Rijeka are impatient to add to their points total at their own arena in this upcoming game vs Gorica.
- Rijeka have the fewest points (5) at home in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the fewest scored goals (11) in 1. HNL
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Rijeka form and stats
Rijeka's struggle is real here at Stadion HNK Rijeka with only 5 points collected from 9 1. HNL games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-6. When Rijeka hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Lokomotiva Zagreb, Šibenik and Rijeka), they have won 1 of 2 matches! Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Rijeka, their manager Cosmi and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
A strong away win for Rijeka against Hajduk Split the last match, as Ampem and Frigan were on target. Labrović loved the game against Hajduk Split. With a stunning seven saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-1 victory. Goalkeeper Labrović got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.23 out of ten. Labrović saved a penalty.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Šibenik.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.
Gorica form and stats
There's been little loot from Gorica's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 10 away games in the 1. HNL. Gorica only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Gorica have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road.
The attacking players of Gorica have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 495 minutes.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Šibenik with 0-3 on the scoreboard. The attacker Matavž got a match rating of 7.8 in that game. Matavž hit the woodwork once and hit two key passes.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Osijek's place.Lacking goals? 10 of this team's last 13 league fixtures have had two goals or less.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Gorica as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Gorica struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 16 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Gorica - Rijeka 0-2 was the product when these teams previously did battle, earlier this season. Stats for the prior ten meetings between these two squads are: five wins for Rijeka, two draws and three wins for Gorica. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games. The games between these clubs have sometimes been a bit rough, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Frigan 6 goals |  T. Fruk 3 goals | J. Obregón Rojas 2 goals |
Rijeka missing players
Gorica missing players
| Rijeka | Gorica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 22 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 30 | 16 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 29 |
| 95% | 89% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 85% |
| 75% | 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 65% |
| 50% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| 15% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 45% |
| 25% | 22% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| 30% | 56% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 55% |
| 4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.9 | 5.2 |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 2.9 | 3.3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 10.2 | 10.6 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.3 | 8.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.3 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| 31% | 23% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | 19% |
| 11.4 | 10.6 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 10.6 | 9.8 |
| 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
- Gorica have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Gorica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gorica have the fewest points (3) away in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the fewest scored goals (11) in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the fewest scored goals (7) away in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the the worst goal difference (-18) in 1. HNL
- Gorica have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Gorica have yet to win a game away.
- Rijeka have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Rijeka have the fewest points (5) 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 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 33 | 49 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 41 |
| 3 | Osijek | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Slaven Koprivnica | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -11 | 29 |
| 5 | Istra 1961 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 27 |
| 6 | Varazdin | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -5 | 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 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | -8 | 22 |
| 9 | Šibenik | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -8 | 16 |
| 10 | Gorica | 20 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -18 | 9 |
