National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Osijek or Slaven Koprivnica that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Slaven Koprivnica played their last game only four days ago, a 1. HNL match.
Osijek form and stats
Osijek was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Croatia Cup.Osijek have performed here at Stadion Gradski vrt this season with 6 wins from 9 1. HNL matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Osijek, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Osijek's previous game was a 1. HNL match also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Lokomotiva Zagreb. The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfielder Ivan Fiolić was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.93 (out of ten) in that game. Fiolić scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 23 successful passes (of 28 total).
Before that, Osijek played out a 1. HNL draw 1-1 when visiting Dinamo Zagreb.Osijek are traveling soon after this match as the 1. HNL match at Gorica awaits in three days.
The Osijek fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 league matches. Osijek are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Gradski vrt in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 9 matches.
Slaven Koprivnica form and stats
They also participated in Croatia Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.There's been little loot from Slaven Koprivnica's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the 1. HNL. Slaven Koprivnica only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Slaven Koprivnica might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Rijeka proved too strong as Koprivnica slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Gradski Stadion. Mihail Caimacov got a match rating of 8.0 in that game, top player of the team. Caimacov scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 31 successful passes (of 38 total).
Preceding that game was the away 1. HNL victory against Hrvatski Dragovoljac with the score of 2-1.The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 10 goals have been conceded by Slaven Koprivnica in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - four - zero (Osijek wins - draws - Slaven Koprivnica wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Krstanović 5 goals |   I. Fiolić 4 goals |  M. Žaper 3 goals |
Osijek missing players
Slaven Koprivnica missing players
| Osijek | Slaven Koprivnica | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 39 | 22 | Scored | S | 9 | 35 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 11 | 36 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 30% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 64% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 24% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.3 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.9 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 29% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 28% | ||
| 7.6 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 10.4 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Osijek | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 34 |
| 2 | Rijeka | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 28 |
| 5 | Gorica | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 25 |
| 6 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -16 | 15 |
| 9 | Slaven Koprivnica | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -12 | 13 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -26 | 7 |