Struggling Varaždin will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Osijek in the upcoming league round. It’s 8th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Varaždin can neither be promoted or relegated from 1. HNL. Osijek are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Varaždin form and stats
When playing at home in the 1. HNL, Varaždin have managed 5 wins, 5 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 17 games. It’s been three wins in a row for Varaždin here at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
The Varaždin goalkeeper Ivan Nevistic is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 185 minutes without conceding a goal in the 1. HNL.
Varaždin enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Gorica's place. The match ended 1-0 with Domagoj Drožđek scoring. Before that, Varaždin had a home game versus Slaven Koprivnica which ended with a victory 1-0.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Varaždin here at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 17 games). Varaždin have conceded 21 in these home matches.
Osijek form and stats
The visitors are W4-D7-L6 on the road this term. That's in the 1. HNL.
The Osijek goalkeeper Ivica Ivusic is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 450 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Antonio Mance and Dmytro Lyopa scored in Osijek's previous match, the home game against Istra 1961 that ended 2-0. Prior to that result Osijek won their away game at Hajduk Split. The scoreline was 1-0.
The visitors have scored 16 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Osijek are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 16 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Osijek - Varaždin 2-0 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Varaždin zero wins, six draws and Osijek four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Marić 19 goals | A. Mance 7 goals |   L. Benko 5 goals |
Varaždin missing players
Osijek missing players
| Varaždin | Osijek | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 17 | 34 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 16 | 46 |
| 48 | 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 26 |
| 91% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 76% | 82% |
| 65% | 59% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 41% | 53% |
| 41% | 35% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 29% | 35% |
| 24% | 18% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | 26% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| 41% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 35% | 38% |
| 26% | 41% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 47% | 53% |
| 41% | 41% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 41% | 26% |
| 4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 6.6 | 6 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 289 | 164 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 81 | 212 | 458 |
| 101 | 55 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 35 | 87 | 197 |
| 28% | 24% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 18% | 23% |
- Osijek has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12)
- Osijek has the fewest matches over the total-line (12)
- Osijek has the most matches under the total-line (22)
- Osijek is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Varaždin has the fewest scored goals (13) at home
- Varaždin has the fewest scored goals in the first half (11)
| 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 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 11 | 40 | 76 |
| 2 | Osijek | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 62 |
| 3 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 36 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 61 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 58 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 54 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 57 |
| 6 | Gorica | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 47 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 33 | -4 | 47 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 50 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 35 | -19 | 35 |
| 8 | Varaždin | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 48 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 27 | -20 | 33 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 55 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 31 | -30 | 24 |
| 10 | Inter Zaprešić | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 65 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 34 | -35 | 17 |