In a weekend match in week 6, on Saturday Aug 20th, Osijek will travel to Zagreb to battle Dinamo Zagreb in a clash of these two mismatched 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 1st placed Dinamo Zagreb is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Bodø / Glimt. Amahl Pellegrino scored the first goal for Bodø / Glimt in the 37th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Dinamo Zagreb couldn’t manage to score, and Bodø / Glimt took the shutout win. Dinamo Zagreb is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Osijek, recorded a 2-2 draw against Varaždin. Jugovic struck first for Osijek in the 57th minute on a feed from Kleinheisler, but Fran Brodić got the equalizer for Varaždin in the 65th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Dinamo Zagreb won the head to head battle with 1 draw and 1 losss.
Osijek’s top weapon lately has been Drena Dijon, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. Dinamo Zagreb’s most prolific scorer has been Mislav Oršić. The Croatian attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches.