Rijeka are placed 1st, while Lokomotiva Zagreb are hanging back 9 points behind in the table. Can they cut the gap?
- Rijeka have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lokomotiva Zagreb have scored away.
Rijeka have less rest than Lokomotiva Zagreb in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a 1. HNL game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Stadion HNK Rijeka. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Lokomotiva Zagreb have had more rest.
Rijeka form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Rijeka have to build on here at Stadion HNK Rijeka in the 1. HNL.
The home supporters saw a 3-3 draw versus Dinamo Zagreb in the 1. HNL last time out and are looking for a win here. A disappointing finish for Rijeka in their match versus Dinamo Zagreb as their 3-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 3-3 full time score. A goal frenzy last time out for Rijeka, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Dinamo Zagreb. Fun stuff to watch! The attacker Josip Drmić was named "man of the match" for Rijeka with a rating of 8.24/10. Drmić scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Gorica with a 4-3 scoreline.There will be little rest for Rijeka after this match as they are travelling to Lokomotiva Zagreb for a 1. HNL game in only four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (11 in 5 games), Rijeka's attacking play is working. Rijeka have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Lokomotiva Zagreb form and stats
Playing away, Lokomotiva Zagreb have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the 1. HNL this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Hrvatski Dragovoljac (placed 10th) in their previous outing. The 1. HNL match ended in a draw 2-2. It looked so good for Lokomotiva vs Hrvatski Dragovoljac, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Ivan Milićević was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.42. The defender Milićević signed up for two assists, hit five key passes and won 5 of 8 duels.
Before that, Lokomotiva secured a home win against Slaven Koprivnica with the score 3-0.After this away game Lokomotiva Zagreb return home for a 1. HNL game against Rijeka. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Lokomotiva Zagreb find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. Lokomotiva have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Rijeka six wins, two draws and Lokomotiva Zagreb two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Drmic 9 goals |   M. Dabro 5 goals | D. Pavičić 4 goals |
Rijeka missing players
Lokomotiva Zagreb missing players
| Rijeka | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 28 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 18 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 73% |
| 73% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 64% |
| 45% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 36% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 73% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 55% |
| 18% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 27% |
| 5.5 | 6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
| 5.8 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.4 | 3.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.2 | 11 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 10 | 10.2 |
| 5.5 | 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 46% | 48% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 38% |
- All of Rijeka's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Lokomotiva Zagreb haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rijeka have not yet lost a game at home.
- Rijeka have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Rijeka have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lokomotiva Zagreb have scored away.
- Rijeka have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Rijeka have the most points from losing position (14) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka have the most scored goals in the first half (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 | Rijeka | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 24 |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| 3 | Osijek | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Gorica | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 6 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Istra 1961 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 8 | Sibenik | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 10 |
| 9 | Slaven Koprivnica | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 6 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | -21 | 6 |