NK Osijek sit 3rd in the HNL on 20 points from 13 matches, having scored 22 and conceded 18. On the model's scale they rate 0.55 in attack and 1.51 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against HNL averages of 0.65 and 1.52: below the division's average in attack, about average at the back. Across their last 5 league matches they have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats, most recently losing to HNK Hajduk Split 0-1 at home. That is 1.54 points a match, scoring 1.69 and conceding 1.38 per game across 6 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That leaves them 9 points behind HNK Hajduk Split at the top, in a table of 10. Among the 10 rated sides in the division that is the 8th-best attack and the 5th-best defence. They scored in 3 of those 5 and kept 0 clean sheets. Next they travel to NK Slaven Belupo in the HNL on 21 November 2026, a match the model gives them 32%.
Model rating
One scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side — how the ratings are built.
HNL table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HNK Hajduk Split | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27:11 | +16 | WWDWW | 29 |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 28:15 | +13 | LWWLW | 25 |
| 3 | NK Osijek | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22:18 | +4 | LDLWL | 20 |
| 4 | Istra 1961 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24:19 | +5 | WLDWW | 19 |
| 5 | NK Varazdin | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17:14 | +3 | WLLDL | 19 |
| 6 | HNK Rijeka | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19:18 | +1 | LWLDL | 18 |
| 7 | NK Slaven Belupo | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19:28 | -9 | WLWLW | 16 |
| 8 | Rudes | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16:27 | -11 | WLWWW | 16 |
| 9 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14:21 | -7 | LWDLL | 11 |
| 10 | HNK Gorica | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10:25 | -15 | LDDLL | 7 |
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NK Osijek sit 3 of 10, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Position by match
NK Osijek have been between 1st and 5th after each of their 13 HNL matches; 3rd now. Rebuilt from the season's results after each of NK Osijek's matches (x-axis); ties split on goal difference, then goals scored.
Recent league form
- L0-1HNK Hajduk Split8 November 2026
- W3-1away to NK Lokomotiva Zagreb1 November 2026
- L0-1Rudes25 October 2026
- D1-1HNK Gorica17 October 2026
- L1-3Istra 196110 October 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: NK Osijek vs NK Slaven Belupo
NK Osijek travel to NK Slaven Belupo at Gradski stadion Ivan Kusek Apas, Koprivnica on 21 November 2026, 16:00 UTC. The model makes it 32% NK Osijek, 27% draw and 41% NK Slaven Belupo, with a most likely scoreline of 2-1. It projects 1.32 expected goals for NK Osijek against 1.55. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 58% and over 2.5 goals at 55%.
Full preview and model analysis for NK Osijek vs NK Slaven Belupo
Recent meetings with NK Slaven Belupo
- 30 August 2026NK Osijek 3–0 NK Slaven BelupoHNL
- 22 May 2026NK Osijek 2–0 NK Slaven BelupoHNL
- 22 March 2026NK Slaven Belupo 0–0 NK OsijekHNL
- 20 December 2025NK Osijek 0–0 NK Slaven BelupoHNL
- 4 October 2025NK Slaven Belupo 2–1 NK OsijekHNL
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.
Other results that matter to NK Osijek
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HNK Rijeka v HNK Gorica · 21 November 2026
NK Osijek fans want HNK Gorica to win: that leaves NK Osijek's chance of a top-four finish at 28.4%, against 25.6% if HNK Rijeka win (26.4% today).
HNK Rijeka win25.6%−0.8Draw27.7%+1.3HNK Gorica win28.4%+2.0 -
Dinamo Zagreb v Istra 1961 · 21 November 2026
NK Osijek fans want Dinamo Zagreb to win: that leaves NK Osijek's chance of a top-four finish at 27.1%, against 24.3% if Istra 1961 win (26.4% today).
Dinamo Zagreb win27.1%+0.7Draw25.0%−1.4Istra 1961 win24.3%−2.1 -
Rudes v NK Varazdin · 21 November 2026
NK Osijek fans want Rudes to win: that leaves NK Osijek's chance of a top-four finish at 27.1%, against 24.6% if NK Varazdin win (26.4% today).
Rudes win27.1%+0.7Draw27.0%+0.6NK Varazdin win24.6%−1.8
From our season simulation, reading only the runs in which each result happened. A match is listed when it moves NK Osijek's figure by 2 points or more and both halves of the runs agree on which result helps.
Upcoming fixtures
Recent results
Leading scorers
- A. León6 goals1 assist
- N. Omerović5 goals
League goals this season.