KOPRIVNICA. Osijek defeats Slaven Koprivnica with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Hiros (22′) and a goal from D. Nejasmic (45′).

The match was played at the Gradski Stadion stadium in Koprivnica on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Duje Strukan with the help of Luka Pušić and Vedran Đurak. The 4th official was Ivan Vučković. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.9 degrees Celsius or 60.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Slaven Koprivnica was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Osijek that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Slaven Koprivnica was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 0 were on target. Notwithstanding, Osijek managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Slaven Koprivnica shot 6 times, 0 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Osijek shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Slaven Koprivnica received 3 yellow cards (B. Bogojevic, M. Zirdum and M. Caimacov). On the other side, Osijek received 2 yellow cards (P. Bockaj and M. Skoric).

Standings

After this match, Slaven Koprivnica will stay with 6 points like Hrvatski Dragovoljac to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Osijek will have 24 points like Rijeka to stay in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Slaven Koprivnica will play away against Šibenik on the 22nd of October with a 7-3 head to head stats in favor of Slaven Koprivnica (10 draws).

Osijek will host Hrvatski Dragovoljac on the 23rd of October with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Hrvatski Dragovoljac (4 draws).

Slaven Koprivnica – Formation

Slaven Koprivnica started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Zoran Zekić decided to play with the following team: Ivan Čović (6.3), Bruno Bogojević (6.1), Matko Zirdum (6.8), Vinko Soldo (6.2), Bruno Goda (6.6), Zoran Kvržić (6.3), Damian van Bruggen (6.8), Mihail Caimacov (6.2), Nemanja Glavčić (6.7), Ivan Krstanović (6.6) and Alen Grgić (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Antun Marković, Ikouwem Udo Utin, Mateo Kocijan, Antonio Bosec, Arijan Brković (6.8), Mateo Monjac (6.6), Mihael Mlinaric, Nedim Hadžić (6.5) and Hansel Zapata.

Substitutions

Slaven Koprivnica made 5 changes: I. Krstanovic for M. Monjac (46′), N. Glavcic for A. Brkovic (46′), Z. Kvrzic for N. Hadzic (78′), A. Grgic for H. Zapata (87′) and A. Grgic for H. Zapata (90′).

Best player: Alen Grgić​

The player that probably impressed the most for Slaven Koprivnica was Alen Grgić.

His rating is (7.1) with 20 passes (55% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Osijek – Formation

Osijek started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

On the opposite side, Nenad Bjelica played with: Marko Malenica (6.9), Mato Miloš (6.8), Mile Škorić (7.0), Danijel Lončar (7.0), Petar Bočkaj (7.3), Darko Nejašmić (7.2), Ivan Fiolić (6.7), Vedran Jugović (6.6), László Kleinheisler (6.8), Amer Hiroš (7.1) and Mihret Topčagić (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Franko Kolić, Yevgen Cheberko, Šime Gržan, Damjan Bohar (6.5), Mihael Žaper (6.7), Merveil Ndockyt, Marin Pilj (6.8), Ramón Miérez (7.0) and Mirlind Daku.

Substitutions

Osijek made 5 changes: V. Jugovic for M. Pilj (70′), L. Kleinheisler for D. Bohar (71′), A. Hiros for M. Zaper (71′), M. Topcagic for R. Mierez (80′) and I. Fiolic for S. Grzan (88′).

Best player: Petar Bočkaj​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Osijek was Petar Bočkaj even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.3) with 59 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Šibenik – Hajduk Split – 2-0
• Slaven Koprivnica – Osijek – 0-2