ZAGREB. Lokomotiva Zagreb and Rijeka draw 1-1. I. Tuci scored the first goal (27′) for Lokomotiva Zagreb. T. Fruk made it even (43′).

The match was played at the Stadion Kranjčevićeva stadium in Zagreb on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Patrik Kolarić with the support of Bojan Zobenica and Ivan Mihalj. The 4th official was Ivana Martinčić.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Lokomotiva Zagreb was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Rijeka that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rijeka was more aggressive with 12 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Rijeka to win the match​.

Lokomotiva Zagreb shot 7 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Rijeka shot 17 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Lokomotiva Zagreb received 3 yellow cards (Marin Leovac, Jon Mersinaj and Mateo Marić). Talking about the opposition, Rijeka received 2 yellow cards (Željko Sopić and Veldin Hodza).

Standings

After this match, Lokomotiva Zagreb will have 15 points to sit in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Rijeka will have 27 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Lokomotiva Zagreb will host Gorica on the 6th of April with a 8-7 head to head statistic in favor of Gorica (9 draws).

Rijeka will host Gorica on the 20th of April with a 10-8 head to head statistic in favor of Gorica (3 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: Nikola Čavlina (7.8), Karlo Bartolec (6.4), Moreno Živković (7.0), Jon Mersinaj (6.4), Marin Leovac (7.1), Art Smakaj (7.3), Mateo Marić (6.8), Fabijan Krivak (6.7), Robert Mudražija (6.7), Silvio Goričan (6.7) and Indrit Tuci (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ilija Mašić, Ivan Milićević, Branimir Kalaica (6.8), Viktor Kanižaj, Feta Fetai, Anes Krdžalić, Ivan Bulatović, Fran Žilinski (6.4), Ivan Canjuga, Vladan Bubanja (6.6) and Zvonimir Šubarić.

Lokomotiva Zagreb could not rely on the presence of Vladan Bubanja (injured).

Substitutions

Lokomotiva Zagreb made 4 changes: Fabijan Krivak for Fran Žilinski (73′), Robert Mudražija for Vladan Bubanja (81′), Karlo Bartolec for Branimir Kalaica (81′) and Art Smakaj for Ivan Canjuga (90′).

Best player: Nikola Čavlina​

The player that probably impressed the most for Lokomotiva Zagreb was the goalkeeper: Nikola Čavlina. His rating is 7.75. He performed 6 saves.

Rijeka – Formation

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

Željko Sopić played with: Nediljko Labrovic (6.7), Ivan Smolcic (7.3), Emir Dilaver (8.1), Matej Mitrovic (7.0), Bruno Goda (6.7), Veldin Hodza (6.4), Momo Yansane (7.0), Toni Fruk (7.5), Niko Jankovic (7.9), Marko Pjaca (7.3) and Franjo Ivanovic (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Steven Juncaj, Jorge Obregón (6.7), Emmanuel Banda (7.5), Martin Zlomislic, Alen Grgic (6.8), Stjepan Radeljic, Silvio Ilinkovic, Bruno Bogojevic, Marijan Cabraja and Danilo Veiga.

Rijeka could not rely on the presence of Stjepan Radeljic (injured).

Substitutions

Rijeka made 4 changes: Toni Fruk for Alen Grgic (79′), Momo Yansane for Emmanuel Banda (46′), Franjo Ivanovic for Jorge Obregón (68′) and Bruno Goda for Stjepan Radeljic (90′).

Best player: Emir Dilaver​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rijeka was Emir Dilaver.

His rating is (8.1) with 70 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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

• Lokomotiva Zagreb – Rijeka – 1-1