Zalaegerszeg vs Osijek Prediction, Tips & Odds – Aug. 03, 2023

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August 2, 2023

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Zalaegerszeg vs Osijek Prediction 03.08.2023. In the return leg of the second qualifying round for the Conference League, Zalaegerszeg will host Osijek. The match is scheduled for Thursday at 18:45, at the ZTE Arena stadium.

The first match between these teams ended with a score of 1:0 in favor of Osijek. The only scorer in this match was Ramon Mierez, with an assist from Šime Gržan.

The winner of this duel will face the better team from the CFR Cluj vs Adana Demirspor match.

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Zalaegerszeg vs Osijek Odds

Zalaegerszeg vs Osijek 1×2: 2.45/3.25/2.75

Total goals over/under (2.5): 2.06/1.65

Double chance 1x/12/x2: 1.38/1.30/1.46

Both teams to score YES/NO: 1.85/1.85

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Zalaegerszeg Team News

In the first round of the Hungarian OTP Bank Liga, Zalaegerszeg lost at home to Kisvarda with a score of 0:2. Although they were slightly better statistically in this match, they couldn’t recover in terms of the scoreline after conceding two goals in the first half.

They secured their place in the Conference League qualifiers by winning the cup, defeating Budafok 2:0 in the final after extra time. They finished in ninth place in the top Hungarian competition with 39 points, six more than Honved, who were relegated to a lower division. During the preparatory period, they played five friendly matches and achieved three wins, one draw, and one loss.

The home team’s coach, Gabor Boer, has no issues with injured players, and everyone is ready for the encounter with Osijek.

It is presumed that the Hungarian coach will field the same lineup in the upcoming match as in the first encounter, but we will have to wait and see.

Zalaegerszeg at Osijek pic.twitter.com/rk7vyc6pBj
— Fanatics of Football (@footynews129) August 1, 2023

Osijek Team News

In the previous round of SuperSport HNL, the Osijek footballers defeated Rudeš away with a score of 3:4. Although they conceded three goals by the 39th minute, they managed to turn the result in their favor. Mijo Caktaš scored a hat-trick in this match, while Ramon Mierez found the net once.

They secured two victories in the first two rounds, and in four friendly matches, they recorded two wins, along with one draw and one loss. They qualified for the Conference League by finishing in third place last season.

Thanks to a healthy group of players available, the NK Osijek coach Stjepan Tomas has no fitness concerns before this match.

Additionally, it is expected that the Croatian coach won’t change the starting lineup.

Popis putnika za Zalaegerszeg! 📋 pic.twitter.com/5Frx2fpxs0
— NK Osijek (@nkosijek) August 1, 2023

Zalaegerszeg vs Osijek H2H

Interestingly, these two teams have never played an official match against each other before last week’s game. However, they did have a friendly match in 2021 that ended in a 0:0 draw, and they also played two friendly matches in 2018, both of which ended in favor of Osijek.

Injuries and suspensions

Zalaegerszeg: –

Osijek: –

Expected Lineups

Zalaergerszeg (4-4-2): Senko; Gergenyi, Safronov, Mocsi, Huszti; Ubochioma, Sanković, Szendrei, Szalay; Tajti, Sajban

Osijek (4-3-3): Malenica; Gržan, Mkrtchyan, Brlek, Drambayev; Caktaš, Jugović, Nejašmić; Fućak, Mierez, Lovrić