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NK Osijek vs NK Slaven Belupo prediction

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Kickoff
Sun, Aug 30, 06:00 PM
Round
Regular Season - 5
Venue
Opus Arena, Osijek
Referee
Igor Pajač, Croatia

Recent form

NK Osijek
50Average

Last 5 matches · 3W-0D-2L · +2 goal difference

NK Slaven Belupo
44Poor

Last 5 matches · 2W-0D-3L · -6 goal difference

Our verdict

Solid
Market
Combo Bet
Pick
NK Osijek or Draw + No
Confidence63%

BetGenius backs NK Osijek or Draw + No (Combo Bet) at 63% confidence — a solid call.

Match preview

NK Osijek welcome NK Slaven Belupo to Opus Arena for round five of the HNL campaign, looking to bounce back from their heavy 4-0 away defeat against HNK Hajduk Split. Prior to that setback, Osijek had strung together three consecutive league victories, scoring nine goals across their first four matches to establish themselves in second place with nine points.

NK Slaven Belupo arrive sitting in eighth position with three points from four fixtures. While they secured a 2-0 home victory over HNK Gorica in their latest match, their away form has been concerning, suffering two defeats from two away trips without managing to score a single goal while conceding five.

The historical record also leans towards the hosts, with Osijek having won the most recent encounter 2-0 in May 2026. Given the visitors' struggles in generating attacking output on the road, Osijek hold a distinct structural advantage heading into this encounter.

Statistical comparison

NK Osijek at home vs NK Slaven Belupo away
Played
W-D-L
Scored /game
Conceded /game
Clean sheets
Failed to score
40%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
80%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
80%

Key players this season

NK Osijek

  • N. Omerović5G
  • A. León3G
  • D. Bukvić3A

NK Slaven Belupo

  • I. Nestorovski3G

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table context

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#TeamPGDPts
1HNK Hajduk SplitPromotion - Champions League (Qualification)6+1013
2Dinamo ZagrebPromotion - Europa League (Qualification)5+913
3NK VarazdinPromotion - Conference League (Qualification)6+613
4NK OsijekPromotion - Conference League (Qualification)6+412
5HNK Rijeka5+310
6Istra 19616+16
7NK Lokomotiva Zagreb6-46
8NK Slaven Belupo6-86
9Rudes6-133
10HNK GoricaRelegation - Prva NL6-81

Head-to-head

Full record →
NK Osijek
4
Draws
3
NK Slaven Belupo
3

NK Osijek have won 4 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.2 goals a game.

  • 2026-08-30NK Osijek 3-0 NK Slaven Belupo
  • 2026-05-22NK Osijek 2-0 NK Slaven Belupo
  • 2026-03-22NK Slaven Belupo 0-0 NK Osijek
  • 2025-12-20NK Osijek 0-0 NK Slaven Belupo
  • 2025-10-04NK Slaven Belupo 2-1 NK Osijek

Our record in HNL

77%17 won from 22 settled predictions

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Based on at least 20 settled predictions.

3 published markets

FeaturedWON
Market
Combo Bet
Pick
NK Osijek or Draw + No
Confidence63%

NK Osijek or Draw — 80% confidence

NK Osijek have accumulated nine points from four matches and won their sole home fixture 1-0 against NK Lokomotiva Zagreb. NK Slaven Belupo have lost both of their away league fixtures by margins of 2-0 and 3-0 without scoring. Backing the hosts on double chance provides strong structural security against Slaven Belupo's away deficiencies.

No — 63% confidence

Slaven Belupo have failed to find the net in 100% of their away league fixtures this season, averaging 0.0 goals scored on the road. Osijek kept a clean sheet in their only home match, and head-to-head history shows only a 40% BTTS occurrence rate across their last 10 meetings, including three consecutive clean sheets for Osijek against Slaven Belupo in 2026.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (double chance and both teams to score), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetWON
Market
Both Teams to Score
Pick
No
Confidence63%

Slaven Belupo have failed to find the net in 100% of their away league fixtures this season, averaging 0.0 goals scored on the road. Osijek kept a clean sheet in their only home match, and head-to-head history shows only a 40% BTTS occurrence rate across their last 10 meetings, including three consecutive clean sheets for Osijek against Slaven Belupo in 2026.

Combo BetWON
Market
Double Chance
Pick
NK Osijek or Draw
Confidence80%

NK Osijek have accumulated nine points from four matches and won their sole home fixture 1-0 against NK Lokomotiva Zagreb. NK Slaven Belupo have lost both of their away league fixtures by margins of 2-0 and 3-0 without scoring. Backing the hosts on double chance provides strong structural security against Slaven Belupo's away deficiencies.

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Published August 29, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.