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Varaždin vs NK Osijek Live Stream, Predictions
The Prva Liga tie at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec on Friday sees hosts Varaždin welcome NK Osijek.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Varaždin v NK Osijek can be seen below including the latest game odds.
📏 Form Guide
Varaždin
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Varaždin are hoping to win again following a 0-1 Prva Liga triumph versus Istra 1961.
The only scorer from Varaždin was Matej Senić (88').
Over their last 6 games, Zoran Kastel's Varaždin have scored a combined total of 5 times - an average number of goals per match of 0.83.
Going into this contest, Varaždin have not beaten NK Osijek in their last 2 matches in the league.
NK Osijek
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NK Osijek come into this encounter after a 2-0 Prva Liga win with the downing of Rijeka in their previous game.
The only name on the scoresheet from NK Osijek was Ramón Mierez (25', 70').
A sequence of very capable displays from the NK Osijek defenders has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 1 from their previous 6 fixtures combined. Over that same period of time, their forwards have scored 11. Nonetheless, we must now wait to see whether the trend might be replicated in this upcoming game.
🤜🤛 Head to head
Looking at their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 15/09/2019 tells us that Varaždin have won 1 of these games and NK Osijek 3, with the tally of draws standing at 2.
A combined total of 11 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 4 of them from Bumbari and 7 coming from Bijelo-plavi. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.83.
The previous league contest between these clubs was Prva Liga match day 14 on 05/12/2020 and the score finished NK Osijek 1-0 Varaždin.
The referee was Goran Pečarić.
🗞️ Team News: Varaždin
Varaždin manager Zoran Kastel has zero fitness worries at all coming into this match owing to a fully healthy squad to pick from.
📰 Team News: NK Osijek
With a fully healthy squad available to choose from, NK Osijek boss Nenad Bjelica doesn’t have any fitness worries at all before this match.
💡 Prediction
We feel that Varaždin are likely to breach the defence of this NK Osijek side, but a single goal isn’t likely to be as many as they will have scored against them.
Therefore, we’re predicting a narrow 1-2 winning score for NK Osijek after the 90. Let’s just see how this one goes.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins, 11:06 22/02/2021

🏟️ Team Focus:
Varaždin
Formed: 2012
Stadium: Stadion Anđelko Herjavec (8,818)
Captain: Marko Stolnik
Chairman: Stjepan Cvek
Manager: Zoran Kastel
Competitions: Prva Liga position 7
🔑 Star Player: Leon Benko

Usually taking to the field in the Striker position, Leon Benko was born in Varaždin, Croatia. After having played his first senior match for Varaždin in the 2003 - 2004 season, the dangerous Forward has netted 2 league goals in this Prva Liga 2020 - 2021 season to date coming from a total of 19 appearances.
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21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 48 | WLWWW |
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22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 48 | WWWLW |
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22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 43 | LWWDW |
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21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 32 | WLDDL |
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20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | -3 | 26 | LLWLW |
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22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 25 | DDWLD |
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22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -14 | 22 | LWDLW |
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20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 21 | LWLLD |
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21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -20 | 18 | WLLWL |
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21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -20 | 14 | LLLDL |
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Goals scored | 1.3 |
Goals conceded | 1.8 |
Time first goal scored | 44 |
Time first goal conceded | 42 |
Yellow cards | 2.2 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.5 |
Biggest victory | 4-2 |
Biggest defeat | 5-1 |
Goals scored | 1.5 |
Goals conceded | 1.2 |
Time first goal scored | 42 |
Time first goal conceded | 26 |
Yellow cards | 2.4 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
Jorge Obregón | 5 |
Matej Senić | 3 |
Leon Benko | 2 |
Gabrijel Boban | 1 |
Ivan Delić | 1 |
Ramón Mierez | 16 |
Damjan Bohar | 5 |
Mihael Žaper | 4 |
Petar Bočkaj | 2 |
Vedran Jugović | 2 |
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