1. HNL: Two squads in reasonable form get together for this game. Rijeka with a slight upper hand with their 1st position in the table?
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Rijeka have the most scored goals (29) in 1. HNL
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Lokomotiva Zagreb form and stats
The story so far in the 1. HNL for Lokomotiva Zagreb at their home stadium (Stadion Kranjčevićeva) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
A strong away win for Lokomotiva Zagreb against Rijeka the last match, as Marko Dabro and Ivan Milićević were on target. Ivan Milićević was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.83 out of 10. The defender Milićević scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 5 of 7 duels.
A 2-2 draw away before that, with Hrvatski Dragovoljac the opponent.Lokomotiva Zagreb are traveling soon after this match as the Croatia Cup match at Varazdin awaits in three days.
The Lokomotiva Zagreb manager S. Čabraja has got the team scoring with 13 from 6 home games in the league. 6 goals have been conceded.
Rijeka form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (29) in 1. HNL, are W3-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the 1. HNL. Rijeka has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Rijeka might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Lokomotiva Zagreb proved too strong as Rijeka slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadion HNK Rijeka. Attacker Josip Drmić got a player rating of 7.8 in the game. "Man of the match" Drmić scored one goal.
A 3-3 draw was the result before that, hosting Dinamo Zagreb.Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 17 goals in 6 league games away this season. The Rijeka manager G. Tomić has some worries about the defense as 13 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other previously this season, with the match result Rijeka - Lokomotiva 1-2 registered in the official records. Previous ten meetings between these squads: Lokomotiva Zagreb won three, Rijeka were winners in five and we saw two draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  J. Drmic 10 goals |   M. Dabro 6 goals | D. Pavičić 4 goals |
Lokomotiva Zagreb missing players
Rijeka missing players
| Lokomotiva Zagreb | Rijeka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 29 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 75% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 67% | 42% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 58% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 75% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 5.9 | 5.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 3.9 | 2.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| 2.8 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 10.3 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 11.3 | 10.9 |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 6.3 | 5.2 |
| 39% | 50% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 45% | 46% |
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Lokomotiva Zagreb haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rijeka have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Rijeka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rijeka have the most matches over the total-line (8) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka have the most points from losing position (14) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka have the most scored goals (17) away in 1. HNL
- Rijeka have the most scored goals (29) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in 1. HNL
- 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 | Rijeka | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 24 |
| 2 | Osijek | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Gorica | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -3 | 13 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 9 | Slaven Koprivnica | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 6 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | -21 | 6 |