On Sat Sep 17th, in week 10, Gorica will host Osijek at Šrc Velika Gorica 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 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. 9th placed Gorica is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Dinamo Zagreb. Mislav Oršić scored the first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Gorica couldn’t muster any offence and Dinamo Zagreb ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, 5th placed Osijek, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Rijeka. Ramón Mierez struck first for Osijek in the 36th minute on a feed from Laszlo Kleinheisler, then Mijo Caktaš added another in the 44th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rijeka couldn’t manage to score, and Osijek took the shutout win. Osijek is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Gorica and Osijek last played eachother at the Stadion Gradski Vrt on the 16th of July. Osijek was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Drena Dijon scored the first goal for Osijek in the 62nd minute, but Loncar got the equalizer for Gorica on an own goal in the 66th minute.
Osijek’s top weapon lately has been Drena Dijon, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. Da Cruz Oliveira Queiroz and Toni Fruk are the top scorers for Gorica in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.