Week 20 features a match on Saturday Feb 4th, where Osijek will travel to Zagreb to battle Lokomotiva Zagreb in a clash of these two closely matched 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Lokomotiva Zagreb is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Dinamo Zagreb. Stefan Ristovski struck first for Dinamo Zagreb in the 35th minute, then Martin Baturina added another in the 58th minute on a feed from Dario Špikić. Lokomotiva Zagreb looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while osijek sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Gorica. Ramón Mierez scored the first goal for Osijek in the 15th minute, then Josip Špoljarić added another in the 63rd minute In the end, Gorica couldn’t muster any offence and Osijek ran away with the shutout win. Osijek looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10.
Lokomotiva Zagreb and Osijek last played eachother at the Stadion Gradski Vrt on the 1st of October. Osijek won by a score of 4 to 1. Leon Barišić struck first for Osijek in the 2nd minute, then Drena Dijon added another in the 3rd minute.
Osijek is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Josip Špoljarić and Ramón Mierez each having 2 goals in their last five. Lokomotiva Zagreb hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Tuci and Ibrahim, and they each have 1 goal.