NK Osijek 1-5 Istra 1961 — HNL, 7 Dec 2025
Istra 1961 beat NK Osijek 5-1 in the HNL on 7 December 2025 at Opus Arena, Osijek. Smail Prevljak, Emil Frederiksen, Hrvoje Babec, S. Lawal got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, NK Osijek have won 0 and Istra 1961 3, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 10'Foul
- 0-117'assist: Stjepan Lončar
- 22'VARPenalty cancelled
- 0-227'assist: Stjepan Lončar
- 29'Foul
- 30'
- 31'
- 0-344'assist: Marcel Heister
- Half-time0-3
- 46'
- 46'
- 0-449'assist: Smail Prevljak
- 53'
- 1-459'assist: Nail Omerović
- 68'
- 1-573'assist: Smail Prevljak
- 75'
- 77'Foul
- 80'out: S. Bangura
- 80'
- 81'out: Filip Taraba
- 84'
- Full-time1-5
Player ratings
10.0
Top rated
NK Osijek
- 8.2Nail OmerovićF
- 7.7Hrvoje BabecM
- 7.2Šimun MikolčićM
- 7.0Anton MatkovićF
- 6.9Domagoj BukvićF
- 6.7David ČolinaM
- 6.6Roko JurišićD
- 6.6Jon MersinajD
- 6.3Arnel JakupovicF
- 6.2Ivan CvijanovićD
- 6.0Renan GuedesD
- 5.9Emin HasićD
- 5.9Styopa MkrtchyanD
- 5.6Vedran JugovićM
- 5.3Luka JelenićD
- 5.2Marko MalenicaG
Istra 1961
- 10.0Smail PrevljakF
- 8.2Emil FrederiksenM
- 7.6Stjepan LončarF
- 7.6Josip RadoševićM
- 7.3Salim Fago LawalF
- 6.9Marcel HeisterM
- 6.9Franko KolićG
- 6.9Ville KoskiD
- 6.9Filip TarabaD
- 6.7Israel AyumaM
- 6.6Danijel Dejan DjuricF
- 6.5Raul KumarD
- 6.5Alejandro JayD
- 6.5Vinko RozićF
- 6.3Dario MarešićD
- 6.2Saydou BanguraF
Line-ups
NK Osijek4-3-3
Coach: Tomislav Radotic
- 17Arnel JakupovicF6.3
- 42Renan Guedes29'46'D6.0
- 31Marko MalenicaG5.2
- 7V. JugovicM5.6
- 26Luka JelenićD5.3
- 38D. Colina53'M6.7
- 6Hrvoje Babec59'M7.7
- 5S. Mkrtchyan31'D5.9
- 11Nail OmerovićF8.2
- 55Ivan Cvijanović30'D6.2
- 39D. Bukvic46'F6.9
Substitutes
- 15Jon Mersinaj77'46'D6.6
- 22Roko Jurišić53'D6.6
- 1Nikola CurcijaG
- 33Emin Hasić31'D5.9
- 46I. BaricF
- 4K. VrbanacD
- 98M. JovicicF
- 8S. Mikolcic46'M7.2
- 49I. KolarikD
- 34A. Matkovic30'
- 40F. Pecek
- 48J. JezicM
- 9Smail Prevljak17'27'44'75'F10.0
- 4Dario MarešićD6.3
- 10Stjepan Lončar80'F7.6
- 5J. RadosevicM7.6
- 26Marcel Heister10'M6.9
- 17Emil Frederiksen49'68'M8.2
- 21Ville KoskiD6.9
- 1Franko KolićG6.9
- 18Israel AyumaM6.7
- 70S. Lawal73'80'F7.3
- 38R. Kumar81'D6.5
Substitutes
- 6L. RobertssonM
- 23A. Jay68'D6.5
- 22D. Djuric80'F6.6
- 40Jan Paus-KunštG
- 7Vinko Rozić75'F6.5
- 24Filip Taraba81'D6.9
- 2J. IvanisevicD
- 77Charles AgadaF
- 32Dominik CelijaF
- 41M. ZgombaF
- 25S. UkichM
- 11S. Bangura80'F6.2
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
1.28Expected goals (xG)1.76
13Total shots12
4Shots on target6
5Shots off target1
4Blocked shots5
6Corners3
2Offsides0
16Fouls14
2Yellow cards2
1Goalkeeper saves3
442Total passes440
367Accurate passes368
83%Pass accuracy84%
NK Osijek
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nail Omerović | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8.2 |
| Hrvoje Babec | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Šimun Mikolčić | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Anton Matković | 60 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Domagoj Bukvić | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| David Čolina | 53 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Roko Jurišić | 37 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Jon Mersinaj | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Arnel Jakupovic | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ivan Cvijanović | 30 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Renan Guedes | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Emin Hasić | 59 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Styopa Mkrtchyan | 31 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
| Vedran Jugović | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 5.6 |
| Luka Jelenić | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 5.3 |
| Marko Malenica | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.2 |
Istra 1961
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smail Prevljak | 75 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 10.0 |
| Emil Frederiksen | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8.2 |
| Stjepan Lončar | 80 | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 7.6 |
| Josip Radošević | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Salim Fago Lawal | 80 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Marcel Heister | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Franko Kolić | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ville Koski | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Filip Taraba | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Israel Ayuma | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Danijel Dejan Djuric | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Raul Kumar | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Alejandro Jay | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Vinko Rozić | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Dario Marešić | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Saydou Bangura | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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