NK Slaven Belupo played a 0-0 draw with Osijek in the 27th round of the HNL. The match started in a calm rhythm, and the first excitement happened in the 12th minute. Two attempts were made by the home player Krušelj, but without major threats to the Osijek goal.

How did the match go?

The visitors had their first serious approach to the opponent's goal in the 21st minute, but after a dangerous cross by Omerović, nothing good happened for Osijek.

Chances in the match

In the 23rd minute, the visiting goal was shaken. The scorer was Nestorovski, but the goal was disallowed due to offside at the start of the action. Five minutes later, Omerović threatened again, but that shot was an easy catch for the home goalkeeper Hadžikić.

End of the match

In the final minutes of the match, the visitors almost scored. After a corner, the ball came to Jelenić on the second post, and he headed the crossbar. | Stat | Value | | --- | --- | | Result | 0-0 | | League | HNL | | Round | 27th round | | Date | 2026-06-23 | | Venue | Ivan Kušek Apaš stadium | | Attendance | -

Next match

Slaven Belupo will play against Rijeka at home in the next round, while Osijek will visit Dinamo. Osijek has continued its positive streak under new coach Tomislav Radotić. In the last four league matches, Osijek has two wins and two draws, and this was the second consecutive goalless draw for Osijek. In the previous round, they played a 0-0 draw at home against Gorica. NK Slaven Belupo remained sixth in the standings, but is now tied with fifth-placed Istra 1961 in terms of points. Osijek is still second to last, but has now escaped the last-placed Vukovar 1991 by five points. Mersinaj has sacrificed himself and deflected the ball into a corner. Three minutes of stoppage time will be played. This could have been very dangerous if Dabro had managed to catch the long ball by Ćubelić. Here's a great chance for Osijek! The visitors have inserted the ball from the corner to the first post, Mersinaj has passed it to the second post, and Jelenić has headed the crossbar from close range.

Current standings

As of 2026-06-23, NK Slaven Belupo is 5th in HNL with 37 points, 9 wins, 10 draws, and 11 losses from 30 games, with a recent form of DLLDL. Their last result was a 2-0 loss to NK Osijek on 2026-05-22.