Hajduk Split are hunting the top places while Rijeka are more worried about escaping relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?
- Hajduk Split have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This should be an engaging game with lots of fun and bustle as both sides are well renewed since they last played a game. Let's start!
Hajduk Split form and stats
7-2-0 is the performance here at Stadion Poljud so far in the 1. HNL, giving Hajduk Split a total of 23 from their 9 games here. Outstanding results! It’s been three wins in a row for Hajduk Split here at Stadion Poljud, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Hajduk are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Istra 1961. This team achieved a 13 league fixtures long consecutive run without a defeat until that game! Krovinović, an attacker, was the highest rated performer for the side in that game, scoring a rating of 8.01 (out of 10). Krovinović hit five key passes.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Šibenik in a game that was won 2-1.Sports bettors should know that 13 of the latest 17 league games from this football club have had goals from both sides.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (22 in 9 games), Hajduk Split's attacking play is working.
Rijeka form and stats
As the visiting team in 1. HNL matches, Rijeka have produced an overall stat of 4-2-4 so far.
Rijeka play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Šibenik (placed 9th). Obregón came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Šibenik last time out, making the manager Cosmi feel like a tactical genius. Midfielder Hodža was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.6. Hodža served one assist, hit three key passes and had 59 successful passes (of 70 total).
Before that, Rijeka travelled to Osijek and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.Rijeka are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Rijeka have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest games involving these teams have all ended as Hajduk Split victories. Will history repeat itself?The two combatants have battled before this season: Rijeka - Hajduk 0-1.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Livaja 12 goals |   M. Frigan 5 goals |  J. Mlakar 4 goals |
Hajduk Split missing players
Rijeka missing players
| Hajduk Split | Rijeka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 35 | 22 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 20 |
| 23 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 74% |
| 63% | 78% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 37% | 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 16% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 68% | 89% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 47% |
| 26% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 26% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 32% |
| 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 3.1 | 2.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12.3 | 13.8 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.8 | 10.2 |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 39% | 50% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 35% | 30% |
| 8.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.5 | 11.9 | 11.3 |
| 3.6 | 2.4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
- All of Hajduk Split's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hajduk Split have not yet lost a game at home.
- Hajduk Split have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hajduk Split have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Hajduk Split have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Hajduk Split have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in 1. HNL
- Hajduk Split have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Hajduk Split haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rijeka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rijeka haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 32 | 46 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 38 |
| 3 | Osijek | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Slaven Koprivnica | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -11 | 28 |
| 5 | Istra 1961 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 27 |
| 6 | Varazdin | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 27 |
| 7 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -6 | 22 |
| 8 | Rijeka | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -9 | 19 |
| 9 | Šibenik | 19 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 13 |
| 10 | Gorica | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -15 | 9 |
