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Osijek vs Lok. Zagreb Prediction & Betting tips
The Croatian 1st HNL has a real highlight on the last game day. In the duel NK Osijek against Lok Zagreb, both teams have the chance to qualify for the Champions League. The Rijeka team behind in fourth place also has a theoretical chance and could emerge from this duel as the laughing third.
The battle for the championship has long been decided and Dinamo Zagreb won the title again. The three-way battle between Osijek, Zagreb and Rijeka is on the program this weekend. The Slavons are currently in second place in the table, but they will probably have to win their home game against Lokomotiva to defend this placement.
The same applies to the guests. Only a threesome helps them, so that an offensive game can be expected. The kick-off in the Gradski Vrt Stadium takes place at 20:05 p.m. – now also in Croatia without spectators.
Osijek:
After third place in the previous season, Osijek is expected to go one step further this year. And the chances are not bad before the last game day. The vice championship can be celebrated with a home win against Zagreb.
The head coach Ivica Kulesevic’s team won seventeen wins and eleven draws from the 35 games they had completed, making a total of 62 points. Due to the goal difference of one goal, the blue-whites are ahead of the next opponent from Zagreb and one point ahead of Rijeka. It is tight in the table of the 1st HNL.
Especially in the Gradski Vrt stadium at home, the eleven always managed to convince. As the only team in the league, the blue and whites did not go bankrupt and went thirteen times as winners. Coach Kulesevic’s team has lost only one game since the game resumed. At Varazdin, the Slavons surprisingly drew 0-1 last weekend.
With 27 goals conceded, Osijek is the second best defense in the league. Only the master from Zagreb had to accept fewer hits. This is a reason for the favorites role of the home side. Mirko Maric is the best scorer in the league in the ranks of the blue and whites. He already overcame the opposing goalkeeper 19 times.
Locomotive Zagreb:
After Lokomotiva finished sixth in the last season in sixth place, things are going much better this year. On the last match day, coach Goran Tomic’s team is in charge of securing the Champions League.
The team has already clinched eighteen wins and eight draws and is therefore tied with the upcoming opponent from Osijek. With a success in the guest performance in Slavonia, the blue-whites would pass the opponents and surely celebrate the vice championship somewhat behind the city rival Dinamo.
The great strength of Lokomotiva is the offensive, which has so far scored the third most goals. With Lirim Kastrati and Marko Tolic there are two players in the squad who have already played eleven times. It must be shown whether the strong offensive forces can embarrass the stable defense of the home side.
The blues and whites have been unbeaten for eight games, but in the last two duels with Slaven Belupo and against Gorica each was only a 1-1 draw. Important points, which may be missing in the end, fell by the wayside.
Osijek vs Lok. Zagreb head to head matches
07.06.20 1HN Lok. Zagreb Osijek 0 : 1
08.12.19 1HN Osijek Lok. Zagreb 4 : 0
20.09.19 1HN Lok. Zagreb Osijek 2 : 1
11.05.19 1HN Lok. Zagreb Osijek 0 : 4
10.03.19 1HN Osijek Lok. Zagreb 1 : 1