Slaven Koprivnica believe to get a lot of fans in for this match despite that the season has been gruelling up to now with 37 points and a 7th position in the 1. HNL table. Opponents Osijek have 4th place with 39 pts.
- Slaven Koprivnica have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in 1. HNL
- Osijek have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in 1. HNL
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.
Slaven Koprivnica form and stats
When playing at home in the 1. HNL, Slaven Koprivnica have managed 4 wins, 6 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games.
The club members are hoping that Slaven Koprivnica will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the game against Dinamo Zagreb (placed 1st). Slaven Koprivnica were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Koprivnica's goalkeeper Čović was extremely busy against Dinamo Zagreb, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.
Ahead of that match, a home defeat in the Croatia Cup against Hajduk Split.
It should be added that a look at the 12 latest league games reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
There will be little rest for Slaven Koprivnica after this match as they are travelling to Šibenik for a 1. HNL game in only four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Slaven Koprivnica here at Gradski Stadion in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 14 games). 20 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Osijek form and stats
Osijek have only collected 14 points from their away games in the 1. HNL, after 4-2-8 (14 played).
Osijek played 2-2 against Lokomotiva Zagreb in their previous match. Miérez, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.71. Miérez scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Gorica's place.A tale of few goals? 12 of this club's most recent 13 league fixtures have had zero, one or two goals.
Osijek have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 17 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Osijek have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Osijek have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive games without defeat (2-2-0) when playing Slaven Koprivnica.The latest H2H encounter ended Osijek - Slaven Koprivnica 0-0, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Mierez 7 goals |  M. Caktaš 7 goals |  A. Hoxha 6 goals |
Slaven Koprivnica missing players
Osijek missing players
| Slaven Koprivnica | Osijek | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 22 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 36 |
| 37 | 20 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 33 |
| 83% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 52% | 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 71% | 69% |
| 31% | 43% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 43% | 38% |
| 21% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 24% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 10% |
| 34% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 43% | 45% |
| 41% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 29% | 34% |
| 41% | 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 29% | 31% |
| 3.5 | 4.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4 |
| 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 11 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 9.4 | 11.6 |
| 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| 24% | 26% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 31% | 27% |
| 12.1 | 9.5 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 11.1 | 9.7 |
| 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
- Osijek have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Osijek have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in 1. HNL
- Osijek have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Osijek haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Slaven Koprivnica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Slaven Koprivnica have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in 1. HNL
- Slaven Koprivnica have won significantly more corners at 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 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 69 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 43 | 66 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 54 |
| 3 | Rijeka | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 41 |
| 4 | Osijek | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 39 |
| 5 | Varazdin | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -5 | 39 |
| 6 | Istra 1961 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -3 | 37 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -15 | 37 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -3 | 34 |
| 9 | Šibenik | 29 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -18 | 24 |
| 10 | Gorica | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 23 | -14 | 23 |
