Lokomotiva Zagreb overcomes Osijek 1-0 with a goal scored by V. Bubanja

ZAGREB. Lokomotiva Zagreb tops Osijek 1-0 after V. Bubanja scored just 1 goal (39').

Lokomotiva Zagreb overcomes Osijek 1-0 with a goal scored by V. Bubanja

ZAGREB. Lokomotiva Zagreb conquers Osijek 1-0 after V. Bubanja scored just 1 goal (39′).

The match was played at the Stadion Kranjčevićeva stadium in Zagreb on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Duje Strukan with the help of Bojan Zobenica and Alen Jakšić. The 4th official was Jakov Titlić. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.3 degrees Celsius or 43.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 9 Total 2
  • 4 On Target 1
  • 5 Off Target 1
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 93 Attack 96
  • 71 Dangerous attack 48
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Lokomotiva Zagreb was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Osijek that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Lokomotiva Zagreb had a more offensive attitude with 71 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lokomotiva Zagreb won the match​.

Lokomotiva Zagreb shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Osijek shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Lokomotiva Zagreb received 3 yellow cards (Jon Mersinaj, Mateo Maric and N. Čavlina). On the opposite side, Osijek received 2 yellow cards (Kristijan Lovric and Ramón Miérez).

Match Timeline

Vladan Bubanja(goal)Josip Pivaric
39'
Mateo Marić- Yellow
45'
Jon Mersinaj- Yellow
45'
60'
Kristijan Lovric- sub ->Mijo Caktas
60'
F. Živković- sub ->Ivan Fiolic
61'
Kristijan Lovric- Yellow
N. Čavlina- Yellow
62'
79'
N. Omerović- sub ->Yevgen Cheberko
Silvio Goričan- sub ->Josip Pivaric
79'
85'
Marko Batur- sub ->Ivan Milicevic
88'
88'
90'
Ramón Miérez- Yellow

Standings

After playing this encounter, Lokomotiva Zagreb will have 22 points like Rijeka to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Osijek will stay with 34 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Lokomotiva Zagreb will host Gorica on the 6th of May with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Lokomotiva Zagreb (7 draws).

Osijek will play away agasint Gorica on the 8th of April with a 8-5 head to head statistic in favor of Osijek (6 draws).

Lokomotiva Zagreb – Formation

Lokomotiva Zagreb
G
N. Čavlina 1.Croatia
6.8
62'
D
Branimir Cipetić 24.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.7
D
Jon Mersinaj 5.Albania
6.7
45'
D
Ivan Milicevic 17.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.5
88'
D
Vladan Bubanja 29.Montenegro
7.2
Goals39'
M
J. de Haas 16.Netherlands
6.7
M
Mateo Marić 14.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.8
45'
M
Ibrahim Aliyu 7.Nigeria
6.6
88'
M
Luka Stojkovic 23.Croatia
6.7
85'
M
Josip Pivarić 19.Croatia
7.0
79'
F
S. Kulenović 9.Croatia
7.1
Substitutes
G
Zvonimir Šubarić 31.Croatia
D
H. Salihu 6.Kosovo
D
B. Kalaica 20.Croatia
D
Fabijan Krivak 26.Croatia
D
Marko Vranjković 27.Croatia
M
M. Šotiček 8.Croatia
M
Lukas Kacavenda  11.Croatia
88'
M
A. Smakaj 15.Kosovo
M
85'
F
Marko Batur 25.Croatia
88'
F
Indrit Tuci 10.Albania
F
Silvio Goričan 22.Croatia
79'

Lokomotiva Zagreb started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Silvijo Čabraja decided to play with the following team: Nikola Čavlina (6.8), Branimir Cipetić (6.7), Jon Mersinaj (6.7), Justin De Haas (6.7), Ivan Milićević (6.5), Mateo Marić (6.8), Vladan Bubanja (7.2), Ibrahim Aliyu (6.6), Luka Stojković (6.7), Josip Pivarić (7.0) and Sandro Kulenović (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Zvonimir Šubarić, Hajdin Salihu, Branimir Kalaica, Fabijan Krivak, Marko Vranjković, Marin Šotiček, Lukas Kačavenda, Art Smakaj, Jakov Anton Vasilj, Indrit Tuci, Silvio Goričan, Marko Batur and Marko Batur.

Substitutions

Lokomotiva Zagreb made 3 changes: Josip Pivaric for Silvio Goričan (79′), Luka Stojkovic for Jakov-Anton Vasilj (85′) and Ibrahim Aliyu for Lukas Kačavenda (88′).

Best player: Vladan Bubanja​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lokomotiva Zagreb was Vladan Bubanja.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 49 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Osijek – Formation

Osijek
G
Marko Malenica 31.Croatia
6.7
D
Yevgen Cheberko 98.Ukraine
6.8
79'
D
Sime Grzan 17.Croatia
6.6
D
Marin Leovac 4.Croatia
6.7
M
Adrian Leon Barisic  37.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.3
M
Mihael Zaper  19.Croatia
6.9
M
Vedran Jugovic 7.Croatia
6.6
M
D. Nejašmić 6.Croatia
7.3
F
Ivan Fiolic 14.Croatia
6.8
60'
F
Ramón Miérez 13.Argentina
6.2
90'
F
Mijo Caktas 11.Croatia
6.7
60'
Substitutes
G
M. Barešić 15.Croatia
D
Nikola Janjić 16.Montenegro
D
Mario Jurčevič 20.Slovenia
D
Mile Skoric 21.Croatia
M
Diego Barri 8.Spain
M
O. Bakić 25.Montenegro
M
D. Bukvić 39.Croatia
M
F. Živković 24.Croatia
6.2
60'
F
Kristijan Lovric 44.Croatia
6.4
60' 61'
F
Mihret Topcagic 30.Bosnia and Herzegovina
F
N. Omerović 36.Bosnia and Herzegovina
79'

Osijek started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Ivica Kulešević played with: Marko Malenica (6.7), Adrian Leon Barišić (7.3), Mihael Žaper (6.9), Yevgen Cheberko (6.8), Šime Gržan (6.6), Vedran Jugović (6.6), Darko Nejašmić (7.3), Marin Leovac (6.7), Ivan Fiolić (6.8), Ramón Miérez (6.2) and Mijo Caktaš (6.7).

They had on the bench: Marko Barešić, Nikola Janjić, Mario Jurčevič, Mile Škorić, Diego Barri, Ognjen Bakić, Domagoj Bukvić, Kristijan Lovrić (6.4), Dominik Babic, Filip Živković (6.2), Mihret Topčagić and Nail Omerović.

Substitutions

Osijek made only 1 change substituting Mijo Caktas for Kristijan Lovrić (60′)​.

Best player: Darko Nejašmić​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Osijek was Darko Nejašmić.

His rating is (7.3) with 40 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.​