Šibenik hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 4 points and a 8th position in the 1. HNL table. Visiting Osijek holds 4th place with 10 pts.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Šibenik form and stats
Only two 1. HNL home games for Šibenik so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Šibenik lost their last game at Istra 1961 (placed 9th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Šibenik won a home game hosting Lokomotiva Zagreb (3-2).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Šibenik as they are travelling to their away game against Croatia Zmijavci in the Croatia Cup. That match is four days after this one.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Šibenik at home in the league. 3 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Osijek form and stats
Things could have gone better for Osijek in their 1. HNL away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Impressive finishing from Ramón Mierez and Alen Grgić secured the home win 2-1 against Gorica in their previous game. Prior to that result Osijek won their away game at Varazdin. The scoreline was 1-0.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager N. Bjelica when Alen Grgić scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute. The end of the last match, against Gorica, was very satisfying as Alen Grgić scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
The schedule is very tough for Osijek now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Croatia Cup game at Crikvenica is waiting in only three days.
2 goals so far away for Osijek, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Šibenik won two games, four matches ended with a draw and Osijek has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  P. Ampem 2 goals |   V. Jugović 2 goals | R. Mierez 2 goals |
Šibenik missing players
Osijek missing players
| Šibenik | Osijek | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 17% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 17% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 82 | 29 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 34 | 73 |
| 36 | 12 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 15% | 35% |
- Osijek has the most clean sheets (3) in 1. HNL
- Osijek have scored in all their away matches so far.
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
| 2 | Gorica | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Osijek | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Varazdin | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 7 |
| 6 | Rijeka | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Šibenik | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 10 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 4 |