Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Rijeka in 4th and Hajduk Split in 5th place.
- Rijeka has the most points from losing position (14) in 1. HNL
- Hajduk Split have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Rijeka nor Hajduk Split 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
Rijeka have performed here at Stadion HNK Rijeka this season with 5 wins from 9 1. HNL matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.
A good away victory last time out for Rijeka, who won 3-2 against Lokomotiva Zagreb (placed 9th). In the match before that, Rijeka hosted Šibenik and drew the game 2-2.
A very satisfying win for Rijeka against Lokomotiva Zagreb last time out as a late comeback secured the victory after trailing 0-2. The win was secured through Sandro Kulenović's goal in the 90th minute. The victory against Lokomotiva Zagreb came after Sandro Kulenović's winning goal. The Rijeka manager S. Rožman was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 62nd minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when Sandro Kulenović scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Rijeka handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, one draw and zero defeats.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Istra 1961 are coming to town in four days.
Rijeka have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion HNK Rijeka with 14 goals in 9 league matches. On the other hand, Rijeka have conceded 10 goals. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Hajduk Split form and stats
As the visiting team in 1. HNL matches, Hajduk Split have produced an overall stat of 4-0-5 so far. Hajduk seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Hajduk Split play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Osijek (placed 2nd). Before that, Hajduk Split secured a home win against Istra 1961 with the score 1-0.
We have checked recent matches where Hajduk Split have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those two games were zero victories, zero draws and two defeats.
A new game in only four days for Hajduk Split, the 1. HNL home match versus Slaven Koprivnica. Busy days.
Hajduk are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Hajduk have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Hajduk Split - Rijeka 1-2 played earlier this season. Rijeka-Hajduk Split H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rijeka five wins, Hajduk Split one win, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  F. Andrijašević 8 goals |   M. Caktaš 8 goals |  R. Murić 4 goals |
Rijeka missing players
Hajduk Split missing players
| Rijeka | Hajduk Split | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 24 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 23 |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 78% | 74% |
| 59% | 56% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 56% | 47% |
| 18% | 22% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 59% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 53% |
| 18% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 22% | 26% |
| 24% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13.1 | 13.2 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.4 | 10.9 |
| 5.4 | 5.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| 26% | 27% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 33% | 33% |
- Hajduk Split have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hajduk Split haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rijeka has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka has the most points from losing position (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 | Dinamo Zagreb | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 29 | 45 |
| 2 | Osijek | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 45 |
| 3 | Gorica | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 33 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 30 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 23 |
| 6 | Šibenik | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 20 |
| 8 | Varazdin | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -14 | 19 |
| 9 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 15 |
| 10 | Istra 1961 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -18 | 13 |