We should have a noteworthy difference in form between these teams based on the league table so far, with Osijek in front of Varaždin by 8 points.
- Osijek have the fewest points from losing position (-1) in 1. HNL
- Varaždin have the fewest clean sheets (3) 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
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadion Gradski vrt as Osijek have scored 17 goals to get 23 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the 1. HNL are 6-5-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Spoljaric was the last player to score a league goal for Osijek and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Osijek haven't scored in 297 minutes.
The Osijek crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Varaždin here at Stadion Gradski vrt. Midfield player Barri got a match rating of 7.13 in that game, the max score being 10. Barri had 29 successful passes (of 34 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Istra 1961.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Osijek handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
It should be considered that a glance at the 12 most recent league fixtures reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).
The Osijek fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Osijek have conceded only 7 goals.
Varaždin form and stats
As the visiting team matches, Varaždin, who have the fewest clean sheets (3) in 1. HNL, have produced an overall stat of 4-2-4 so far.
Two travels in a row for Varaždin, whose manager Šafarić could celebrate last time after the win against Osijek. That win felt sweet as this team had gone three league fixtures without winning. Šego got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, top player of the team. Šego served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A 1-3 loss hosting Dinamo Zagreb before that.We have checked recent matches where Varaždin have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
The visiting Varaždin have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 10 games. Varaždin have conceded 14 goals in these away matches. Varaždin has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Varaždin - Osijek 4-1 was the result in these sides' latest head-to-head match, played this season. Last ten meetings between these teams: Osijek won five, Varaždin were winners in two and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Caktaš 7 goals |   F. Brodić 7 goals |  T. Teklić 6 goals |
Osijek missing players
Varaždin missing players
| Osijek | Varaždin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 32 | 17 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 27 |
| 25 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 33 |
| 91% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 65% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 74% |
| 43% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 73% | 61% |
| 26% | 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 18% | 26% |
| 13% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 43% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 65% |
| 39% | 42% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 26% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 26% |
| 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | 12.7 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9.5 | 10.9 |
| 4.6 | 5 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 30% | 28% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 33% | 27% |
| 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 10.2 | 11.2 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
- Osijek have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Osijek have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in 1. HNL
- Osijek have the fewest points from losing position (-1) in 1. HNL
- Osijek have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Varaždin have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Varaždin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Varaždin have the fewest clean sheets (3) in 1. HNL
- Varaždin have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in 1. HNL
- Varaždin have the most points from losing position (15) in 1. HNL
- Varaždin have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 39 | 55 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 44 |
| 3 | Osijek | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Slaven Koprivnica | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -11 | 32 |
| 5 | Istra 1961 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 31 |
| 6 | Rijeka | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | -6 | 28 |
| 7 | Varaždin | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -7 | 27 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -4 | 25 |
| 9 | Sibenik | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -11 | 20 |
| 10 | Gorica | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -20 | 12 |
