On Sun Apr 3rd, in week 29, Osijek will host Hajduk Split at Stadion Gradski Vrt in a clash of the 1. HNL. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 2nd placed Osijek is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Šibenik. Kristijan Lovrić scored the first goal for Osijek in the 54th minute, then Antonio Marin added another on an own goal in the 70th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Šibenik couldn’t manage to score, and Osijek took the shutout win. Osijek should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Hajduk Split is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Lokomotiva Zagreb. Nikola Kalinić struck first for Hajduk Split in the 23rd minute on a feed from Lukas Grgić, then Filip Krovinović added another in the 43rd minute In the end, Lokomotiva Zagreb was frustrated by Hajduk Split’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hajduk Split ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Hajduk Split should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 19th of December, Hajduk Split hosted Osijek in their last match together. Hajduk Split and Osijek battled to a 0-0 draw. Hajduk Split had 9 on net, and Osijek had 10, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Marko Livaja has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Hajduk Split. Osijek’s most prolific scorer has been Antonio Mance. The Croatian attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.