ZAGREB. Dinamo Zagreb conquered Rijeka to win 2-1. A goal from M. Pašalić was decisive in the 89min. It was Dinamo Zagreb to strike first with a goal of Marko Bulat at the 37′. Then Bruno Petković scored again for Dinamo Zagreb in the 84′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, Marco Pašalić reduced the distance for Rijeka (89′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Dinamo Zagreb was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadion Maksimir stadium in Zagreb on Sunday and it started at 9:05 pm local time. In front of 9,305 spectators. The referee was Patrik Kolarić. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.75 degrees Celsius or 89.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 15 Total 8
- 6 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 1
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 165 Attack 86
- 96 Dangerous attack 52
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Dinamo Zagreb was in firm control of the ball 70% while Rijeka was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Dinamo Zagreb had a more offensive attitude with 96 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dinamo Zagreb won the match.
Dinamo Zagreb shot 15 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rijeka shot 8 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Dinamo Zagreb received 2 yellow cards (Stefan Ristovski and Boško Šutalo). Talking about the opposition, Rijeka received 4 yellow cards (Željko Sopić, Marco Pašalić, Veldin Hodža and Niko Janković).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Dinamo Zagreb will have 7 points to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Rijeka will stay with 9 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Dinamo Zagreb will play away with Gorica on the 13th of April with a 17-1 head to head stats in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (4 draws).
Rijeka will host Gorica on the 20th of April with a 10-7 head to head stats in favor of Gorica (3 draws).
Dinamo Zagreb – Formation
Dinamo Zagreb
60'
46'
37'
Dinamo Zagreb adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Igor Bišćan decided to play with the following team: Ivan Nevistić , Sadegh Moharrami , Stefan Ristovski , Dino Perić , Robert Ljubičić , Josip Mišić , Marko Bulat , Dario Špikić , Martin Baturina , Antonio Marin and Bruno Petković .
The home team had on the bench: Danijel Zagorac, Boško Šutalo , Maxime Bernauer, Luka Stojković, Lukas Kačavenda, Mahir Emreli , Bogdan Mykhaylichenko , Josip Drmić, Petar Sučić, Mauro Perković, Gabrijel Rukavina and Luka Menalo .
Dinamo Zagreb could not rely on the presence of Mahir Emreli (injured).
Substitutions
Dinamo Zagreb made 5 changes: Dario Špikić for Luka Menalo (72′), Marko Bulat for Bogdan Mykhaylichenko (73′), Antonio Marin for Mahir Emreli (61′), Dino Perić for Boško Šutalo (46′) and Bruno Petković for Josip Drmić (90′).
Best player: Bruno Petković
The most impressive player for Dinamo Zagreb was Bruno Petković.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 7.
Rijeka – Formation
Rijeka
Also Rijeka adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Sergej Jakirović played with: Nediljko Labrović , Danilo Filipe Melo Veiga , Niko Galešić , Matej Mitrović , Bruno Goda , Veldin Hodža , Lindon Selahi , Marco Pašalić , Niko Janković , Toni Fruk and Franjo Ivanović .
They had on the bench: Adrian Liber, Jorge Obregón , Andrija Vukčević , Martin Zlomislić, Ivan Lepinjica, Alen Grgić , Silvio Ilinković, Ivan Smolčić , Bruno Bogojević, Marijan Čabraja, Emir Dilaver and Näis Djouahra .
Rijeka could not rely on the presence of Näis Djouahra (injured).
Substitutions
Rijeka made 5 changes: Danilo Filipe Melo Veiga for Ivan Smolčić (23′), Bruno Goda for Näis Djouahra (58′), Franjo Ivanović for Jorge Obregón (58′), Niko Janković for Andrija Vukčević (46′) and Näis Djouahra for Alen Grgić (80′).
Best player: Nediljko Labrović
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rijeka was the goalkeeper: Nediljko Labrović. His rating is 7.04. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
- Dinamo Zagreb – Rijeka – 2-1
- Istra 1961 – Rudeš – 0-0
