Season ticket holders at Stadion Kranjčevićeva haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Lokomotiva Zagreb languishing in the 9th position so far. The guesting Rijeka will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Lokomotiva Zagreb has the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in 1. HNL
It's no vacation for neither Lokomotiva Zagreb nor Rijeka as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Lokomotiva Zagreb form and stats
Lokomotiva Zagreb's struggle is real here at Stadion Kranjčevićeva with only 9 points collected from 9 1. HNL games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-3-4. Lokomotiva are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stadion Kranjčevićeva, having lost their two previous games here.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Hajduk Split with a 1-0 scoreline.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Lokomotiva here at Stadion Kranjčevićeva in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 9 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Rijeka form and stats
As the visiting team in 1. HNL matches, Rijeka, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in 1. HNL, have produced an overall stat of 3-0-4 so far.
Rijeka's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Sibenik that finished 2-2. A loss against Gorica was the result prior to that, in a home game.
The match against Sibenik looked like a defeat for Rijeka, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. Franko Andrijašević equalized in the 90th minute.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hajduk Split in just four days.
Rijeka have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 10 goals have been conceded by Rijeka in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Rijeka - Lokomotiva 1-0 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Lokomotiva won two, Rijeka won six and two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Andrijašević 8 goals |   I. Tuci 3 goals |  S. Kulenovic 3 goals |
Lokomotiva Zagreb missing players
Rijeka missing players
| Lokomotiva Zagreb | Rijeka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 72% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 88% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 57% | 56% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 43% | 56% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| 39% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 43% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7.3 | 8 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.7 | 12.6 | 12.9 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 33% | 38% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 21% | 25% |
- Lokomotiva Zagreb has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in 1. HNL
- Lokomotiva Zagreb has the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in 1. HNL
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rijeka has the fewest conceded goals (10) away in 1. HNL
- Rijeka has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rijeka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 28 | 42 |
| 2 | Osijek | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 42 |
| 3 | Gorica | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 33 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 23 |
| 6 | Slaven Koprivnica | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 20 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 8 | Varazdin | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -14 | 18 |
| 9 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 15 |
| 10 | Istra 1961 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -17 | 13 |