ZAGREB. Dinamo Zagreb snatched a late win Rijeka 1-0 after F. Brodić scored a penalty (90′). Dinamo Zagreb took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stadion Maksimir stadium in Zagreb on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 17,269 spectators. The referee was Dario Bel who had the assistance of Goran Pataki and Marjan Tomas. The 4th official was Zdenko Lovrić. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 11.35 degrees Celsius or 52.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 10 Total 6
- 3 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 110 Attack 98
- 59 Dangerous attack 34
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Dinamo Zagreb was in firm control of the ball 60% while Rijeka was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Dinamo Zagreb was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dinamo Zagreb won the match.
Dinamo Zagreb shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Rijeka shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Dinamo Zagreb didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Rijeka received 5 yellow cards (Bruno Goda, Toni Fruk, Marko Pjaca, Željko Sopić and Franjo Ivanovic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Dinamo Zagreb has 47 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Rijeka will stays with 50 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Dinamo Zagreb will play away with Lokomotiva Zagreb on the 12th of August with a 41-5 head to head statistic in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (6 draws).
Rijeka will host Varaždin on the 2nd of March with a 17-6 head to head stats in favor of Rijeka (9 draws).
Dinamo Zagreb – Formation
Dinamo Zagreb
86'
90'Dinamo Zagreb adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Sergej Jakirović decided to play with the following team: Ivan Nevistić , Stefan Ristovski , Maxime Bernauer , Kévin Théophile-Catherine , Mauro Perković , Petar Sučić , Josip Mišić , Takuro Kaneko , Martin Baturina , Arbër Hoxha and Bruno Petkovic .
The home team had on the bench: Danijel Zagorac, Boško Šutalo, Arijan Ademi , Moreno Živković, Sandro Kulenović, Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel , Fran Brodić , Tibor Halilovic, Gabriel Vidović and Dario Špikić .
Substitutions
Dinamo Zagreb made 5 changes: Takuro Kaneko for Dario Špikić (58′), Bruno Petkovic for Fran Brodić (75′), Arbër Hoxha for Gabriel Vidović (75′), Petar Sučić for Arijan Ademi (58′) and Stefan Ristovski for Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (86′).
Player of the match: Stefan Ristovski
The most impressive player for Dinamo Zagreb was Stefan Ristovski even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 36 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Rijeka – Formation
Rijeka
74'
Also Rijeka adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Željko Sopić played with: Nediljko Labrovic , Ivan Smolcic , Matej Mitrovic , Stjepan Radeljic , Bruno Bogojevic , Veldin Hodza , Lindon Selahi , Alen Grgic , Toni Fruk , Marko Pjaca and Franjo Ivanovic .
These were the players on the bench: Bruno Goda , Niko Galesic , Jorge Obregón, Emmanuel Banda, Martin Zlomislic, Dejan Petrovic , Mirko Marić , Marijan Cabraja, Emir Dilaver, Danilo Veiga, Marco Pasalic and Momo Yansane.
Substitutions
Rijeka made 5 changes: Franjo Ivanovic for Mirko Marić (46′), Bruno Bogojevic for Bruno Goda (76′), Toni Fruk for Dejan Petrovic (76′), Alen Grgic for Marco Pasalic (60′) and Lindon Selahi for Niko Galesic (86′).
Player of the match: Stjepan Radeljic
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rijeka was Stjepan Radeljic.
His rating is with 48 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
- Gorica – Slaven Koprivnica – 1-0
- Dinamo Zagreb – Rijeka – 1-0
