Only a win will satisfy the Rijeka supporters in this Stadion HNK Rijeka clash with Inter Zaprešić, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the 1. HNL table.
Rijeka have less rest than Inter Zaprešić in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a 1. HNL game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Dinamo Zagreb, so at least Rijeka are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Rijeka form and stats
Rijeka have collected 22 points from their 1. HNL home games so far after 6-4-2. After failing to beat Dinamo Zagreb here at Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Rijeka are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Dinamo Zagreb. Before that, Rijeka had a home game versus Osijek which ended with a victory 1-0.
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.
The Rijeka fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 12 matches. On the other hand, Rijeka have conceded 14 goals.
Inter Zaprešić form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Inter Zaprešić, who have the most conceded goals (45) in 1. HNL, so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-6 (win-draw-lose). Recent form does not give Inter Zaprešić much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Rijeka will be a tough nut to crack.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a 1. HNL home defeat versus Lokomotiva Zagreb with 0-2 on the scoreboard. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Dinamo Zagreb wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.
With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any positive result for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with Inter Zaprešić as the away team, we found five results. Statistics from these were zero away wins, one draw and four defeats. The outsiders lost three of these games by at least two goals.
After this away game Inter Zaprešić return home for a 1. HNL game against Slaven Koprivnica. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The visiting Inter Zaprešić have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 12 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Inter Zaprešić have conceded 22 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Inter Zaprešić - Rijeka 1-4. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's eight Rijeka victories, one draw and one Inter Zaprešić win. Over/under statistics; nine of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Čolak 10 goals |   S. Serderov 9 goals |  A. Gorgon 6 goals |
Rijeka missing players
Inter Zaprešić missing players
| Rijeka | Inter Zaprešić | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 12 | 6 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 36 | 17 | 11 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 27 |
| 30 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 22 | 45 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 83% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 92% |
| 54% | 42% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 54% |
| 29% | 25% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 42% | 38% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 12% |
| 50% | 67% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 75% | 71% |
| 33% | 25% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 21% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 17% | 21% |
| 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 6.9 | 6.2 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 263 | 121 | 56 | Total Shots | T S | 3 | 78 | 153 |
| 103 | 50 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 32 | 66 |
| 35% | 34% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 300% | 38% | 41% |
- Inter Zaprešić has the fewest clean sheets (2)
- Inter Zaprešić has the most conceded goals (45)
- Inter Zaprešić has the most conceded goals in the second half (25)
- Inter Zaprešić has the most dropped points from leading position (21)
- Inter Zaprešić have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Inter Zaprešić have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Inter Zaprešić haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rijeka has the most matches over the total-line (13)
- Rijeka has the most scored goals in the first half (23)
- Rijeka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 36 | 59 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 45 |
| 3 | Rijeka | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 41 |
| 4 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | Osijek | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 39 |
| 6 | Gorica | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 26 | -6 | 34 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -19 | 23 |
| 8 | Inter Zaprešić | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -18 | 17 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 21 | -20 | 16 |
| 10 | Varazdin | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -21 | 16 |