HNL · Croatia

NK Osijek

9th of 10

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23.4

Squad season

top-XI average · this season

28.6

Squad rating

mean squad Rating · 44/48 rated

Club profile

LeagueHNL

League position9th of 10

Squad size48

Average age21.4

CountryCroatia

Team scout report

Relegation fight9th of 10 · HNL

NK Osijek sit 9th of 10 in the HNL, in the relegation mix. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 23.4 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 28.6 across the wider group. Recent form reads WLLLD.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 62.1% on last season (Season 14.5 → 23.4), while squad talent has eased 31.4% (Rating 41.7 → 28.6). Of the 7 players with a season to compare, 6 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

M. Malenica is the form pick (Season 40), while N. Omerović carries the highest ceiling (Rating 38). In the market, the headline arrival is L. Jelenić (€ 800K), and L. Jelenić is the most valuable asset at 7.3.

23.4

62.1%

Squad season

28.6

31.4%

Squad rating

9thof 10

League finish

WLLLD

Last 5

Marquee signing

L. Jelenić

€ 800K

Top asset

L. Jelenić

Value 7.3

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers

1227

Defence

1428

Midfield

829

Attack

328

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

4017

3832

3332

2724

2619

2538

2534

2133

Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

1N. Omerović6goals
2S. Akere3goals
3S. Mikolcic3goals
4A. Jakupovic3goals
5L. Jelenić2goals

Top assists

1D. Čolina3assists
2R. Jurišić2assists
3S. Mikolcic2assists
4S. Mkrtchyan1assists
5F. Karačić1assists

Squad · 48

		Nat.
1	N. Curcija Goalkeeper	Canada	25	3.9	1	—	7	29
1	Matej Grahovac Goalkeeper	Croatia	18	3.1	—	—	0	30
20	J. HlapÄiÄGoalkeeper	Croatia	20	3.4	—	—	0	30
31	M. Malenica Goalkeeper	Croatia	32	1.6	3	—	40	17
3	B. Barišić Full-back	Croatia	33	0.6	1	—	10180%	849.4%
4	Krešimir Vrbanac Centre-back	Croatia	21	3.6	—	—	0	29
5	S. Mkrtchyan Full-back earlier at 1. FC Nürnberg · 184 min, 0g	Armenia	23	4.4	5	—	19	33
15	J. Mersinaj Centre-back	Albania	27	3.5	1	—	16	25
19	F. Nekic Centre-back	—	18	3.1	—	—	0	30
22	R. Jurišić Full-back	Croatia	24	5.6	1	—	25	34
24	L. Posavec Centre-back	—	0	2.5	—	—	0	30
26	L. Jelenić Centre-back	Croatia	26	7.3	3	2	38	32
29	F. Karačić Full-back played DEF · MID Loanfrom HNK Hajduk Split	Australia	30	2.1	12	1	2638.7%	1964.9%
33	E. Hasić Full-back	Sweden	23	4.8	3	—	2171.3%	336.8%
38	D. Čolina Full-back played MID · DEF Loanfrom FC Augsburg	Croatia	26	7.3	4	—	3354.9%	3229%
39	D. Bukvic Attacking midfielder played FWD · MID	—	21	4.2	2	—	0	34
39	D. Bukvić Defender	—	22	—	1	—	—	—
42	Renan Guedes Full-back	Brazil	28	3.3	3	—	27124.4%	2457.1%
45	D. Kalem Centre-back	—	0	2.5	—	—	0	30
49	I. Kolarik Full-back	—	18	3.3	—	—	8	32
49	Ivano Kolarik Centre-back	Croatia	19	3.3	—	—	0	30
55	I. Cvijanović Full-back	Croatia	22	4.2	1	—	7	32
6	H. Babec Defensive midfielder earlier at FC Seoul · 331 min, 0g	Croatia	27	3.4	6	1	15	25
7	V. Jugović Central midfielder	Croatia	36	0.2	1	—	1	6
8	D. Mejía Defensive midfielder	Colombia	23	4.4	3	—	9	32
10	S. Shopov Central midfielder	Bulgaria	24	4.2	2	—	7	3145.8%
11	N. Omerović Attacking midfielder played MID · DEF · FWD	Bosnia and Herzegovina	23	5.7	4	6	25	38
16	O. Petrusenko Defensive midfielder	Ukraine	28	1.9	3	—	1356.8%	2434.9%
18	Niko Farkaš Attacking midfielder	Croatia	19	3.7	—	1	5	34
23	L. Vrbancic Defensive midfielder	—	20	3.7	1	—	5	32
23	L. Vrbančić Midfielder	—	21	—	1	—	—	—
24	F. Zivkovic Central midfielder	—	19	3.4	—	—	1	31
24	F. Živković Midfielder	—	19	—	1	—	—	—
29	V. Bubanja Defensive midfielder played MID · FWD Loanfrom FC Orenburg on loan at FC Orenburg · 157 min, 0g	Montenegro	27	4.5	10	2	20	27
40	Fran Peček Central midfielder	—	0	2.5	—	—	0	30
48	J. Jezic Central midfielder	—	17	2.9	1	—	0	30
57	S. Akere Attacking midfielder played MID · FWD Loanfrom Widzew Łódź on loan at Widzew Łódź · 791 min, 1g	Nigeria	22	4.3	17	3	11	33
98	S. Mikolcic Central midfielder	—	21	4.4	3	3	18	36
98	Š. Mikolčić Central midfielder	Croatia	22	3.8	1	—	1	29
99	T. Teklić Attacking midfielder Loanfrom Widzew Łódź on loan at Widzew Łódź · 136 min, 0g	Croatia	26	3.7	9	—	0100%	2734.1%
8	J. Ohajunwa Centre-forward	Nigeria	25	3.6	—	—	0	27
9	Y. Toure Winger	Switzerland	25	3.8	1	—	0	28
17	A. Jakupovic Centre-forward	Austria	28	2.1	4	3	15	26
17	M. Jovicic Defensive midfielder	—	19	3.6	1	1	7	33
19	M. Žeravica Centre-forward	Croatia	20	3.4	—	—	0	30
34	A. MatkoviÄ Attacker played FWD · MID	—	20	—	2	—	—	—
36	J. Dedic Winger	—	0	2.5	—	—	0	30
46	I. Barić Centre-forward	Croatia	19	3.3	2	—	0	31

Season form

Record (W-D-L)8-11-17 in 36

Goals (for / against)27 / 49

Clean sheets15

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