On the 16th of April, Osijek will play host to Hrvatski Dragovoljac in a meeting of these two mismatched 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Osijek is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Slaven Koprivnica. Mijo Caktaš scored the first goal for Osijek in the 33rd 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 Slaven Koprivnica 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 in their last match, Hrvatski Dragovoljac recorded a 1-1 draw against Lokomotiva Zagreb. Peric scored the first goal for Hrvatski Dragovoljac in the 24th minute, then Mateo Marić tied it up for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 82nd minute earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Osijek was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Bernard Karrica struck first for Hrvatski Dragovoljac in the 8th minute on a feed from Roko Jurišić, then Laszlo Kleinheisler tied it up for Osijek in the 29th minute on a feed from Ivan Fiolić Finally they completed the comback victory in the 54th minute on a penalty goal by Damjan Bohar to cap off a wild match. Osijek is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Mihret Topcagic and Antonio Marin each only have 1 goal in their last 5.