Only a win will satisfy the Osijek supporters in this Stadion Gradski vrt clash with Lokomotiva Zagreb, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the 1. HNL table.
Osijek and Lokomotiva Zagreb should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Osijek form and stats
When playing at home in the 1. HNL, Osijek, who have the most clean sheets (4) in 1. HNL, have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Osijek are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location. Osijek has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadion Gradski vrt, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Happy days for Osijek in their previous game, a Croatia Cup match away at Crikvenica that ended with a 5-1 victory. In the game before, an away victory in the 1. HNL match versus Šibenik with a 2-0 scoreline.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Osijek played a great game against Crikvenica and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
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 three games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in three wins, zero draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, one match were won by at least two goals.
The Osijek fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. Osijek have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Lokomotiva Zagreb form and stats
Still no away game victory in the 1. HNL for Lokomotiva Zagreb with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.
It's the second away game in a row for Lokomotiva, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Gaj (after extra-time) in the Croatia Cup last time out. A draw for Lokomotiva before that, at their own venue hosting Istra 1961 (0-0).
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager G. Tomić when K. Kovačević scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute.
You'll want to know how Lokomotiva managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found one similar match resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and one home win.
Lokomotiva have scored 3 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. There are big problems for the Lokomotiva defense as they have conceded 10 goals in 3 away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Osijek won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Lokomotiva Zagreb has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  R. Mierez 4 goals |  V. Jugović 2 goals | P. Bočkaj 1 goals |
Osijek missing players
Lokomotiva Zagreb missing players
| Osijek | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 10 | 12 |
| 86% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 71% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 57% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | 39 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 23 | 33 |
| 29 | 10 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 34% | 60% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 42% |
- All of Lokomotiva Zagreb's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Lokomotiva Zagreb has the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in 1. HNL
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have yet to win a game away.
- Osijek has the most clean sheets (4) in 1. HNL
- Osijek have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 19 |
| 2 | Gorica | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Osijek | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Slaven Koprivnica | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Varazdin | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 7 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 5 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 5 |
| 10 | Šibenik | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 4 |