In this week 27 match on the 13th of March, Osijek hosts Gorica in a clash of the 1. HNL. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 2nd placed Osijek is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Lokomotiva Zagreb. Neither Lokomotiva Zagreb nor Osijek could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 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 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Gorica recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Hrvatski Dragovoljac. Iyayi Believe Atiemwen scored the first goal for Gorica in the 22nd minute on a penalty, then Musa Muhammed added another in the 47th minute In the end, Hrvatski Dragovoljac couldn’t muster any offence and Gorica ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 4th of December, Gorica and Osijek battled to a 1-1 draw. Jurica Pršir scored the first goal for Gorica in the 6th minute, then Amer Hiroš tied it up for Osijek in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point.
Gorica’s most prolific scorer has been Anthony Kalik. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Antonio Mance has been the most prolific scorer on Osijek in his last five matches with 3 goals.