RIJEKA. Rijeka overcomes Šibenik 1-0 after M. Frigan scored just 1 goal (48′). Rijeka was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadion HNK Rijeka stadium in Rijeka on Saturday and it started at 7:10 pm local time. The referee was Zdenko Lovrić with the assistance of Goran Pataki and Ivan Janić. The 4th official was Toni Dadić. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.2 degrees Celsius or 52.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Rijeka had a superior ball possession 63% while Šibenik was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rijeka was putting more pressure with 83 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rijeka won the encounter.​

Šibenik shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rijeka shot 15 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Šibenik received 2 yellow cards (N. Đorić and Marko Soldo). On the opposite side, Rijeka didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Šibenik will stay with 24 points to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Rijeka will have 38 points like Osijek and Varaždin to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Šibenik will host Gorica on the 14th of April with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Gorica (3 draws).

Rijeka will play away agasint Gorica on the 22nd of April with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Gorica (3 draws).

Šibenik – Formation

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

The manager Sergej Jakirović decided to play with the following team: Lovre Rogić (7.2), Stefan Perić (7.3), Mislav Matić (6.7), Juan Mesa (6.7), Nikola Đorić (6.2), Marko Đira (6.4), Dario Čanađija (6.6), Haruki Arai (6.8), Ivan Dolček (7.3) and Karlo Špeljak (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Zoran Kvržić (7.1), Antonio Đaković, Doni Grdić, Marko Soldo (6.4), Iker Pozo (6.8), Moses Barnabas, Iker Pozo La Rosa, Amer Hiroš (6.4), Josip Knežević, Dejan Radonjić (6.5), Duje Čop and Viktor Damjanić.

Substitutions

Šibenik made 5 changes: N. Đorić for Iker Pozo (46′), Karlo Špeljak for Dejan Radonjić (46′), Marko Djira for Marko Soldo (60′), D. Čanađija for Amer Hiroš (69′) and Juan Camilo Mesa for Duje Čop (79′).

Best player: Stefan Perić​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Šibenik was Stefan Perić.

His rating is (7.3) with 26 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7.

Rijeka – Formation

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

Damir Canadi played with: Nediljko Labrović (8.0), Danilo Filipe Melo Veiga (6.2), Niko Galešić (7.1), Matej Mitrović (6.8), Andrija Vukčević (6.4), Veldin Hodža (6.8), Lindon Selahi (7.4), Prince Ampem (7.4), Niko Janković (7.5) and Antonio Marin (7.0), Matija Frigan (7.4).

These were the players on the bench: Martin Zlomislić, Anton Krešić, Ivan Smolčić, Alen Grgić, Bruno Goda, Adrian Liber (7.0), Jorge Obregón, Emmanuel Banda, Mato Stanić and Näis Djouahra (6.3).

Rijeka could not rely on the presence of Ivan Smolcic (injured).

Substitutions

Rijeka made 5 changes: Antonio Marin for Näis Djouahra (69′), Niko Jankovic for Adrian Liber (69′), Prince Ampem for Alen Grgić (81′), Lindon Selahi for Emmanuel Banda (81′) and Matej Mitrovic for Ivan Smolčić (85′).

Best player: Nediljko Labrović​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rijeka was the goalkeeper: Nediljko Labrović. His rating is 8.00. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Gorica – Osijek – 2-0
• Rijeka – Šibenik – 1-0
• Lokomotiva Zagreb – Dinamo Zagreb – 1-2