Varaždin hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 11 points and a 9th position in the 1. HNL table. Visiting Osijek holds 4th place with 26 pts.
Varaždin and Osijek should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Varaždin form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the 1. HNL this season. Varaždin have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Stadion Andelko Herjavec.
Varaždin haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 229 minutes ago. D. Glavina scored that one.
Varaždin lost their last game at Gorica (placed 6th) after a 0-1 scoreline. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Slaven Koprivnica.
Varaždin has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 4 goals from 8 games. Varaždin have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Osijek form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Osijek so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-4 (win-draw-lose). Osijek seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Osijek are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the 1. HNL against Istra 1961 (placed 8th). Prior to that match, the Osijek manager I. Kulešević faced defeat when travelling to Hajduk Split and losing 2-3.
Osijek has another fixture away, a Croatia Cup game, against Inter Zapresic in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Osijek are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Osijek have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Varaždin and Osijek have met before this season: Osijek - Varaždin 2-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Varaždin won 0, Osijek won 5 and 5 draws. 7 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Marić 10 goals |  A. Mance 5 goals |   L. Benko 3 goals |
Varaždin missing players
Osijek missing players
| Varaždin | Osijek | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 12 | 26 |
| 25 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 88% |
| 69% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 69% |
| 44% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 56% |
| 25% | 12% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 44% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 19% |
| 50% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 62% | 56% |
| 19% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 25% | 38% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 19% |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 6.2 | 6.5 | 8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 134 | 78 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 96 | 224 |
| 47 | 26 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 49 | 102 |
| 26% | 15% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 24% | 25% |
- Osijek has the most points from losing position (11)
- Osijek have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Osijek have scored more than double the goals of Varaždin.
- Varaždin has the fewest scored goals (12)
- Varaždin has the fewest scored goals (4) at home
- Varaždin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
| 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 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 22 | 35 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 31 |
| 3 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Osijek | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Rijeka | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Gorica | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -14 | 18 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 12 |
| 9 | Varaždin | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -13 | 11 |
| 10 | Inter Zapresic | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -16 | 11 |