ZAGREB. Rijeka prevails over Lokomotiva Zagreb with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Drmic (64′) and a goal from R. Muric (45′). Lokomotiva Zagreb lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

J. Drmic missed a penalty (81′) for Rijeka.​

The match was played at the Stadion Kranjčevićeva stadium in Zagreb on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Dario Bel with the assistance of Kristijan Novosel and Ivan Janić. The 4th official was Marino Majstorović. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Lokomotiva Zagreb had a strong ball possession 57% while Rijeka was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lokomotiva Zagreb was more aggressive with 86 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Rijeka succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Lokomotiva Zagreb shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rijeka shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Lokomotiva Zagreb received 1 yellow card (L. Kacavenda). Talking about the opposition, Rijeka received 3 yellow cards (H. Smolcic, A. Gnezda Cerin and I. Abass).

Standings

After playing this contest, Lokomotiva Zagreb will stay with 18 points like Gorica to stay in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Rijeka will have 27 points like Osijek to stay in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Lokomotiva Zagreb will play away against Istra 1961 on the 1st of November with a 21-11 head to head statistic in favor of Lokomotiva Zagreb (10 draws).

Rijeka will host Osijek on the 31st of October with a 23-15 head to head record in favor of Rijeka (16 draws).

Lokomotiva Zagreb – Formation

Lokomotiva Zagreb started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Silvijo Čabraja decided to play with the following team: Ivan Nevistić (6.6), Branimir Cipetić (6.9), Jon Mersinaj (7.1), Justin De Haas (6.5), Ivan Milićević (7.1), Enis Çokaj (6.7), Mateo Marić (6.6), Ibrahim Aliyu (6.2), Lukas Kačavenda (7.6), Silvio Goričan (6.4) and Marko Dabro (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Krševan Santini, Josip Pivarić, Kemal Osmanković, Marko Đira, Raul Florucz (6.6), Mate Maleš, Sandro Kulenović (6.8), Marko Vranjković and Arber Hoxha (7.1).

Substitutions

Lokomotiva Zagreb made 3 changes: A. Ibrahim for A. Hoxha (67′), S. Gorican for S. Kulenovic (67′) and M. Dabro for R. A. Florucz (74′).

Best player: Lukas Kačavenda​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lokomotiva Zagreb was Lukas Kačavenda.

His rating is (7.6) with 27 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Rijeka – Formation

Rijeka started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Regarding the opposition, Goran Tomić played with: Martin Zlomislić (8.3), Anton Krešić (6.8), Darko Velkovski (7.4), Hrvoje Smolčić (7.3), Prince Ampem (7.1), Adam Gnezda Čerin (7.1), Lindon Selahi (7.7), Andrija Vukčević (7.0), Robert Murić (7.2), Issah Abass (6.5) and Josip Drmić (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: Nediljko Labrović, João Escoval, Mikhail Merkulov, Ivan Lepinjica, Adrian Liber, Haris Vučkić (6.7), Matej Vuk (7.0) and Jorge Obregon.

Substitutions

Rijeka made 4 changes: I. Abass for H. Vuckic (67′), R. Muric for M. Vuk (67′), L. Selahi for I. Lepinjica (90′) and J. Drmic for J. Obregon (90′).

Best player: Martin Zlomislić​

The player that probably impressed the most for Rijeka was the goalkeeper: Martin Zlomislić. His rating is 8.31. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.​

• Lokomotiva Zagreb – Rijeka – 0-2
• Dinamo Zagreb – Istra 1961 – 1-1