Week 4 brings us a match on Aug 6th where Istra 1961 will host Osijek at Stadion Aldo Drosina in a 1. HNL match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. Istra 1961 is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Dinamo Zagreb. Mislav Oršić struck first for Dinamo Zagreb in the 11th minute on a penalty, then Boško Šutalo added another in the 32nd minute. Istra 1961 looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while osijek is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Slaven Koprivnica. Neither Osijek nor Slaven Koprivnica could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 9 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Osijek is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Osijek won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 1 draw.
Drena Dijon has been the most prolific scorer on Osijek in the last five matches with 2 goals. Istra 1961’s most prolific scorer has been Drena Dijon. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.