Very important clash in the bottom part of the 1. HNL, with both Šibenik and Rijeka suffering more worry than pleasure. This fixture is a typical "six-pointer" with the home side at 9th and the visitors in 8th position.
- Šibenik is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Rijeka haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
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.
Šibenik form and stats
Šibenik's struggle is real here at Stadion Šubićevac with only 6 points collected from 9 1. HNL games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-3-5. When Šibenik hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Gorica, Lokomotiva Zagreb and Šibenik), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Šibenik lost their last game at Hajduk Split (placed 2nd) after a 1-2 scoreline. Perić, defender, was given a rating of 7.63/10 in that game, top of the team. Perić won 5 of 7 duels.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Makedonija.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Šibenik here at Stadion Šubićevac in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 9 games). Šibenik's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Rijeka form and stats
3-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Rijeka in their 1. HNL matches away.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Osijek (placed 3rd) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Midfield player Selahi was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.32/10. Selahi dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A loss against Dinamo Zagreb was the result prior to that, in a home game.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Rijeka have scored 11 goals in 9 league games away. As opposed to that, Rijeka have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Rijeka have won at least one point in the last 8 games (6-2-0) facing Šibenik.This duo played each other earlier on this match year: Rijeka - Šibenik 0-0.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Frigan 4 goals |  I. Delić 2 goals |  D. Čop 2 goals |
Šibenik missing players
Rijeka missing players
| Šibenik | Rijeka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 18 |
| 21 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 28 |
| 72% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 67% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 72% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 44% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 22% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 50% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 44% |
| 28% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 28% |
| 50% | 44% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 33% |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | 0.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 4.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8.2 | 8.7 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 9.8 | 10.2 |
| 3.3 | 3.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 18% | 18% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 31% | 28% |
| 11.6 | 10.6 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 12.7 | 11.6 |
| 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
- Rijeka haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Šibenik is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 31 | 42 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 38 |
| 3 | Osijek | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Slaven Koprivnica | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -10 | 27 |
| 5 | Varazdin | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 24 |
| 6 | Istra 1961 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 7 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -6 | 19 |
| 8 | Rijeka | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -10 | 16 |
| 9 | Šibenik | 18 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -10 | 13 |
| 10 | Gorica | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -13 | 9 |
