This should be another intriguing meeting at Stadion HNK Rijeka in the 1. HNL. Rijeka is in 5th place and welcome Šibenik in 8th place. Read all about the fixture here!
- Rijeka have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in 1. HNL
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Rijeka form and stats
As mentioned below, Rijeka are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 1. HNL games.
Rijeka lost their last game at Osijek (placed 1st) after a 0-1 scoreline. Midfielder Domagoj Pavičić was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.41 (out of ten) in that game. Pavičić dribled passed the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 45 successful passes (of 50 total).
3-3 away at Dinamo Zagreb before that.Rijeka has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Šibenik form and stats
Playing away, Šibenik have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the 1. HNL this season.
Šibenik had fun at their own home (Stadion HNK Rijeka) last time out, beating Hrvatski Dragovoljac 6-2. Ivan Delić, Marin Jakoliš, Stipe Bačelić-Grgić (2) and Antonio Marin (2) scored. Marin Jakoliš, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 10.0. Jakoliš scored one goal, signed up for three assists, hit six key passes and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times. As you can tell from the results above, Šibenik was very dominant against Hrvatski Dragovoljac, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-2 (!) with Ivan Delić, Marin Jakoliš, Stipe Bačelić-Grgić (2) and Antonio Marin (2) providing the goals.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Slaven Koprivnica.Goals are few and far between in Šibenik's away league games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels. Šibenik have conceded 8 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Rijeka won three games, four matches ended with a tie and Šibenik managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  J. Drmic 3 goals |  I. Abass 2 goals |   S. Bačelić-Grgić 2 goals |
Rijeka missing players
Šibenik missing players
| Rijeka | Šibenik | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 80% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 60% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 40% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 60% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 5.2 | 8 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
| 7.8 | 4.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.5 | 5.8 |
| 1 | 0.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 12.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 11.5 | 11.8 |
| 5.2 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 9 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 33% | 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 10% | 30% |
- Rijeka have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in 1. HNL
| Rijeka | Last season | Šibenik | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 10 | 19 | ||
| 51 | 24 | Scored | S | 20 | 32 | ||
| 46 | 20 | Conceded | C | 24 | 47 | ||
| 94% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 92% | ||
| 81% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 56% | 58% | ||
| 50% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 22% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | ||
| 14% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 8% | ||
| 53% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 33% | ||
| 25% | 28% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 25% | ||
| 28% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 44% | 50% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.4 | 6.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 12.2 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 9.4 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 27% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 23% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Osijek | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Rijeka | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Gorica | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 8 | Šibenik | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 4 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 0 |