Struggling Slaven Koprivnica will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Rijeka in the upcoming league round. It’s 7th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Slaven Koprivnica have less rest than Rijeka in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a 1. HNL game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Dinamo Zagreb, so at least Koprivnica are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Slaven Koprivnica form and stats
Overall 1. HNL stats at home this season for Slaven Koprivnica are 5-5-4 (wins-draw-losses). Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Gradski Stadion, but a victory now would be sweet for Koprivnica.
In their previous game, the manager T. Stipić led his Slaven Koprivnica to a defeat in the 1. HNL match away at Dinamo Zagreb. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Gradski Stadion. Before that, Slaven Koprivnica drew at home versus Osijek.
Koprivnica have scored 12 league goals here from 14 matches, not a lot. 14 goals have been conceded.
Rijeka form and stats
Playing away, Rijeka have won 7 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the 1. HNL this season.
Rijeka played 2-2 against Lokomotiva Zagreb in their previous match. Before that, Rijeka travelled to Varazdin and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
Rijeka are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 22 times in 14 away games so far. As opposed to that, Rijeka have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Rijeka - Slaven Koprivnica 1-0 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Koprivnica won zero games, four matches ended with a draw and Rijeka has six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  A. Čolak 13 goals |   I. Krstanović 10 goals |  A. Gorgon 7 goals |
Slaven Koprivnica missing players
Rijeka missing players
| Slaven Koprivnica | Rijeka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 12 | 22 | 47 |
| 46 | 14 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 34 |
| 83% | 71% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 86% | 93% |
| 72% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 79% | 83% |
| 45% | 43% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 64% | 55% |
| 24% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 36% | 34% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| 38% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 36% | 52% |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 43% | 34% |
| 48% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 36% | 21% |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 2.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 236 | 118 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 69 | 161 | 331 |
| 89 | 46 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 30 | 61 | 133 |
| 28% | 26% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | 35% |
- Rijeka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 9 | 42 | 71 |
| 2 | Rijeka | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 52 |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 51 |
| 4 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Osijek | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 49 |
| 6 | Gorica | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -6 | 39 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 32 | -21 | 28 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 23 | -22 | 22 |
| 9 | Varazdin | 29 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -24 | 21 |
| 10 | Inter Zaprešić | 29 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 | -29 | 17 |