In this week 7 match on the 28th of August, Osijek and Hajduk Split will play a match in Osijek in a clash of these two mismatched 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Osijek recorded a 2-5 loss against Dinamo Zagreb. Mislav Oršić scored the first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in the 3rd minute, then Drena Dijon tied it up for Osijek in the 29th minute , but Dinamo Zagreb kept scoring and walked away with the win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while in their last match, Hajduk Split recorded a 2-1 win against Lokomotiva Zagreb. Chidozie Awaziem struck first for Hajduk Split in the 33rd minute, then Lukas Grgić added another in the 40th minute on a feed from Dario Melnjak. Hajduk Split is looking for direction having 3 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 1 win.
Marko Livaja has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Hajduk Split. For Osijek, their top scorers are Laszlo Kleinheisler and Drena Dijon, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.