NK Osijek vs Istra Live Stream, Predictions (May 23)

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NK Osijek

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NK Osijek will be looking for an improved result here after the 2-1 Prva Liga losing effort in their last game against Varaždin.

In that match, NK Osijek had 50% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for NK Osijek was Hernâni (9'). Varazdin had 11 shots at goal with 6 on target. Dimitar Mitrovski (22') and Matej Vuk (28') scored for Varaždin.

Simon Rožman's NK Osijek have hit the target 10 times in their past 6 outings. The tally of goals that they have conceded in those fixtures amounts to 5.

A look at their previous results shows us that NK Osijek:

• have left without a victory over Istra 1961 in their previous 5 league matches.
• are undefeated in their last 2 league matches at home.

Istra 1961

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Istra will go into this meeting after a 3-0 Prva Liga win with the downing of Šibenik in their last game.

In that match, Istra 1961 had 50% possession and 8 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For Istra 1961, the goalscorers were Vinko Rozić (2', 4') and Stjepan Lončar (72'). For their opponents, Sibenik got 8 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

A series of dependable displays by the Istra 1961 defensive unit has seen their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 1 from their previous 6 clashes in total. Over that same period, their own forwards have managed to score 7. We shall soon see if that trend will end up being sustained in this game.

Leading up to this clash, Istra 1961:

• haven't been defeated by NK Osijek when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 2 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

A look at their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 28/10/2023 tells us that NK Osijek have won 1 of these and Istra 4, with the number of drawn games being 1.

In all, 18 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 8 from Bijelo-plavi and 10 for Verudeži. That’s an average goals per game of 3.

The last league fixture featuring these clubs was Prva Liga match day 27 on 29/03/2025 and the score finished Istra 1961 2-1 NK Osijek.

On that day, Istra 1961 managed 60% possession and 20 shots on goal with 5 on target. The scorers were Salim Fago Lawal (45') and Vinko Rozić (93').

NK Osijek got 10 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. Hernâni (68') scored.

The match was refereed by Duje Strukan.

ℹ️ Team News: NK Osijek

Regarding absentees, there’s just a single fitness concern for the NK Osijek manager Simon Rožman to be concerned with from an otherwise complete group. Anton Matkovic (Cruciate ligament tear) is out of contention.

✨ Prediction

We feel that in this game, Istra 1961 are certainly able to score a goal against this NK Osijek side, but it may not be as many as the goals that they could concede.

We reckon that it will be a very close game with a 2-1 win for NK Osijek after the 90. Expecting it to be very competitive.

Andre Moura, 18:04 20/05/2025