OSIJEK. Osijek was able to clinch a draw against Lokomotiva Zagreb with a late goal from I. Fiolić scored in the (87′) after Lokomotiva Zagreb got a lead with a goal from I. Tuci (10′). Osijek was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the Stadion Gradski vrt stadium in Osijek on Saturday and it started at 6:10 pm local time. In front of 4,817 spectators.​ The referee was Mateo Erceg with the collaboration of Jerko Crnčić and Željko Bučar. The 4th official was Ante Terzić. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.88 degrees Celsius or 47.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Osijek was in firm control of the ball 58% while Lokomotiva Zagreb was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Osijek was more aggressive with 105 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Osijek to win the match​.

Osijek shot 18 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lokomotiva Zagreb shot 11 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Osijek received 2 yellow cards (Nail Omerović and Ivan Fiolić). Talking about the opposition, Lokomotiva Zagreb received 1 yellow card (Viktor Kanižaj).

Standings

After playing this match, Osijek will have 22 points to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Lokomotiva Zagreb will have 16 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Osijek will play away with Gorica on the 27th of April with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Osijek (6 draws).

Lokomotiva Zagreb will host Gorica on the 6th of April with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Gorica (9 draws).

Osijek – Formation

Osijek adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Zoran Zekić decided to play with the following team: Marko Malenica (7.1), Šime Gržan (6.3), André Duarte (7.0), Slavko Bralić (7.3), Nail Omerović (7.1), Darko Nejašmić (7.7), Petar Brlek (6.7), Domagoj Bukvić (6.7), Mijo Caktaš (6.8), Petar Pušić (7.9) and Ramón Miérez (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jovan Manev, Styopa Mkrtchyan, Vedran Jugović (7.3), Ivan Fiolić (7.9), Marko Barešić, Marin Prekodravac, Filip Živković (6.7), Anton Matković (7.1), Luka Zebec, Kristijan Lovrić (7.0), Oleksandr Drambaev and Amer Hiroš.

Substitutions

Osijek made 4 changes: Šime Gržan for Ivan Fiolić (46′), Petar Brlek for Vedran Jugović (46′), Darko Nejašmić for Kristijan Lovrić (70′) and Mijo Caktaš for Filip Živković (80′).

Best player: Ivan Fiolić​

The player that probably impressed the most for Osijek was Ivan Fiolić.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 34 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Lokomotiva Zagreb – Formation

Also Lokomotiva Zagreb adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Silvijo Čabraja played with: Nikola Čavlina (7.7), Karlo Bartolec (7.3), Moreno Živković (7.3), Jon Mersinaj (7.1), Marin Leovac (7.1), Art Smakaj (7.1), Vladan Bubanja (6.8), Fabijan Krivak (7.0), Robert Mudražija (6.4), Silvio Goričan (7.8) and Indrit Tuci (7.1).

They had on the bench: Ilija Mašić, Blaž Bošković (6.4), Ivan Milićević, Branimir Kalaica, Viktor Kanižaj (6.8), Anes Krdžalić, Ivan Bulatović, Fran Žilinski, Ivan Canjuga and Zvonimir Šubarić.

Substitutions

Lokomotiva Zagreb made 3 changes: Fabijan Krivak for Viktor Kanižaj (62′), Art Smakaj for Branimir Kalaica (90′) and Robert Mudražija for Blaž Bošković (79′).

Best player: Silvio Goričan​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lokomotiva Zagreb was Silvio Goričan.

His rating is (7.8) with 32 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Osijek – Lokomotiva Zagreb – 1-1
• Rudeš – Istra 1961 – 0-4