The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Rijeka are in the 4th position while the guesting Lokomotiva Zagreb worry at 10th.
- Rijeka have the most points from losing position (18) in 1. HNL
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have the fewest scored goals (18) in 1. HNL
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Croatia Cup. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Istra 1961.
Rijeka form and stats
Overall 1. HNL stats at home this season for Rijeka are 6-5-3 (wins-draw-losses). The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Rijeka has won their last four matches.
In the game before, an away victory in the 1. HNL match versus Sibenik with a 1-0 scoreline.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Rijeka home games with this odds we find seven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in four wins, three draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.
There will be little rest for Rijeka after this match as they are travelling to Istra 1961 for a 1. HNL game in only four days.
Rijeka has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Lokomotiva Zagreb form and stats
There's been little loot from Lokomotiva Zagreb's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 14 away games in the 1. HNL. Lokomotiva Zagreb, who have the fewest scored goals (18) in 1. HNL, only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 5 draws. It's looking increasingly bleak for Lokomotiva Zagreb who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Slaven Koprivnica was the last time a defeat was avoided. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Lokomotiva Zagreb have lost on their last two travels.
I. Hadzic was the last player to score for the away team. Lokomotiva haven't scored a league goal in the last 422 minutes.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a 1. HNL home defeat versus Dinamo Zagreb with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Hajduk Split.
You'll want to know how Lokomotiva managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found one similar match resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and one home win.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Varazdin in just four days.
The attacking power of Lokomotiva when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 14 league matches away. Lokomotiva Zagreb's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 21 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Lokomotiva Zagreb - Rijeka 2-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Rijeka victories, two draws and two Lokomotiva Zagreb wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Andrijašević 10 goals |  R. Murić 6 goals |  N. Galović 4 goals |
Rijeka missing players
Lokomotiva Zagreb missing players
| Rijeka | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 6 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 13 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 36 | 18 | 11 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 34 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 0 | 21 | 47 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 33% | 79% | 86% |
| 79% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 57% | 68% |
| 43% | 36% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 43% |
| 18% | 14% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 21% | 21% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 11% |
| 50% | 57% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 39% |
| 21% | 21% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 36% | 25% |
| 32% | 21% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.6 | 13.5 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 7 | 7.6 |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 25% | 22% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | 26% |
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have the fewest scored goals (18) in 1. HNL
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in 1. HNL
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in 1. HNL
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have the the worst goal difference (-29) in 1. HNL
- Lokomotiva Zagreb is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Rijeka have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lokomotiva Zagreb have scored away.
- Rijeka have the most points from losing position (18) in 1. HNL
- 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 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 43 | 64 |
| 2 | Osijek | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 28 | 62 |
| 3 | Gorica | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 49 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 45 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 43 |
| 6 | Slaven Koprivnica | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -10 | 27 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | -11 | 27 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -20 | 24 |
| 9 | Varazdin | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -24 | 24 |
| 10 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 47 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -29 | 20 |