On the 14th of August, Varaždin and Osijek will play a match in Osijek in a meeting of these two evenly matched 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. Osijek sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Istra 1961. Monsef Bakrar scored the first goal for Istra 1961 in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Osijek couldn’t muster any offence and Istra 1961 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, while in their last match, Varaždin recorded a 1-1 draw against Dinamo Zagreb. Dario Špikić struck first for Dinamo Zagreb in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Michele Šego tied it up for Varaždin in the 63rd minute earning Varaždin a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Varaždin hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Postonjski and Fran Brodić, and they each have 1 goal. Osijek’s most prolific scorer has been Drena Dijon. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.