RIJEKA. Rijeka conquers Gorica 1-0 after M. Pasalic scored just 1 goal (7′).

The match was played at the Stadion HNK Rijeka stadium in Rijeka on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,776 spectators.​ The referee was Duje Strukan who had the assistance of Dino Knez and Deni Grofelnik. The 4th official was Marino Majstrović. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.92 degrees Celsius or 66.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

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 52% of the time vs. Gorica that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rijeka was putting more pressure with 94 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rijeka won the match​.

Rijeka shot 23 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Gorica shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Rijeka received 2 yellow cards (Marco Pasalic and Lindon Selahi). Regarding the opposition, Gorica received 2 yellow cards (Alexander Munksgaard and Filip Mrzljak).

Standings

After playing this match, Rijeka will have 26 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Gorica will stay with 19 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Rijeka will host Gorica on the 20th of April with a 10-8 head to head in favor of Gorica (3 draws).

Gorica will host Istra 1961 on the 25th of May with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of Gorica (8 draws).

Rijeka – Formation

Rijeka started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Željko Sopić decided to play with the following team: Nediljko Labrovic (7.0), Ivan Smolcic (7.5), Emir Dilaver (7.3), Matej Mitrovic (8.2), Bruno Goda (7.9), Lindon Selahi (7.5), Marco Pasalic (7.5), Toni Fruk (7.7), Niko Jankovic (7.8), Marko Pjaca (7.7) and Momo Yansane (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Steven Juncaj, Jorge Obregón (7.0), Emmanuel Banda (6.7), Martin Zlomislic, Alen Grgic, Veldin Hodza (6.8), Stjepan Radeljic (7.0), Silvio Ilinkovic, Bruno Bogojevic, Marijan Cabraja and Danilo Veiga.

Substitutions

Rijeka made 4 changes: Momo Yansane for Jorge Obregón (71′), Toni Fruk for Emmanuel Banda (86′), Marko Pjaca for Stjepan Radeljic (86′) and Marco Pasalic for Veldin Hodza (80′).

Best player: Matej Mitrovic​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rijeka was Matej Mitrovic even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 64 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

Gorica – Formation

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

Dinko Jeličić played with: Ivan Banić (8.4), Alexander Munksgaard (6.6), Mario Maloča (7.3), Krešimir Krizmanić (7.1), Dino Štiglec (7.1), Filip Mrzljak (7.1), Marko Soldo (7.1), Nikola Vujnović (6.8), Merveil Ndockyt (7.0), Josip Mitrović (7.3) and Ante Matej Jurić (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Mateo Leš, Sven Blummel, Jurica Pršir (7.0), Lenny Ilečić (6.4), Jan Paolo Debijađi, Momčilo Raspopović, Luka Kapulica (7.0), Martin Šroler (6.4), Mario Matković, Ino Vuko, Božidar Radošević and Tim Matavž (6.3).

Substitutions

Gorica made 5 changes: Filip Mrzljak for Martin Šroler (83′), Ante Matej Jurić for Tim Matavž (46′), Nikola Vujnović for Lenny Ilečić (46′), Marko Soldo for Jurica Pršir (64′) and Josip Mitrović for Luka Kapulica (69′).

Best player: Ivan Banić​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Gorica was the goalkeeper: Ivan Banić. His rating is 8.36. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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

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