With their 14 point advantage in the league table, Rijeka fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Varaždin.
- Rijeka have the most points from losing position (18) in 1. HNL
- Varaždin have the most conceded goals (44) in 1. HNL
Rijeka have less rest than Varaždin in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a 1. HNL game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Slaven Koprivnica.
Rijeka form and stats
Rijeka have played 13 1. HNL games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-5-3 (wins-draws-losses). Rijeka are slowly digging their own grave here at Stadion HNK Rijeka with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Lokomotiva Zagreb match.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Slaven Koprivnica.
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 seven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in four wins, three draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.
Rijeka are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 13 games. Rijeka have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Varaždin form and stats
Varaždin, who have the most conceded goals (44) in 1. HNL, have only collected 11 points from their away games in the 1. HNL, after 3-2-7 (12 played). It's a growing despair in Varaždin as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Varaždin are looking to quickly end their 249 minutes long goal drought in the 1. HNL.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a 1. HNL home defeat versus Dinamo Zagreb with 0-5 on the scoreboard. A 0-2 defeat away at Hajduk Split before that.
Varaždin lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one.
You'll want to know how Varaždin managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found five similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and five home wins.
Varaždin are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 6 goals from 12 away games. Varaždin have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Varaždin - Rijeka 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Rijeka won eight, Varaždin won one and one draw. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Andrijašević 9 goals |  R. Murić 5 goals |   J. Obregón Rojas 5 goals |
Rijeka missing players
Varaždin missing players
| Rijeka | Varaždin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 29 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 31 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 44 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 96% |
| 80% | 77% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 68% |
| 44% | 38% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 48% |
| 16% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 28% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 52% | 62% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 48% |
| 16% | 15% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 16% |
| 36% | 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 58% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 12.3 | 13.4 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6.4 | 7.7 |
| 5 | 5.6 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3 |
| 23% | 22% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 24% | 29% |
- Rijeka have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Varaždin have scored away.
- Rijeka have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka have the most points from losing position (18) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Varaždin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Varaždin have the fewest scored goals (6) away in 1. HNL
- Varaždin have the most conceded goals (44) 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 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 40 | 57 |
| 2 | Osijek | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 55 |
| 3 | Gorica | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 48 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -2 | 36 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 33 |
| 6 | Sibenik | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 17 | -9 | 26 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 23 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -17 | 23 |
| 9 | Varaždin | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -22 | 22 |
| 10 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -23 | 20 |