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The Prva Liga fixture at Stadion Poljud on Sunday sees home side Hajduk Split play NK Osijek.
All Hajduk Split v NK Osijek match predictions, user poll and stats are shown below - along with the latest match odds.
📊 Form Guide
Hajduk Split
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Hajduk Split won’t want a repeat of their last result here following a 1-0 Prva Liga loss in their previous game against Rijeka.
In that game, Hajduk Split had 45% possession and 3 attempts on goal with 0 of them on target. Rijeka had 15 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Marco Pašalić (70') scored for Rijeka.
Mislav Karoglan's Hajduk Split have celebrated scoring a sum total of 6 times over their past 6 outings. The tally of goals that have been scored against them in those fixtures is 5.
Analysis of their past results shows that Hajduk Split:
- have not lost a league tie with NK Osijek in their previous 2 matches.
- are without a win at home for the past 2 matches in the league.
NK Osijek
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NK Osijek will come into the game following on from a 2-3 Prva Liga win with the downing of Rudeš in their most recent fixture.
In that match, NK Osijek managed 61% possession and 14 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For NK Osijek, the goalscorers were Petar Pušić (35') and Kristijan Lovrić (56', 59'). Rudes had 13 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Tomislav Mrčela (11', 79') was the scorer for Rudeš.
Looking at their form, and NK Osijek have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 8 goals in all. At the back, NK Osijek can certainly do much better. In any event, we must now wait to see if that pattern will be replicated here in this game.
Going into this encounter, NK Osijek are unbeaten in their last 2 league matches away from home.
👥 Head to head
A glance at their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 05/11/2022 tells us that Hajduk Split have won 4 of them and NK Osijek 1, with the number of drawn games being 1.
14 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 10 from Bili and 4 netted by Bijelo-plavi. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.33.
The last league game featuring the two was Prva Liga match day 21 on 03/02/2024 which ended up with the score at NK Osijek 1-1 Hajduk Split.
On that occasion, NK Osijek had 53% possession and 11 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Ramón Mierez (72').
For their opponents, Hajduk Split got 11 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Filip Uremović (57') scored.
The match was refereed by Igor Pajač.
📰 Team News: Hajduk Split
Mihael Zaper (Knee surgery), Ivan Lucic (Meniscus injury) and Dario Melnjak (Knee surgery) are not available for Hajduk Split boss Mislav Karoglan.
🗞️ Team News: NK Osijek
NK Osijek manager Zoran Zekić has a number of players out of action. Luka Bransteter (Cruciate ligament tear), Oleksandr Drambayev (unknown injury), Marko Baresic (Broken collarbone) and Kristian Fucak (Cruciate ligament injury) are those who can’t be considered.
⚡ Prediction
It looks to us that Hajduk Split can get a couple of goals in this one against NK Osijek, who could well struggle scoring.
Our tip is for a controlled 2-0 victory for Hajduk Split when all’s said and done.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 14:01 14/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Hajduk Split
Formed: 1911
Stadium: Stadion Poljud (35,000)
Captain: Lovre Kalinić
Chairman: Lukša Jakobušić
Manager: Mislav Karoglan
Competitions: Prva Liga position 3
🔑 Star Player: Leon Dajaku
Typically taking up the Right Wing position, Leon Dajaku was born in Waiblingen, Germany. Having made a first senior appearance for Stuttgart in the 2018 - 2019 season, the skilful Forward has got 4 league goals in the HNL 2023 - 2024 season to date in 22 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 65 | WWWWW |
2 |
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29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 63 | WWWWW |
3 |
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29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 55 | WWLLL |
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30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 44 | WWDDW |
5 |
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29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 42 | DLLWW |
6 |
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30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 35 | LDWDL |
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29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | -7 | 33 | DWLWL |
8 |
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30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -19 | 30 | LLLLW |
9 |
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29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -22 | 28 | LDDDL |
10 |
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30 | 1 | 4 | 25 | -54 | 7 | LLLLL |
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Dinamo Zagreb |
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Lokomotiva Zagreb |
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Istra |
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Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 0.6 |
Time first goal scored | 50 |
Time first goal conceded | 58 |
Yellow cards | 2.2 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.9 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
Goals scored | 1.5 |
Goals conceded | 1.9 |
Time first goal scored | 44 |
Time first goal conceded | 36 |
Yellow cards | 2.8 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.9 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Marko Livaja | 10 |
Rokas Pukštas | 5 |
Leon Dajaku | 4 |
Emir Sahiti | 4 |
Filip Krovinović | 3 |
Ramón Mierez | 14 |
Mijo Caktaš | 7 |
Kristijan Lovrić | 7 |
Vedran Jugović | 4 |
Domagoj Bukvić | 3 |
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