Osijek vs Varazdin Prediction: Osijek finally started to play properly

After three good matches, two in the league and one in the Cup, Osijek will welcome Varazdin at Opus Arena on Sunday 29, September at 06:30. Varazdin are higher on the table and are also in good form, and this is if not a derby, then certainly one of the most interesting matches of this round in Croatian HNL.

Form: WWWLL

Osijek combined two consecutive victories in the SuperSport HNL, so in addition to reaching the round of 16 of the National Cup, they have entered in a positive series, so the mood is immediately better among our players. With Lokomotiva, it was very important to get points, in a very difficult away match, especially in the context of the position Osijek had before the test in Kranjceviceva. Everything looks better now, but Osijek definitely don't want to be satisfied with the current ranking, as this team is certainly among the best 4 teams in Croatia. Osijek has not celebrated against Varazdin in front of its fans for almost four years, since December 2020.

Form: WDWWW

Varazdin have only one defeat in the past seven rounds, and their goalkeeper Zelenika even kept the net intact six times! He conceded the only two goals against Hajduk in Poljud, and Varazdin finished all other games without conceding, which speaks volumes about how they are playing this season. There will certainly not be Hasic in the competition for the team, because he received his third yellow card in the last round, so he will have to take a break.

Looking back, the matches with Varazdin were always rather uncertain, they are an opponent that wants to compete and it is clear that Osijek will need a quality presentation to win, of course with the support of the fans that the White and Blue have all the time. Despite the good form of the opponent, I expect Osijek to continue the good run and take all 3 points in this match.