2. HNL preview: Can Osijek II edge out victory against Bijelo Brdo?

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Competition: Croatia 2. HNL
Date: Mon 26.August
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Gradski vrt (19220 seats)

It's game two of the 2. HNL season and everything to play for. Read our full preview!

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Osijek II form and stats

Osijek II manager I. Tolić and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Dinamo Zagreb II in the 2. HNL. In the game before, an away victory match versus Hrvatski Dragovoljac with a 1-0 scoreline.

Last season, Osijek II's league statistics were 12 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the 3. HNL - Zapad. Over these 25 matches they scored 36 goals and conceded 26. Playing at home last season Osijek II managed 10-3-0 (win-draw-lost) with 25 goals and 4 conceded.

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Bijelo Brdo form and stats

The manager I. Lišnjić was unhappy after their last game, a 2. HNL match played at their home ground Stadion Gradski vrt. Bijelo Brdo suffered a 0-2 loss to Rudeš. Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Kustošija.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Bijelo Brdo playing away, we found one game. Results were 1 away win, 0 draws and 0 home wins.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only two days as another away game awaits: The Croatia Cup trip to Primorac Biograd.

Let's have a look at how Bijelo Brdo performed last season in the 3. HNL - Zapad: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 5 victories, 10 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 29 and conceded 37 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 4 and lost 8 with 14/23 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

As for the last six games between these two teams, there's 1 Osijek II victory, 4 draws and 1 Bijelo Brdo win. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

N. Dago
1 goals

Osijek II missing players

Bijelo Brdo missing players

Osijek II Bijelo Brdo
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 1
1 0 0 Scored 0 0 0
1 0 0 Conceded 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 100%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 4
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 4
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Osijek II Last season Bijelo Brdo
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
1 0   Played   0 1
0 0   Won   0 0
1 0   Drew   0 0
0 0   Lost   0 1
1 0   Scored   0 0
1 0   Conceded   0 2
100% 0%   Over 0.5   0% 100%
100% 0%   Over 1.5   0% 100%
0% 0%   Over 2.5   0% 0%
0% 0%   Over 3.5   0% 0%
0% 0%   Over 4.5   0% 0%
100% 0%   BTTS   0% 0%
0% 0%   Clean Sheets   0% 0%
0% 0%   Failed To Score   0% 100%
 
0 0   Corners For (avg)   0 4
0 0   Corners Against (avg)   0 4
0 0   Yellow Cards (avg)   0 2
0 0   Red Cards   0 0

Osijek II
All 3. HNL - Zapad 2. HNL Club Friendlies
All Home Away
04-05-19 2.H Osijek II 0 - 0 Solin
11-05-19 2.H Zadar 2 - 1 Osijek II
18-05-19 2.H Osijek II 2 - 1 Medimurje Cakovec
25-05-19 2.H Hrvatski Dragovoljac 0 - 1 Osijek II
18-08-19 2.H Dinamo Zagreb II 1 - 1 Osijek II
26-08-19 2.H Osijek II 15:30 Bijelo Brdo
31-08-19 2.H Šibenik 17:00 Osijek II
15-09-19 2.H Osijek II 14:30 Kustošija
18-09-19 2.H Croatia Zmijavci 14:30 Osijek II
22-09-19 2.H Osijek II 14:30 Dubrava Zagreb
Bijelo Brdo
All 3. HNL - Istok 3. HNL - Zapad 2. HNL Croatia Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
04-05-19 2.H Lucko 2 - 3 Bijelo Brdo
12-05-19 2.H Bijelo Brdo 1 - 1 Dugopolje
20-05-19 2.H Hajduk Split II 3 - 3 Bijelo Brdo
25-05-19 2.H Bijelo Brdo 2 - 0 Kustošija
18-08-19 2.H Bijelo Brdo 0 - 2 Rudeš
26-08-19 2.H Osijek II 15:30 Bijelo Brdo
28-08-19 CC Primorac Biograd 14:00 Bijelo Brdo
01-09-19 2.H Bijelo Brdo 15:00 Orijent 1919
13-09-19 2.H Hrvatski Dragovoljac 14:30 Bijelo Brdo
18-09-19 2.H Bijelo Brdo 14:30 Sesvete

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Solin 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
2 Croatia Zmijavci 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Rudeš 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Dugopolje 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
5 Šibenik 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Medimurje Cakovec 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
7 Sesvete 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
8 Cibalia 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Dinamo Zagreb II 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Orijent 1919 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Osijek II 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
13 Hajduk Split II 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
14 Kustošija 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Bijelo Brdo 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Dubrava Zagreb 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Varaždin 25 16 2 7 39 29 13 10 1 2 27 14 12 6 1 5 12 15 10 50
2 Šibenik 25 13 6 6 36 23 12 9 2 1 27 12 13 4 4 5 9 11 13 45
3 Dugopolje 25 13 4 8 29 24 13 9 2 2 17 5 12 4 2 6 12 19 5 43
4 Osijek II 25 12 5 8 36 26 13 10 3 0 25 4 12 2 2 8 11 22 10 41
5 Hajduk Split II 25 11 7 7 34 29 13 8 4 1 20 10 12 3 3 6 14 19 5 40
6 Sesvete 25 11 6 8 37 25 12 9 2 1 28 10 13 2 4 7 9 15 12 39
7 Dinamo Zagreb II 25 10 6 9 29 24 13 6 4 3 17 9 12 4 2 6 12 15 5 36
8 Zadar 25 9 7 9 35 36 13 9 1 3 23 11 12 0 6 6 12 25 -1 34
9 Kustošija 25 7 7 11 20 26 13 5 5 3 12 9 12 2 2 8 8 17 -6 28
10 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 25 7 6 12 23 28 12 4 2 6 14 14 13 3 4 6 9 14 -5 27
11 Solin 25 4 13 8 23 31 12 4 6 2 14 10 13 0 7 6 9 21 -8 25
12 Bijelo Brdo 25 5 10 10 29 37 12 4 6 2 15 14 13 1 4 8 14 23 -8 25
13 Lučko 25 6 6 13 16 29 12 6 4 2 13 8 13 0 2 11 3 21 -13 24
14 Medimurje Cakovec 25 5 7 13 22 41 12 5 4 3 13 13 13 0 3 10 9 28 -19 22

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