RIJEKA. Rijeka and Osijek didn’t manage to score any goal on Wednesday..

The match was played at the Stadion HNK Rijeka stadium in Rijeka on Wednesday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Dario Kulušić assisted by Goran Perica and Alen Jakšić. The 4th official was Marino Majstorović. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.1 degrees Celsius or 42.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Rijeka was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Osijek that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rijeka was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Rijeka to win the match​.

Rijeka shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Osijek shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Rijeka received 2 yellow cards (J. Drmic and I. Abass). Talking about the opposition, Osijek received 3 yellow cards (M. Skoric, M. Topcagic and I. Fiolic).

Standings

After playing this match, Rijeka will have 37 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Osijek will have 36 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Rijeka will host Gorica on the 11th of December with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Gorica (2 draws).

Osijek will host Šibenik on the 12th of December with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of Osijek (7 draws).

Rijeka – Formation

Rijeka started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Goran Tomić decided to play with the following team: Nediljko Labrović (6.7), Nino Galović (7.2), Darko Velkovski (7.6), Hrvoje Smolčić (8.3), Ivan Tomečak (6.8), Lindon Selahi (6.7), Domagoj Pavičić (7.2), Prince Ampem (7.3), Robert Murić (7.7), Josip Drmić (6.3) and Issah Abass (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Martin Zlomislić, Anton Krešić, Andrija Vukčević (6.7), Ivan Lepinjica, Adam Gnezda Čerin (6.9), Denis Bušnja, Jorge Obregon (6.7), Matej Vuk and Haris Vučkić (6.2).

Substitutions

Rijeka made 5 changes: I. Abass for A. Gnezda Cerin (46′), J. Drmic for J. Obregon (66′), I. Tomecak for A. Vukcevic (80′), R. Muric for H. Vuckic (80′) and D. Pavicic for A. Kresic (90′).

Best player: Hrvoje Smolčić​

The most impressive player for Rijeka was Hrvoje Smolčić.

His rating is (8.3) with 90 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Osijek – Formation

Osijek started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Nenad Bjelica played with: Marko Malenica (6.9), Slavko Bralić (6.9), Mile Škorić (7.1), Yevgen Cheberko (7.0), Mato Miloš (6.6), Ivan Fiolić (6.8), Darko Nejašmić (6.8), Petar Brlek (6.9), Petar Bočkaj (7.3), Mihret Topčagić (6.7) and Ramón Miérez (7.0).

They had on the bench: Franko Kolić, Karlo Bartolec, José Antonio Caro, Mario Jurčevič, Amer Hiroš (6.7), Marin Pilj (6.2), Šime Gržan, Damjan Bohar and Mirlind Daku (6.6).

Substitutions

Osijek made 3 changes: M. Topcagic for M. Daku (61′), I. Fiolic for M. Pilj (86′) and R. Mierez for A. Hiros (87′).

Best player: Petar Bočkaj​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Osijek was Petar Bočkaj.

His rating is (7.3) with 41 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Rijeka – Osijek – 0-0