The Rijeka & Osijek managers G. Tomić and N. Bjelica are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the 1. HNL league table.
- Rijeka have the most points from losing position (18) in 1. HNL
- Osijek have the fewest conceded goals (22) in 1. HNL
It's no vacation for neither Rijeka nor Osijek 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
Overall 1. HNL stats at home this season for Rijeka are 7-5-3 (wins-draw-losses). The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of six straight victories regardless of arena. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Rijeka after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Rijeka are returning here after visiting Istra 1961 in a 1. HNL game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Sandro Kulenović and Robert Murić scored the goal(s). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Lokomotiva Zagreb in a game that was won 3-0.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Rijeka have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost one.
Rijeka has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Rijeka are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion HNK Rijeka in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 15 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Osijek form and stats
The away team, who have the fewest conceded goals (22) in 1. HNL, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 3 draws and only 3 losses in the 1. HNL.
Osijek's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Dinamo Zagreb that finished 1-1. Preceding that game was the away victory against Hajduk Split with the score of 1-0.
As mentioned above, Osijek drew the match against Dinamo Zagreb. Manager N. Bjelica brought on Ante Erceg to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Osijek playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were three Osijek wins, one draw and two defeats.
Osijek are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 27 times in 15 away games so far. As opposed to that, Osijek have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Rijeka and Osijek have met before this season: Osijek - Rijeka 2-0. Rijeka-Osijek H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rijeka three wins, Osijek five wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. Mierez 20 goals |   F. Andrijašević 10 goals |  R. Murić 8 goals |
Rijeka missing players
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| Rijeka | Osijek | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 41 | 21 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 27 | 51 |
| 35 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 22 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 73% |
| 47% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 47% | 40% |
| 17% | 13% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 20% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 27% | 13% |
| 50% | 53% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 47% | 40% |
| 23% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 47% | 57% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 7% | 7% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.3 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.8 | 13.6 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 13.3 | 11.9 |
| 5.3 | 6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| 26% | 23% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 30% | 33% |
- Osijek have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Osijek have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Osijek have the fewest conceded goals (22) in 1. HNL
- Osijek have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in 1. HNL
- Osijek have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in 1. HNL
- Osijek have the most clean sheets (17) in 1. HNL
- Osijek have the most clean sheets (7) away in 1. HNL
- Osijek haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Rijeka have the most points from losing position (18) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Rijeka is in the best form (6-0-0)
| 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 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 68 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 44 | 68 |
| 2 | Osijek | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 29 | 66 |
| 3 | Rijeka | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 51 |
| 4 | Gorica | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 50 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 44 |
| 6 | Slaven Koprivnica | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 34 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 22 | -9 | 31 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 19 | -11 | 29 |
| 8 | Varazdin | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -28 | 25 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -22 | 24 |
| 10 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -28 | 23 |