- Team form: Slaven Belupo have taken 0 points from their last 2 away HNL 2026/2027 games.
- Home stat: Osijek scored 1 goal at home in their opening HNL 2026/2027 game.
- Form trend: Slaven Belupo are (L4, W1) in their last 5 matches.
Osijek have hit the ground running in the new season
Fede Bessone's side are flying high in the HNL 2026/2027 table at 3rd place with 9 points from their opening 4 games. They have won 4 and lost 1 of their 5 most recent games across all current competitions and they are in good form.
Their latest two results have been a 1-0 home win over NK Lokomotiva Zagreb and a 4-0 away defeat to HNK Hajduk Split, so momentum might be slowing down a little, but they should get back to winning ways against a team that they beat 2-0 at home just 3 months ago in the last HNL 2025/2026 season.
Slaven are sat at 8th place in the HNL 2026/2027 with 3 points from their 4 games so far. Their most recent two results have been a 3-0 away loss to NK Istra 1961 Pula and a 2-0 home victory over NK Gorica, so they can hit their stride and look solid on their day. However, they have failed to win their two previous trips to Osijek and will need to break that curse on Sunday.
Slaven are hard to break down
Style and tactics
Mario Gregurina's team are not a flashy side, they are a compact, pragmatic unit that can be hard to crack and will play on the counter-attack and from set-pieces. The Farmaceuti will look to stay in the game by being solid at the back, whilst trying to nick it in transition.
Head-to-head and pressure
The head-to-head record, however, suggests that Osijek are more likely to win this one, with the home side winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1 of the last 5 meetings between the two clubs. Fede Bessone's team are a much more front foot side, pressing high up the field and looking to play off the turnover, which should test Slaven's deeper block more than usual.
Odds and betting
Osijek are the heavy favorites here at 1.63, whilst Slaven are 4.8 and the draw is 3.94, so the odds are not attractive for the visitors. A tight Osijek win or an under 2.5 goals bet is the best way to play this game at 2.26, especially given Slaven's away struggles.
- Nail Omerovic is the danger man for the home team with 4 goals in 3 HNL 2026/2027 appearances, while Domagoj Bukvic has 3 assists in the same 3 games.
- Ilija Nestorovski has 2 goals in 4 appearances for the Farmaceuti in HNL 2026/2027 and has scored 2 of their 3 goals in their last 5 games.
