NK Osijek vs Hajduk Split Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

NK Osijek

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NK Osijek enter this match coming off the back of a 1-1 Prva Liga drawn result against Dinamo Zagreb.

In that game, NK Osijek had 33% possession and 5 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. The scorer for NK Osijek was Ramón Mierez (55'). On the other side, Dinamo Zagreb got 17 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Bruno Petković (62') was the scorer for Dinamo Zagreb.

Their latest results reveal that there has been much resilience in the NK Osijek defence. NK Osijek have been stingy, with the tally of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their last six clashes standing at 4.

Coming into this meeting, NK Osijek are without a win at home for the past 2 league matches.

Hajduk Split

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Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Lokomotiva Zagreb in Prva Liga action, Hajduk Split will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, Hajduk Split managed 52% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For Hajduk Split, goals were scored by Jan Mlakar (40'), Marko Livaja (66') and Yassine Benrahou (89'). On the other side, Lokomotiva Zagreb got 14 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Vladan Bubanja (12'), Luka Stojković (28') and Aliyu Ibrahim (83', 87') scored for Lokomotiva Zagreb.

In as many as 6 out of the previous 6 clashes featuring Hajduk Split, at least three goals have been struck. The average goals scored per match in that spell is 4.17, with the number of goals averaged by Hajduk Split working out to 1.67. That sort of pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward into this next game, though.

Coming into this clash, Hajduk Split haven't won against NK Osijek when they've played them away from home in the last 4 matches in the league. They really have not been travelling well at all.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at their past head to head clashes dating back to 25/07/2021 tells us that NK Osijek have won 2 of these and Hajduk Split 1, with the number of drawn games standing at 3.

A combined total of 12 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 6 of them from Bijelo-plavi and 6 netted by Bili. The average goals per game has been 2.

The previous league fixture featuring these clubs was Prva Liga match day 16 on 05/11/2022 which ended up with the score at Hajduk Split 3-1 NK Osijek.

In that game, Hajduk Split had 51% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The scorers were Emir Sahiti (10'), Marko Livaja (69') and Jan Mlakar (79').

At the other end, NK Osijek had 6 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Marin Leovac (45') scored.

The referee was Dario Kulušić.

🗞️ Team News: NK Osijek

The NK Osijek manager Borimir Perković doesn’t have any fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this match with a completely injury-free squad available for selection.

📰 Team News: Hajduk Split

Hajduk Split manager Ivan Leko has to choose a team with limited availability. Ivan Calusic (Knee Injury), Lovre Kalinic (Knee Injury) and Josip Elez (Hip problems) miss out here.

💭 Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Hajduk Split and NK Osijek may both struggle to make a breakthrough here.

Let’s see how this one goes, but it looks this could be a game with minimal goal-scoring opportunities. Therefore, we predict a tight encounter, finishing with a 0-0 score at the end of the 90.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 02:25 08/03/2023