National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Oriolik Oriovac or Rijeka that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Oriolik saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the 3. HNL - Istok. This match was also played here at Igralište NK Oriolik. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Rijeka have had more rest.
Oriolik Oriovac form and stats
Last season, Oriolik's Croatia Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.Oriolik Oriovac's previous game was a 3. HNL - Istok match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Granicar Zupanja. The home side are looking to build on that result.
1-1 away at NASK Nasice before that.The home team are doomed in this game if you believe the odds offered on Rijeka to win. Let's see if Oriolik Oriovac are capable of creating a surprise here by looking at their earlier home games as massive outsiders: two games found revealing zero Oriolik Oriovac wins, zero draws and two defeats.
Rijeka form and stats
Last season their Croatia Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.Rijeka's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Rijeka collect 17 points from their 8 away matches in the 1. HNL. 5 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Rijeka has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Hrvatski Dragovoljac.
Rijeka play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Sibenik. Hrvoje Smolčić, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.6. Smolčić scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 5 of 7 duels.
Prior to that result Rijeka won their away game at Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 1. HNL. The scoreline was 2-0.As mentioned earlier, Rijeka will not be satisfied unless they get a comfortable victory in this game. Performing as huge favourites away from home has earlier resulted in three wins (two by two or more goals winning margin), one draw and zero surprising defeats.
Rijeka are a potent attacking force on the road with their 20 goals in 8 league games. Rijeka's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 13 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Drmic 11 goals |  D. Pavičić 4 goals |  R. Murić 3 goals |
Oriolik Oriovac missing players
Rijeka missing players
| Oriolik Oriovac | Rijeka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 31 | 22 | Scored | S | 37 | 64 | ||
| 51 | 17 | Conceded | C | 17 | 31 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 32% | ||
| 52% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 8% | ||
| 3.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 48% | ||
| 8.7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 10.8 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rijeka | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 30 |
| 2 | Osijek | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 30 |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 27 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Gorica | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 21 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -4 | 15 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 15 |
| 9 | Slaven Koprivnica | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -12 | 10 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -24 | 7 |