Osijek have performed better than Slaven Koprivnica so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
- Osijek has the fewest conceded goals (15) in 1. HNL
- Slaven Koprivnica has the most dropped points from leading position (13) in 1. HNL
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Osijek form and stats
Osijek, who have the fewest conceded goals (15) in 1. HNL, are steadily winning 1. HNL games and points here at Stadion Gradski vrt. 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. Ever since the Hajduk Split game Osijek has been unbeatable here at Stadion Gradski vrt producing seven straight wins.
Osijek are confident in defense, having played 282 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Osijek's last game was hosting Istra 1961 (placed 10th) and winning 1-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting Lokomotiva Zagreb and winning 3-0.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the 1. HNL game versus Hajduk Split in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadion Gradski vrt.
Osijek are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. Defensively Osijek have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Slaven Koprivnica form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their 1. HNL travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Koprivnica has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Koprivnica are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the 1. HNL against Varazdin (placed 8th). Prior to that match, the Koprivnica manager T. Stipić faced defeat when travelling to Istra 1961 and losing 1-2.
Slaven Koprivnica find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Koprivnica have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Slaven Koprivnica - Osijek 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - four - one (Osijek wins - draws - Slaven Koprivnica wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Mierez 11 goals |  D. Bohar 4 goals |  N. Glavčić 4 goals |
Osijek missing players
Slaven Koprivnica missing players
| Osijek | Slaven Koprivnica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 22 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 82% |
| 67% | 56% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 71% |
| 44% | 44% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 53% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 22% | 24% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 11% | 18% |
| 44% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 47% |
| 56% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 35% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.9 | 11 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.9 | 10.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| 32% | 34% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 46% | 34% |
- 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 (10) in 1. HNL
- Osijek has the most clean sheets (6) at home in 1. HNL
- Osijek has the most points (22) at home in 1. HNL
- Osijek have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Osijek is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Slaven Koprivnica has the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in 1. HNL
- Slaven Koprivnica has the most dropped points from leading position (13) in 1. HNL
- Slaven Koprivnica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Dinamo Zagreb | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 26 | 39 |
| 2 | Osijek | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 39 |
| 3 | Gorica | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 33 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 26 |
| 5 | Slaven Koprivnica | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 6 | Hajduk Split | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | -4 | 19 |
| 8 | Varazdin | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 15 |
| 9 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -15 | 15 |
| 10 | Istra 1961 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | -16 | 13 |