Rijeka welcome Varaždin for another interesting 1. HNL fixture here at Stadion HNK Rijeka.
Rijeka and Varaždin should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Rijeka form and stats
Perfect 1. HNL season at home so far for Rijeka, who have the most points (9) at home in 1. HNL, 3 wins from 3 appearances.
Happy days for Rijeka in their previous game, a Croatia Cup match away at Dilj that ended with a 6-0 victory. Before that, Rijeka had a 1. HNL home game versus Slaven Koprivnica which ended with a victory 2-0.
As mentioned above, Rijeka "killed" Dilj in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
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 five games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in four wins, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, three matches were won by at least two goals.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (6 in 3 games), Rijeka's attacking play is working. Rijeka have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Varaždin form and stats
It's gone fairly well in the 1. HNL away games so far for Varaždin with six points collected from three matches. Recent form does not give Varaždin much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Rijeka will be a tough nut to crack.
The supporters enjoyed Varaždin's previous game versus Cibalia, a Croatia Cup 2-0 win played at home. A 1-2 loss hosting Dinamo Zagreb before that.
You'll want to know how Varaždin managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found two similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and two home wins.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Rijeka won seven, Varaždin won two and one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Andrijašević 3 goals |  R. Murić 1 goals |  S. Yateke 1 goals |
Rijeka missing players
Varaždin missing players
| Rijeka | Varaždin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 33% | 57% |
| 60% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 40% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 29% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | 37 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 18 | 53 |
| 26 | 19 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 23% | 32% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 25% |
- All of Rijeka's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rijeka has the most points (9) at home in 1. HNL
- Rijeka have won all their matches at home so far.
- Rijeka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Varaždin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Varaždin 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 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
| 2 | Gorica | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Osijek | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Rijeka | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Varaždin | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 7 |
| 7 | Istra 1961 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 5 |
| 9 | Slaven Koprivnica | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 10 | Sibenik | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 4 |