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 Šibenik worry at 7th.
- Rijeka has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in 1. HNL
- Šibenik has the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in 1. HNL
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Rijeka and Šibenik.
Rijeka form and stats
17 points is a decent return from 8 1. HNL games here at Stadion HNK Rijeka for Rijeka. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Rijeka's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Gorica (placed 3rd). A strong away win before that one, visiting Istra 1961 and winning 2-1.
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 six games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in five wins, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, three matches were won by at least two goals.
There will be little rest for Rijeka after this match as they are travelling to Lokomotiva Zagreb for a 1. HNL game in only three days.
The Rijeka fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. 8 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Šibenik form and stats
Playing away, Šibenik, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in 1. HNL, have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the 1. HNL this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Šibenik are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
It's the second away game in a row for Šibenik, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Dinamo Zagreb (placed 1st) in the 1. HNL last time out. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Lokomotiva Zagreb at their stadium, the result 4-0.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Šibenik played away with similar odds. This revealed two games. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, zero were draws and the home team won as expected one time.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Varaždin in just four days.
Šibenik have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. 9 goals have been conceded by Šibenik in these games.
Head 2 Head
Šibenik - Rijeka 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Rijeka victories, three draws and four Šibenik wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Andrijašević 7 goals |   D. Jurić 6 goals | E. Sahiti 5 goals |
Rijeka missing players
Šibenik missing players
| Rijeka | Šibenik | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 19 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 19 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 94% |
| 87% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 56% | 65% |
| 53% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 56% | 47% |
| 7% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 53% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 35% |
| 20% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 24% |
| 27% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 47% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.5 | 12.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.3 | 10.3 |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 24% | 26% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 32% | 26% |
- Rijeka has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Šibenik has the fewest conceded goals (9) away in 1. HNL
- Šibenik has the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in 1. HNL
- Šibenik has the most matches under the total-line (10) in 1. HNL
- Šibenik have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 26 | 39 |
| 2 | Osijek | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 39 |
| 3 | Gorica | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 33 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 26 |
| 5 | Slaven Koprivnica | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 6 | Hajduk Split | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 7 | Šibenik | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | -4 | 19 |
| 8 | Varaždin | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 15 |
| 9 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -15 | 15 |
| 10 | Istra 1961 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | -16 | 13 |