Osijek vs Gorica Prediction: Osijek are in great form, as expected!

Osijek and Gorica from Velika Gorica will play a match as part of the 12th round of the HNL on Saturday, November 2, 2024. This match will be played at Osijek's Opus Arena stadium, starting at 7:30 p.m. Let us remind you that after the 11th round of the HNL, Gorica are in eighth place with 11 points, while Osijek are fifth with 16 points. In their first meeting this season played in the 3rd round in Velika Gorica, there was no winner, and the result was 2:2

Form: WWWLW

After the victory in Maksimir, Osijek must have filled themselves with confidence, with all the adversity they had at the beginning of the season, now that has somehow changed, they are in good shape and playing good football. In the derby match of the 11th round of the HNL, Osijek's players surprised and defeated the current champion Dinamo 4-2 at the Maksimir stadium. It was a huge surprise, but Osijek are finally playing as they should, considering the finances and squad they are certainly among top 3 teams in the league and now they are playing like one. They are now in 5th place with 16 points, and in the last 5 matches in the league they have 5 wins and a defeat.

Form: WLWLW

In Gorica, they formally met the basic condition regarding the announced transformation of the club. After they made a decision in Gorica, they are now starting to realize the entry of a strategic partner into the ownership of the club. In what proportion and who will actually be the new owner of the first league team from Turopolj is not known for now. They brought in the former manager of Sibenik Mario Carevic and it seems like a great move. In the last round they somehow managed to win against Istra at home in a very difficult match. The fact that we didn't take any points away from home is tricky, but we will have to change our mentality a bit and be brave and have faith in ourselves when we go away. We don't need to look at whether we are playing at home or away, in whatever stadium and field we play, we have to be the right ones, said the coach of Gorica before this trip to Osijek. Gorica are in 8th place with 11 points, with 2 wins and 3 defeats in the last 5 matches in the league.

There is no doubt that Osijek are the favorite in this match at their OPUS Arena. However, Gorica with their new manager certainly looks like a more serious opponent, more disciplined and even though Carevic is there only two weeks his work is visible. However, the news about new owners and changes certainly disturbs everyone in Gorica. Osijek on the other hand, finally found the true form and I expect another win for them in a series of positive results they have recently.