HNK Gorica vs NK Osijek

2 - 0
🕒 Sat, 16 May 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Patrik Pavlešić 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 35
Regular Season Table
HNK Gorica 7 · NK Osijek 9
Referee Stats
18 matches · 4.39 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.39
Reds avg 0.33
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 56%
Draws 22%
Away wins 22%
How the match was won
  • NK Osijek outshot their opponent (5-16).
  • NK Osijek controlled possession (60%).

Team Overview

HNK Gorica (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 7-3-8

Goals For / Against

23 / 23
Avg: 1.28 / 1.28

Points

24
Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
NK Osijek (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 4-4-10

Goals For / Against

15 / 30
Avg: 0.83 / 1.67

Points

16
Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this HNL fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.33
PPG
0.89
1.28
GF
0.83
1.28
GA
1.67
50%
O2.5
44%
50%
BTTS
44%
56%
Score 1st
44%

League-position context

HNK Gorica rank7th
NK Osijek rank9th
HNK Gorica points41
NK Osijek points35
HNK Gorica: #7 · 41 pts · GD -8
27 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 2 pts from safety.
NK Osijek: #9 · 35 pts · GD -22
33 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts from safety.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

HNK Gorica last 5 home

W L W L W
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals8-4
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

NK Osijek last 5 away

L L W W L
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals3-10
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

HNK Gorica trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.544%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 17%

NK Osijek trend breakdown

Over 2.544%
BTTS44%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

HNK Gorica score at home78%
HNK Gorica clean sheet at home33%
NK Osijek score away67%
NK Osijek clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

HNK Gorica score first56%
HNK Gorica win after scoring first70%
NK Osijek score first44%
NK Osijek win after scoring first38%
Comeback rate after conceding first: HNK Gorica 13% · NK Osijek 0%
Avg first goal minute: HNK Gorica 25.5' · NK Osijek 30.9'

Vs league average

HNK Gorica score at home1.28 vs 1.46
HNK Gorica concede at home1.28 vs 1.20
NK Osijek score away0.83 vs 1.20
NK Osijek concede away1.67 vs 1.46
HNK Gorica score 13% below league average, while NK Osijek score 31% below league average.
Defensive side: HNK Gorica are 6% above league average at home, and NK Osijek are 14% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.20
BTTS20%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

HNK Gorica goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
0-15 7
31-45 4
16-30 3
46-60 3
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
61-75 6
0-15 4
46-60 4
76-90+ 3
16-30 1

NK Osijek goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
0-15 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 8
46-60 7
61-75 6
76-90+ 5
31-45 3
16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
5
Total Shots
5
16
Shots off Goal
0
5
Blocked Shots
0
6
Shots Inside Box
5
10
Shots Outside Box
0
6
Ball Possession
40%
60%
Corner Kicks
4
9
Fouls
11
18
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
3
Total Passes
340
472
Passes Accurate
262
409
Passes %
77%
87%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
7
Away
7
5'
5' Goal · 1-0
B. Bogojević
Normal Goal · Assist: Ž. Trontelj
12'
12' Goal · 2-0
A. Erceg
Normal Goal
13'
13' N. Omerović
28'
28' Iker Pozo
41'
41' VAR
L. Jelenić
Goal Disallowed - offside
42'
42' VAR
L. Jelenić
Goal cancelled
46'
46' F. Karačić
1st substitution · For: M. Jovicic
46'
46' F. Karačić
2nd substitution · For: M. Jovicic
60'
60' B. Bogojević
64'
64' B. Bogojević
1st substitution · For: L. Vrzić
64'
64' L. Vrbancic
3rd substitution · For: O. Petrusenko
64'
64' D. Čolina
4th substitution · For: E. Hasić
64'
64' L. Vrbancic
5th substitution · For: O. Petrusenko
64'
64' D. Čolina
6th substitution · For: E. Hasić
69'
69' J. Pršir
78'
78' A. Jakupovic
7th substitution · For: I. Barić
82'
82' D. Pavičić
2nd substitution · For: S. Kučiš
82'
82' J. Pršir
3rd substitution · For: Z. Josic
82'
82' D. Pavičić
4th substitution · For: S. Kučiš
82'
82' J. Pršir
5th substitution · For: Z. Josic
89'
89' O. Bakić
6th substitution · For: T. Epailly
89'
89' O. Bakić
7th substitution · For: T. Epailly

HNK Gorica vs NK Osijek 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

HNK Gorica beat NK Osijek 2-0 on Saturday, 16 May 2026 in HNL. The match was refereed by Patrik Pavlešić. It was played at unknown.

First half: HNK Gorica took an early lead at 5' when B. Bogojević scored, with the assist credited to Ž. Trontelj, making the score 1-0. HNK Gorica extended the lead at 12' when A. Erceg scored, making the score 2-0. N. Omerović received a yellow card for NK Osijek at 13'. Iker Pozo received a yellow card for HNK Gorica at 28'. VAR intervened at 41' for NK Osijek (Goal Disallowed - offside). VAR intervened at 42' for NK Osijek (Goal cancelled).

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. NK Osijek made their 1st substitution at 46', with F. Karačić replacing M. Jovicic. NK Osijek made their 2nd substitution at 46', with F. Karačić replacing M. Jovicic. B. Bogojević received a yellow card for HNK Gorica at 60'. HNK Gorica made their 1st substitution at 64', with B. Bogojević replacing L. Vrzić. NK Osijek made their 3rd substitution at 64', with L. Vrbancic replacing O. Petrusenko. NK Osijek made their 4th substitution at 64', with D. Čolina replacing E. Hasić. NK Osijek made their 5th substitution at 64', with L. Vrbancic replacing O. Petrusenko. NK Osijek made their 6th substitution at 64', with D. Čolina replacing E. Hasić. J. Pršir received a yellow card for HNK Gorica at 69'. NK Osijek made their 7th substitution at 78', with A. Jakupovic replacing I. Barić. HNK Gorica made their 2nd substitution at 82', with D. Pavičić replacing S. Kučiš. HNK Gorica made their 3rd substitution at 82', with J. Pršir replacing Z. Josic. HNK Gorica made their 4th substitution at 82', with D. Pavičić replacing S. Kučiš. HNK Gorica made their 5th substitution at 82', with J. Pršir replacing Z. Josic. HNK Gorica made their 6th substitution at 89', with O. Bakić replacing T. Epailly. HNK Gorica made their 7th substitution at 89', with O. Bakić replacing T. Epailly.

HNK Gorica used 7 substitutions while NK Osijek used 7 substitutions. HNK Gorica got 3 yellow cards, while NK Osijek got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • NK Osijek outshot their opponent (5-16).
  • NK Osijek controlled possession (60%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games32
Home Wins10
Draws9
Away Wins13
Over 2.5 Goals13 (40.6%)
BTTS14 (43.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games16
Home Wins8
Draws4
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals6 (37.5%)
BTTS6 (37.5%)

HNK Gorica vs NK Osijek Head-to-Head History by Season