On the 29th of January, in this week 21 match, Slaven Koprivnica will travel to Osijek to battle Osijek in a meeting of these two closely matched 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Osijek recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Hajduk Split. Neither Hajduk Split nor Osijek could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Osijek should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Slaven Koprivnica recorded a 2-1 win against Lokomotiva Zagreb. Ivan Krstanovic scored the first goal for Slaven Koprivnica in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a penalty shot, but Marko Dabro got the equalizer for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 48th minute on a penalty shot. Slaven Koprivnica is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Osijek and Slaven Koprivnica last played eachother at the Gradski Stadion on Oct 17th. Osijek took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Amer Hiroš scored the first goal for Osijek in the 22nd minute, then Darko Nejašmić added another in the 45th minute In the end, Slaven Koprivnica was frustrated by Osijek’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Osijek ended the match with the shutout victory.
Slaven Koprivnica’s most prolific scorer has been Ivan Krstanovic. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Ivan Fiolić and Mirlind Daku are the top scorers for Osijek in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.