On the 15th of October, in this week 13 match, Osijek hosts Istra 1961 at Stadion Gradski Vrt in a clash of these two closely matched 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. Osijek is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Slaven Koprivnica. Mijo Caktaš scored the first goal for Osijek in the 5th minute, then Kleinheisler added another in the 35th minute on a feed from Drena Dijon In the end, Slaven Koprivnica couldn’t muster any offence and Osijek ran away with the shutout win. Osijek should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while istra 1961 sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Varaždin. Tonio Teklić struck first for Varaždin in the 37th minute, but F. Cáseres got the equalizer for Istra 1961 in the 69th minute earning Istra 1961 a comeback draw. Istra 1961 is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On Aug 6th, Istra 1961 hosted Osijek in their last match together. Istra 1961 was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Monsef Bakrar struck first for Istra 1961 in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Osijek couldn’t manage to score, and Istra 1961 took the shutout win.
Ante Erceg has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Istra 1961. Mijo Caktaš has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored 6 goals for Osijek.