On the 22nd of October, Osijek will travel to Varaždin to battle Varaždin in a meeting of these two 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Varaždin sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Dinamo Zagreb. Fran Brodić struck first for Varaždin in the 9th minute, then in the 70th minute, Josip Drmić sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Bruno Petković Finally they completed the comback victory in the 78th minute on a goal by Martin Baturina to cap off a wild match. Varaždin is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Osijek is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Istra 1961. Ramón Mierez struck first for Osijek in the 62nd minute, then Mijo Caktaš added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Istra 1961 couldn’t muster any offence and Osijek ran away with the shutout win. Osijek should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
On Aug 14th, Osijek hosted Varaždin in their last match together. Osijek and Varaždin battled to a 2-2 draw. Vedran Jugovic scored the first goal for Osijek in the 57th minute, but Fran Brodić got the equalizer for Varaždin in the 65th minute .
Mijo Caktaš has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored seven goals for Osijek. Tonio Teklić has been the most prolific scorer on Varaždin in his last 5 matches with three goals.