Osijek
- Osijek have struggled for consistency at home this season and they haven’t picked up many points at Gradski Vrt in HNL 2025/2026.
- They have only won once in 10 home games in the competition, drawing five and losing four, which puts them firmly among the outsiders at 3.4 when they entertain 4th-placed Rijeka on Sunday.
- Zeljko Sopic became Osijek’s head coach on October 30, 2025 and has seen his side fail to win any of their last four home matches under his guidance.
Rijeka
- Rijeka are unbeaten in their last five games, winning 3 and drawing 2.
- Rijeka are riding high with 28 points from their 19 games, which leaves Osijek down in 10th with 14 points from the same number of matches.
- Rijeka have won two and drawn four of their nine away games in HNL 2025/2026, so we know they can get results on the road in this league.
Head-to-Head
And, with the recent head-to-head between the clubs favouring Rijeka ( Rijeka have won 2 of the last five meetings ), the visitors are rightfully the favourites here at 2.12 .
Key Players
- Osijek lack a real finisher up front, although Nail Omerovic has been a dependable outlet with six goals in 19 HNL 2025/2026 games.
- Toni Fruk up front, who is in good form with eight goals in 18 league games, and Tiago Dantas is starting to chip in with some goals and creativity in midfield with two in his last four.
Betting Insights
So the value may lie in ’Under 2.5 goals’ at 1.7 , but there is added spice in this game for Osijek’s coach Zeljko Sopic and the reigning HNL champions.
Prediction
The visitors have been in better form recently, so we are expecting them to edge this one and perhaps just about hold the psychological advantage from winning the last H2H 4-2 at home.
