Having a 14 point lead in the league standings, Rijeka supporters long to see their gladiators collect full points from this game hosting Šibenik.
- Šibenik have the fewest scored goals (20) in 1. HNL
It's no vacation for neither Rijeka nor Šibenik 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
4 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Rijeka have to build on here at Stadion HNK Rijeka in the 1. HNL.
Rijeka's last game was hosting Šibenik (placed 9th) and winning 1-0. Goalkeeper Labrović got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.23 out of ten. Labrović topped it up with a clean sheet.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Osijek.19 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Šibenik form and stats
Šibenik have only collected 14 points from their away games in the 1. HNL, after 2-8-4 (14 played).
Šibenik play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Rijeka (placed 4th).
Before that match, the win at home against Dinamo Zagreb in the Croatia Cup (2-1).
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Šibenik are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Rijeka have avoided defeat in the last 10 fixtures (8-2-0) versus Šibenik.The duelists have battled previously this season: Rijeka - Šibenik 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Frigan 9 goals |  I. Dolček 5 goals |  D. Čop 4 goals |
Rijeka missing players
Šibenik missing players
| Rijeka | Šibenik | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 33 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 35 | 19 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 34 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 64% | 75% |
| 71% | 57% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 64% |
| 43% | 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 29% | 39% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 7% | 11% |
| 4% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 46% | 36% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 29% | 43% |
| 29% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 32% |
| 29% | 43% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 50% |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 6.5 | 4.7 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11.9 | 12.7 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 8.5 | 8.6 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 30% | 25% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 20% | 21% |
| 12.1 | 11.2 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.2 | 14.4 | 12.4 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
- Šibenik have the fewest conceded goals (12) away in 1. HNL
- Šibenik have the fewest scored goals (20) in 1. HNL
- Šibenik have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in 1. HNL
| 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 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 65 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 63 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 54 |
| 3 | Osijek | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 38 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | -2 | 38 |
| 5 | Varazdin | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -5 | 38 |
| 6 | Slaven Koprivnica | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -11 | 37 |
| 7 | Istra 1961 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -3 | 36 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | -3 | 33 |
| 9 | Šibenik | 28 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -14 | 24 |
| 10 | Gorica | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 23 | -18 | 20 |
