Rijeka

Rijeka

VS Scheduled Saturday 31 Oct 202600:00

Croatia 26/27 HNL · Matchday 12

Varazdin

Head-to-head overview

1 meetings

RijekaWins: 0
Draws0.0% of meetings: 0
VarazdinWins: 1

Goals per match: 2.00
Over 2.5 goals: 0.0%
Both teams scored: 0.0%

Date	Season	Match
2026-08-16	26/27	Varazdin2–0Rijeka

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-20	26/27	Rijeka3–0Hajduk Split
2026-09-12	26/27	Lok Zagreb1–1Rijeka
2026-09-05	26/27	Rijeka4–1Osijek
2026-08-31	26/27	Gorica0–0Rijeka
2026-08-23	26/27	Rijeka3–2Istra
2026-08-16	26/27	Varazdin2–0Rijeka
2026-08-02	26/27	Rijeka2–1Rudeš

Varazdin

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Varazdin0–0Osijek
2026-09-14	26/27	Gorica2–2Varazdin
2026-09-04	26/27	Varazdin0–0Istra
2026-08-29	26/27	Varazdin2–0Rudeš
2026-08-22	26/27	Dinamo Zagreb3–1Varazdin
2026-08-16	26/27	Varazdin2–0Rijeka
2026-08-09	26/27	Slaven1–4Varazdin
2026-08-02	26/27	Varazdin2–1Hajduk Split

Rijeka Varazdin

Wins

57%

50%

Over 2.5 goals

57%

50%

Both teams scored

57%

50%

Clean sheets

29%

50%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Rijeka

Home · HNL

Home			Away		1st goal
5	Rijeka		Dinamo Zagreb	1
5	Rijeka	3–0	Hajduk Split	2	35′ Home
5	Rijeka	4–1	Osijek	3	15′ Away
5	Rijeka		Varazdin	4
5 · Rijeka
5	Rijeka	3–2	Istra	6	—
5	Rijeka		Lok Zagreb	7
5	Rijeka		Slaven	8
5	Rijeka		Gorica	9
5	Rijeka	2–1	Rudeš	10	31′ Home

Varazdin

Away · HNL

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Dinamo Zagreb	3–1	Varazdin	4	28′ Away
2	Hajduk Split		Varazdin	4
3	Osijek		Varazdin	4
4 · Varazdin
5	Rijeka		Varazdin	4
6	Istra		Varazdin	4
7	Lok Zagreb		Varazdin	4
8	Slaven	1–4	Varazdin	4	26′ Away
9	Gorica	2–2	Varazdin	4	53′ Home
10	Rudeš		Varazdin	4

Rijeka Home Varazdin Away

Wins

100%

33%

Over 1.5

100%

Over 2.5

100%

Over 3.5

50%

100%

Both teams scored

75%

100%

Clean sheets

25%

0%

Scores first

75%

67%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

HNL · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Rijeka

7 matches

Goals & results	Home4 matches	Away3 matches	Overall7 matches
Points / match	3.00	0.67	2.00
Draws	0.0%	66.7%	28.6%
Goals scored / match	3.00	0.33	1.86
Goals conceded / match	1.00	1.00	1.00
Total goals / match	4.00	1.33	2.86
Failed to score	0.0%	66.7%	28.6%
Under 2.5 goals	0.0%	100.0%	42.9%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	3 of 3	100%
Scores first → wins	3 of 3	100%
Concedes first → wins	1 of 1	100%

Scoring order known: 4/4 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Varazdin

8 matches

Goals & results	Home5 matches	Away3 matches	Overall8 matches
Points / match	2.20	1.33	1.88
Draws	40.0%	33.3%	37.5%
Goals scored / match	1.20	2.33	1.62
Goals conceded / match	0.20	2.00	0.88
Total goals / match	1.40	4.33	2.50
Failed to score	40.0%	0.0%	25.0%
Under 2.5 goals	80.0%	0.0%	50.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	2 of 2	100%
Scores first → wins	1 of 2	50%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 1	0%

Scoring order known: 3/3 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	0
16–30	3	0
31–45	1	0
46–60	1	2
61–75	0	2
76–90	2	2

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Rijeka	Draw	Varazdin	How it works
Goals (Poisson)	22.6%	27.7%	49.4%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

0.83–1.37 Model expected goals

37.5% Probability of over 2.5 goals

41.9% Both teams to score

0-1 Most likely score, at 15.2%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

0-115.2%

1-112.6%

0-011.1%

0-210.4%

1-09.2%

1-28.6%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Rijeka	Varazdin	How to read it

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Rijeka	1.14	0.71	0.43	0.57
Varazdin	0.75	0.88	0.00	0.88

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Rijeka	14%	0%	29%	29%	29%
Varazdin	25%	0%	25%	12%	38%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

3.00 Rijeka at home, 4 matches

1.33 Varazdin away, 3 matches

41d Days of rest for Rijeka

42d Days of rest for Varazdin

— Manager of Rijeka

— Manager of Varazdin

0 Matches for Rijeka in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Varazdin in the last 14 days

2 Points for Rijeka behind the leaders, and 7 above the relegation zone

1 Points for Varazdin behind the leaders, and 8 above the relegation zone

3.15 League goals per match

20.5% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Rijeka, the right bar represents Varazdin.

On the ball

20 matches

8.17

corners

4.62

12.57

fouls

12.38

2.0

yellow cards

1.83

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Rijeka	WDWDWLW	2.00	1.86–1.00	1W
Varazdin	DDDWLWWW	1.88	1.62–0.88	3D

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Rijeka	4	2	1	0	0
Varazdin	3	5	0	0	1

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Rijeka

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Varazdin

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.