Osijek vs Slaven Belupo Prediction: Osijek must win

And who would have thought that in the fifth round, Osijek would host a derby match but in the relegation zone? Osijek and Slaven Belupo each have a point, which is much lower than expected for both teams. They will meet in the 6th round of the HNL, and both teams are under huge pressure to win, especially Osijek, a team that is considered to be part of the top 4 in Croatia.

Form: LLDDL

Osijek still did not react. Their mantra is still that absolutely everything is fine and that at Pampas they are doing very well, and that Osijek are on the right track. It's just, well, we don't see it... You can't even see it in the standings because Osijek are on a streak of seven games without a win (including European competitions) and have three consecutive HNL defeats. In translation - it is Osijek's worst league start. We will find out on Sunday how Boto and Coppitelli will turn the curve towards the positive and whether their "good work" will finally be visible in the points balance.

Form: WLLDL

The visitors reacted by replacing Radeljic and bringing in Kovacevic, who registered the first triumph by knocking Kustosija out of the Cup competition, and this will be the first appointment after he came out victorious in the fight against a heavy illness. The team is in some kind of chaos, as their director Aleksovski left and there isn’t a replacement, so it’s hard to expect that all those things will not affect the players and the results.

It’s a really difficult match between two teams with a lot of quality to be at least in the middle of the table, and they are stuck at the bottom of it. Osijek are a better and bigger team on paper, and they are playing in their stadium, so in my opinion, they should finally win and get all 3 points. Last season Osijek won here 4:1 and in their last 5 matches Osijek have 3 wins while Slaven Belupo 2. I expect a home win and I expect Osijek to push as much as they can for the win to be even more confident.