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Saturday, 10/10/2026 at 17:00

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Match preview · HNL

NK Osijek – NK Istra 1961

NK Osijek 3rd in HNL Home 1.62 projected goals by the model
NK Istra 1961 6th in HNL Away 0.96 projected goals by the model

Model updated 3 October, 21:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.62 0.96
NK Osijek NK Istra 1961
NK Osijek
52%
Draw
29%
NK Istra 1961
19%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
NK Osijek Draw NK Istra 1961
Fair odds 1.94 3.45 5.13
Total goals
2.58
Over 2.5 goals
49%
Both teams to score
55%
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

52% NK Osijek to win

Attack
4th vs 7th
NK Osijek attack v NK Istra 1961 defence
Defence
5th vs 6th
NK Osijek defence v NK Istra 1961 attack
Recent xG form
-0.37 vs +0.18
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.62 – 0.96
NK Osijek v NK Istra 1961
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 NK Istra 1961 compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading NK Osijek NK Istra 1961
xG / match (better) 1.51 · 4th 1.44 · 5th
xGA / match 1.28 · 6th (better) 1.26 · 5th
xGD / match (better) +0.23 · 5th +0.19 · 6th
xPts / match (better) 1.53 · 5th 1.45 · 6th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.37 (better) +0.18

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 36% of the model's distribution.

NK Osijek clean sheet
35%
NK Osijek 2+ goals
50%
Under 2.5 goals
51%
Both teams to score: no
45%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
14.9%
2:1
11.4%
2:0
9.9%
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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
NK Istra 1961 sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · NK Osijek
3 matches
Away xG sample · NK Istra 1961
3 matches
Computed
Saturday, 03/10/2026 at 21:30

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.