On the 29th of January, Osijek and Gorica will play a match in Osijek in a clash of the 1. HNL. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 3rd placed Osijek, recorded a 1-1 draw against Rijeka. Josip Špoljarić scored the first goal for Osijek in the 9th minute, but Matija Frigan got the equalizer for Rijeka in the 38th minute earning them at least the one point. Osijek is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while 10th placed Gorica is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Dinamo Zagreb. Dinamo Zagreb had 5 on net, and Gorica had 3, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match on Sep 17th, Osijek won by a score of 1 to 0. Šime Gržan scored the first goal for Osijek in the 19th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Gorica couldn’t manage to score, and Osijek took the shutout win.
Gorica hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Juric and Kristian Fućak, and they each have 1 goal. Osijek is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ognjen Bakić and Ramón Mierez each only have 1 goal in their last five.