Rijeka travel to Varaždin with space in suitcase for three points

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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Date: Sat 28.September
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Anđelko Herjavec (9099 seats)

Struggling Varaždin will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Rijeka in the upcoming league round. It’s 9th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Varaždin have less rest than Rijeka in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Croatia Cup game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Rijeka have had more rest.

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Varaždin form and stats

Varaždin, who have the fewest scored goals (3) at home in 1. HNL, have played 4 1. HNL games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The Varaždin supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Rudes in Croatia Cup and win 4-2. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Dinamo Zagreb.

Varaždin aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.

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Rijeka form and stats

It's gone fairly well in the 1. HNL away games so far for Rijeka, who have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in 1. HNL, with six points collected from three matches.

Two travels in a row for Rijeka, whose manager I. Bišćan could celebrate last time after the 1. HNL win against Istra 1961. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Hajduk Split.

The schedule is very tough for Rijeka now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Croatia Cup game at Buje is waiting in only three days.

Rijeka have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. Rijeka are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 3 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Rijeka - Varaždin 2-1 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Varaždin, 3 draws and 4 wins for Rijeka. Over 2,5 goals: 7 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.

Top Goalscorers

A. Čolak
3 goals
R. Murić
3 goals
D. Glavica
2 goals

Varaždin missing players

Rijeka missing players

Varaždin Rijeka
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
9 4 2 Played P 1 3 8
1 1 1 Won W 1 2 4
4 1 0 Drew D 0 0 3
4 2 1 Lost L 0 1 1
10 3 1 Scored S 3 4 12
17 7 3 Conceded C 0 2 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
89% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 88%
67% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 33% 38%
44% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
78% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 62%
11% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 100% 67% 25%
11% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 12%
 
4.9 5 3 Corners For (avg) C F 10 6 4.6
5.6 6.5 7 Corners Against (avg) C A 1 4 3.5
2.9 2.2 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 1.9
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • Rijeka have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Rijeka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Varaždin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Varaždin haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Varaždin
All 1. HNL 3. HNL - Zapad 2. HNL Croatia Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
28-08-19 CC Maksimir Zagreb 2 - 6 Varaždin
01-09-19 1 Varaždin 1 - 3 Gorica
15-09-19 1 Osijek 2 - 2 Varaždin
21-09-19 1 Varaždin 1 - 0 Dinamo Zagreb
25-09-19 CC Varaždin 4 - 2 Rudes
28-09-19 1 Varaždin 14:30 Rijeka
06-10-19 1 Hajduk Split 14:30 Varaždin
19-10-19 1 Varaždin 13:00 Istra 1961
26-10-19 1 Varaždin 17:00 Inter Zapresic
02-11-19 1 Lokomotiva Zagreb - Varaždin
Rijeka
All 1. HNL Europa League Croatia Cup Club Friendlies Atlantic Cup
All Home Away
22-08-19 EL Gent 2 - 1 Rijeka
29-08-19 EL Rijeka 1 - 1 Gent
01-09-19 1 Rijeka 1 - 1 Inter Zapresic
15-09-19 1 Rijeka 1 - 1 Hajduk Split
22-09-19 1 Istra 1961 0 - 3 Rijeka
28-09-19 1 Varaždin 14:30 Rijeka
01-10-19 CC Buje 13:30 Rijeka
06-10-19 1 Rijeka 17:00 Lokomotiva Zagreb
19-10-19 1 Slaven Koprivnica 15:30 Rijeka
26-10-19 1 Rijeka 17:00 Gorica

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hajduk Split 9 6 1 2 17 5 5 5 0 0 12 1 4 1 1 2 5 4 12 19
2 Dinamo Zagreb 9 6 1 2 16 4 3 3 0 0 7 1 6 3 1 2 9 3 12 19
3 Rijeka 8 4 3 1 12 7 5 2 3 0 8 5 3 2 0 1 4 2 5 15
4 Lokomotiva Zagreb 10 4 2 4 15 16 5 3 0 2 12 8 5 1 2 2 3 8 -1 14
5 Osijek 9 3 4 2 11 9 5 3 2 0 8 3 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 13
6 Gorica 9 3 3 3 11 12 5 2 3 0 7 3 4 1 0 3 4 9 -1 12
7 Slaven Koprivnica 9 3 1 5 11 21 4 2 1 1 5 5 5 1 0 4 6 16 -10 10
8 Istra 1961 9 2 2 5 9 15 4 1 1 2 5 7 5 1 1 3 4 8 -6 8
9 Varaždin 9 1 4 4 10 17 4 1 1 2 3 7 5 0 3 2 7 10 -7 7
10 Inter Zaprešić 9 1 3 5 11 17 5 1 1 3 7 9 4 0 2 2 4 8 -6 6

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