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Saturday, 17/10/2026 at 17:00

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Match preview · HNL

NK Osijek – HNK Gorica

NK Osijek 3rd in HNL Home 1.56 projected goals by the model
HNK Gorica 9th in HNL Away 0.80 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.56 0.80
NK Osijek HNK Gorica
NK Osijek
55%
Draw
29%
HNK Gorica
16%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
NK Osijek Draw HNK Gorica
Fair odds 1.83 3.40 6.21
Total goals
2.36
Over 2.5 goals
43%
Both teams to score
49%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans NK Osijek

55% NK Osijek to win

Attack
4th vs 6th
NK Osijek attack v HNK Gorica defence
Defence
5th vs 9th
NK Osijek defence v HNK Gorica attack
Recent xG form
-0.37 vs -0.42
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.56 – 0.80
NK Osijek v HNK Gorica
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: NK Osijek and HNK Gorica compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading NK Osijek HNK Gorica
xG / match (better) 1.51 · 4th 0.87 · 9th
xGA / match (better) 1.28 · 6th 1.37 · 7th
xGD / match (better) +0.23 · 5th -0.50 · 7th
xPts / match (better) 1.53 · 5th 0.95 · 7th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) -0.37 -0.42

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 39% of the model's distribution.

NK Osijek clean sheet
42%
NK Osijek 2+ goals
48%
Under 2.5 goals
57%
Both teams to score: no
51%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
15.3%
1:0
12.4%
2:0
11.8%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
NK Osijek sample
20 matches
HNK Gorica sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · NK Osijek
3 matches
Away xG sample · HNK Gorica
4 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.