The season has been back-breaking for Rijeka so far, while Dinamo Zagreb have won many games. Will the away side win again at Stadion HNK Rijeka?
- Rijeka have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (48) in 1. HNL
It's no vacation for neither Rijeka nor Dinamo Zagreb 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.
Rijeka form and stats
With 1 1. HNL win, 2 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Rijeka are certainly not brimming with confidence. Rijeka are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stadion HNK Rijeka, having lost their two previous games here.
Rijeka played out an unexpected loss 2-7 against Dinamo Zagreb in their previous match, also played at home. As you see from the result above, Rijeka suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Midfielder Vrančić was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.24 (out of ten) in that game. Vrančić scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 19 successful passes (of 22 total).
Before that match, a loss in the away fixture against Bijelo Brdo in the Croatia Cup.
It should be added that a glance at the 10 most recent league games reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Rijeka have scored {7 league goals} here from 9 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Rijeka have conceded 16 from these games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
Dinamo Zagreb's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Dinamo Zagreb collect 17 points from their 8 away matches in the 1. HNL. 5 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
It's the second away game in a row for Dinamo Zagreb, but there's smiles all around after the 7-2 victory versus Rijeka (placed 8th) last time out. As you can tell from the results above, Dinamo was very dominant against Rijeka, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 7-2 (!) with Oršić (2), Emreli (2), Špikić, Mišić and Šutalo providing the goals. Oršić got a match rating of 9.22 in that game, top player of the team. Oršić scored two goals, hit two key passes and had 29 successful passes (of 34 total).
Before that, Dinamo Zagreb secured a home win against Sibenik with the score 3-0.Observe that 12 of this club's 16 latest league matches have ended with three or more goals.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Dinamo Zagreb are regular goalscorers on their travels.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest games featuring these teams have all finished as Dinamo Zagreb wins. More of the same or streak broken?This happened when the squads faced each other previously this season; Rijeka - Dinamo Zagreb 2-7. The match official got to use his red card when these teams last met, and the recipient was Busnja (Rijeka). Orsic loves to face Rijeka and have scored 7 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Petković 8 goals |  M. Oršić 8 goals |  D. Špikić 4 goals |
Rijeka missing players
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
| Rijeka | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 19 | 48 |
| 27 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 88% |
| 47% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 75% |
| 18% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 56% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 41% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 75% | 81% |
| 29% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 12% |
| 35% | 56% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 3.1 | 3.3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.4 | 10.6 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 11.5 | 14.7 |
| 3.6 | 3.3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 6.9 | 7.7 |
| 27% | 23% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 35% | 39% |
| 11.7 | 10.6 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 10.2 | 9 |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4 |
- Dinamo Zagreb have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Dinamo Zagreb have scored more than double the goals of Rijeka.
- Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest conceded goals (17) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most points (17) away in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (19) away in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (48) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the the best goal difference (+11) away in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the the best goal difference (+31) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Dinamo Zagreb haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Dinamo Zagreb is in the best form (4-1-1) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Rijeka have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in 1. HNL
| 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 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 31 | 41 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Osijek | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Slaven Koprivnica | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -10 | 26 |
| 5 | Varazdin | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 22 |
| 6 | Istra 1961 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 7 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -6 | 18 |
| 8 | Rijeka | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -10 | 15 |
| 9 | Sibenik | 17 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 13 |
| 10 | Gorica | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -13 | 7 |
