National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Rijeka or Hajduk Split that keep their silverware dream alive.
Rijeka and Hajduk Split should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Rijeka form and stats
Rijeka was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Croatia Cup.The story so far in the 1. HNL for Rijeka at their home stadium (Stadion Poljud) is 11 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
A nice win for Rijeka last time playing, versus Hrvatski Dragovoljac. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Obregón scoring for the victors. The striker Murić edged out all teammates in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.85 out of 10. Murić hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, Rijeka played out a 1. HNL draw 2-2 when visiting Slaven Koprivnica.The Rijeka fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 35 goals in 18 league matches. Rijeka's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 23 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hajduk Split form and stats
Hajduk Split was sent out of Croatia Cup in the quarter-finals last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their 1. HNL travels is 9 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats.
There might be some fixture complaints from Hajduk Split as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-3 against Dinamo Zagreb. Livaja has found the net for the away side three matches in a row. The efficiency! Fossati got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, top player of the team. Fossati hit one key pass and had 58 successful passes (of 63 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Istra 1961 in the 1. HNL.Hajduk are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 35 times in 18 away games so far. Hajduk Split have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Rijeka won five games, zero matches ended with a draw and Hajduk Split have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  M. Livaja 28 goals |   J. Drmic 22 goals |  R. Murić 11 goals |
Rijeka missing players
Hajduk Split missing players
| Rijeka | Hajduk Split | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 47 | 33 | Scored | S | 18 | 52 | ||
| 32 | 18 | Conceded | C | 8 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 78% | 84% | ||
| 80% | 81% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 56% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 16% | ||
| 5.2 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 12.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 6 | ||
| 37% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 34% | ||
| 9.7 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.4 | 8.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.3 | ||
| 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 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 46 | 79 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 64 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 33 | 72 |
| 3 | Osijek | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 69 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 71 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 20 | 65 |
| 5 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 55 | 50 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 5 | 49 |
| 6 | Gorica | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 19 | -7 | 45 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 54 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 30 | -19 | 36 |
| 8 | Sibenik | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 46 | 75 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 38 | -29 | 32 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 67 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -25 | 31 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 36 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 75 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 45 | -44 | 19 |
