form and stats
Istra 1961, who have the fewest scored goals (12) in 1. HNL, have only collected 3 points from their away games in the 1. HNL, after 0-3-4 (7 played).
Istra failed to get anything from their last game, a 1. HNL home match vs Rijeka (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 1-2. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Slaven Koprivnica.
With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any positive result for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with Istra as the away team, we found seven results. Statistics from these were zero away wins, zero draws and seven defeats. The outsiders lost six of these games by at least two goals.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The 1. HNL trip to Hajduk Split.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Istra have conceded 17 goals in these games. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Istra 1961 - Osijek 1-4 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Osijek wins - draws - Istra 1961 wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Mierez 10 goals |  D. Bohar 4 goals |  M. Vuk 4 goals |
Osijek missing players
Istra 1961 missing players
| Osijek | Istra 1961 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 27 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 27 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 71% | 62% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 67% |
| 47% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 47% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 43% | 27% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 29% | 20% |
| 47% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 53% |
| 53% | 62% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.9 | 11 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 7.6 | 6.9 |
| 4.7 | 3.9 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| 34% | 39% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 23% | 31% |
- Istra 1961 has the fewest scored goals (12) in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 has the most conceded goals (17) away in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 has the the worst goal difference (-12) away in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Istra 1961 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Istra 1961 have yet to win a game away.
- Osijek has the fewest conceded goals (15) in 1. HNL
- Osijek has the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in 1. HNL
- Osijek has the most clean sheets (5) at home in 1. HNL
- Osijek has the most clean sheets (9) in 1. HNL
- Osijek have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Osijek have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Osijek have scored more than double the goals of 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 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 27 | 39 |
| 2 | Osijek | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 36 |
| 3 | Gorica | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 30 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 6 | Slaven Koprivnica | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -3 | 17 |
| 7 | Šibenik | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | -5 | 16 |
| 8 | Varazdin | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 15 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -15 | 13 |
| 10 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -16 | 12 |