In this week 17 match, on Sunday Nov 13th, Šibenik plays host to Osijek in a 1. HNL match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Šibenik recorded a 0-3 loss against Dinamo Zagreb. Mina Lucumi struck first for Dinamo Zagreb on an own goal in the 10th minute, then Josip Drmić added another in the 34th minute In the end, Šibenik couldn’t muster any offence and Dinamo Zagreb ran away with the shutout win. Šibenik 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 1-3 loss against Hajduk Split. Suad Sahiti struck first for Hajduk Split in the 10th minute, then in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time, Leon Barišić sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Marin Leovac. Osijek is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10.
Šibenik and Osijek last played eachother at the Stadion Gradski Vrt on Sep 3rd. Osijek and Šibenik battled to a 1-1 draw. Kleinheisler scored the first goal for Osijek in the 38th minute, then Burgui tied it up for Šibenik in the 78th minute on a feed from Ivan Delić earning them at least the one point.
Osijek is fortunate enough to have Mijo Caktaš in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. Patrick Salomon and Ivan Dolček are the top scorers for Šibenik in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.