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 1st and Varaždin's 9th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Osijek is in the best form (4-2-0)
- Varaždin is in the worst form (0-2-4)
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Osijek form and stats
Osijek, who have the most clean sheets (6) in 1. HNL, have performed here at Stadion Gradski vrt this season with 4 wins from 6 1. HNL matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. Osijek haven’t lost a league-game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Dinamo Zagreb, 96 days ago. Osijek has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stadion Gradski vrt. We remember; it was Hajduk Split.
Osijek manager N. Bjelica and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Rijeka (placed 5th) in the 1. HNL. Before that match, a win away at Istra 1961.
Petar Bočkaj was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Rijeka after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
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.
Osijek have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Gradski vrt with 10 goals in 6 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 4 from 6 matches.
Varaždin form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their 1. HNL travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Varaždin's last game was the home draw against Istra 1961 (1-1). Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Gorica's place.
You'll want to know how Varaždin managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found four similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and four home wins.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 7 goals have been conceded by Varaždin in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Varaždin - Osijek 0-1 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Osijek, five draws and one win for Varaždin. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  R. Mierez 7 goals | P. Bočkaj 2 goals |  V. Jugović 2 goals |
Osijek missing players
Varaždin missing players
| Osijek | Varaždin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 22 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 69% |
| 46% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 46% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 54% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 62% |
| 46% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 15% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 23% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.5 | 10.8 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5.2 | 7.4 |
| 4.6 | 3.5 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| 35% | 48% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 31% |
- Osijek has the most clean sheets (3) at home in 1. HNL
- Osijek has the most clean sheets (6) 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 is in the best form (4-2-0)
- Varaždin has the most dropped points from leading position (12) in 1. HNL
- Varaždin haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Varaždin is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Osijek | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 26 |
| 3 | Gorica | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Rijeka | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Slaven Koprivnica | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Šibenik | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -7 | 13 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -10 | 9 |
| 9 | Varaždin | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -11 | 9 |
| 10 | Istra 1961 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -15 | 9 |