Osijek vs Varazdin Prediction, Tips & Odds – Sep. 22, 2023
Osijek vs Varazdin Prediction 22.09.2023. Ninth round of the Croatian SuperSport HNL will be opened on Friday afternoon with the fifth-placed Osijek taking on their neighbours in the standings, sixth-placed Varazdin at the newly built Opus Arena in a game in which three points open doors towards the top of the standings.
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Osijek vs Varazdin Odds
Osijek vs Varazdin 1×2: 1.59/4.30/5.16
Asian Handicap (-1.0/+1.0): 1.94/1.86
Total Over/Under (2.5): 1.67/2.20
Odds via 22bet Sportsbook.
Osijek Team News
With a new stadium and a very good team under the leadership of former Croatian national team player Stjepan Tomas, Osijek hasn´t had a successful start to the season. In Europe they were eliminated in the second round of the UEFA Conference League qualifiers by Adana after beating Zalaegerszegi, while in the league they managed to win 11 points from seven rounds played with three wins, two draws and two defeats.
Lately their form has been deterirorating despite owning the most lethal attack in the league, while everything culminated with their weakest game of the season in the last round when they lost 2:1 against Rijeka. This was Osijek´s second lost league game in a row, so they have to find a way to win today and the situation will be a bit easier because they will feature the comeback of their top scorer Mijo Caktaš.
Kraj susreta. ⚪️🔵 pic.twitter.com/3P7LeUyK11
— NK Osijek (@nkosijek) September 16, 2023
Varazdin Team News
This season everyone has scoured Varazdin really well, so they don´t have the same surprise factor as last year when they were the main dark horse in the first half of the season. Currently they sit midtable with 10 points winning twice, drawing four times and losing only once. Their sole loss speaks about itself and means that the guests have the tools necessary to give an even game to Osijek.
Varazdin will enter this game on the back of a positive result and a win over Istra. In their roster they can´t count on Lamine Ba, Belcar and Šego, but Pellumbi is coming back. One of their main players Domagoj Drožđek is finally hitting some form so we can state they are a serious team this year and could once again threaten the top teams.
U petak s početkom u 18:00 očekuje nas utakmica u sklopu devetog kola SuperSport HNL-a protiv Osijeka! #nkvarazdin #ovojenasgrad pic.twitter.com/aprA3nysSL
— NK Varazdin (@NKVarazdin) September 20, 2023
Osijek vs Varazdin H2H
Last five head-to-head games look very unequal and unstable just like the form of these teams. Osijek managed to win twice with Varazdin winning twice along with one draw. In the last five h2h games on Osijek´s pitch, Varazdin managed to win once along with two draws and two wins of the hosts.
Osijek vs Varazdin Prediction
Osijek are statistically the most efficient team of the league with a huge average of 5 goals per game. They also own the most potent offense which is scoring three goals per game, but what has been the main shackle of the home team is their very poor defense, which has allowed 15 goals in the first seven games.
On the other hand, Varazdin are also in over mode at the start of the season with 3.1 goals per game, so there were no dilemmas regarding the pick for this match.
Kick-off Time: Friday, 22.09.2023. 06:00 PM Local Time GMT+2/18:00
Prediction: Total Over 2.5
Odds(when tipped): 1.67
Sportsbook: 22bet
