RIJEKA. Rijeka was in the end too good for Gorica with the goal of Marko Pjaca (68′), Mirko Maric (80′) and B. Goda (89′). Rijeka was truly better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadion HNK Rijeka stadium in Rijeka on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 7,103 spectators. The referee was Mateo Erceg assisted by Luka Pušić and Vice Vidović. The 4th official was . The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.78 degrees Celsius or 56.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Rijeka was in firm control of the ball 63% while Gorica was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rijeka was more aggressive with 94 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rijeka won the match.
Rijeka shot 28 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Gorica shot 6 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Rijeka received 3 yellow cards (Dejan Petrovic, I. Smolčić and Toni Fruk). Talking about the opposition, Gorica received 3 yellow cards (Luka Kapulica, Jurica Prsir and Josip Mitrovic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Rijeka has 71 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Gorica will stays with 35 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Rijeka will play away with Lokomotiva Zagreb on the 27th of April with a 30-14 head to head stats in favor of Rijeka (8 draws).
Gorica will host Osijek on the 27th of April with a 10-7 head to head stats in favor of Osijek (6 draws).
Rijeka – Formation
Rijeka
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Rijeka started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Željko Sopić decided to play with the following team: N. Labrović , I. Smolčić , Niko Galesic , Stjepan Radeljic , B. Goda , Dejan Petrovic , Marco Pasalic , V. Hodža , Toni Fruk , Niko Jankovic and Jorge Obregón .
The home team had on the bench: Matej Mitrovic, E. Banda, Martin Zlomislic, Marko Pjaca , Alen Grgic, Mirko Maric , Bruno Bogojevic , Marijan Cabraja, Emir Dilaver, Danilo Veiga , Franjo Ivanovic and Momo Yansane.
Substitutions
Rijeka made 5 changes: Niko Jankovic for Franjo Ivanovic (46′), Jorge Obregón for Mirko Maric (53′), V. Hodža for Marko Pjaca (53′), Marco Pasalic for Danilo Veiga (76′) and Toni Fruk for Bruno Bogojevic (86′).
Player of the match: B. Goda
The player that probably impressed the most for Rijeka was B. Goda.
His rating is with 1 goal, 58 passes (78% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.
Gorica – Formation
Gorica
Gorica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rajko Vidovic played with: Ivan Banic , Kresimir Krizmanic , Mario Maloca , Mateo Les , Dino Stiglec , Marko Soldo , Filip Mrzljak , Josip Mitrovic , Jurica Prsir , Gabriel Rukavina and Nikola Vujnovic .
These were the players on the bench: Ante Matej Juric , Sven Blummel, Lenny Ilecic, Jan Paolo Debijadji, Alexander Munksgaard , L. Vrzić , Luka Kapulica , Mario Matkovic, Đ. Đekić, Bozidar Radosevic, Valentino Majstorovic and Sekou Matar Sagna.
Substitutions
Gorica made 4 changes: Gabriel Rukavina for Valentino Majstorovic (60′), Kresimir Krizmanic for Alexander Munksgaard (60′), Josip Mitrovic for Ante Matej Juric (74′) and Marko Soldo for Luka Kapulica (74′).
Player of the match: Mario Maloca
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Gorica was Mario Maloca.
His rating is with 41 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 2.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
- Rijeka – Gorica – 3-0
- Lokomotiva Zagreb – Dinamo Zagreb – 0-1
