Week 25 brings us a match on Feb 27th where Dinamo Zagreb will travel to Osijek to battle Osijek in a clash of the 1. HNL. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Osijek sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Istra 1961. Mijo Caktaš scored the first goal for Osijek in the 27th minute, then Mihael Zaper added another in the 40th minute on a feed from Kristian Fućak. Osijek should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Dinamo Zagreb recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Lokomotiva Zagreb. Dinamo Zagreb had 12 on net, and Lokomotiva Zagreb had 8, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Dinamo Zagreb looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sat Nov 20th, Dinamo Zagreb and Osijek battled to a 1-1 draw. Ivan Fiolić struck first for Osijek in the 16th minute on a feed from Mihret Topcagic, then Bruno Petković tied it up for Dinamo Zagreb in the 80th minute on a feed from Josip Mišić squeezing out at least the one point for Dinamo Zagreb.
Dinamo Zagreb is fortunate enough to have Mislav Oršić in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Osijek’s top weapon lately has been Mijo Caktaš, who has 3 goals in the last five matches.