RIJEKA. Lokomotiva Zagreb overcome Rijeka to win 2-1. It was Lokomotiva Zagreb to strike first with a goal of I. Milicevic at the 16′. Then M. Dabro scored again for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 59′ minute with a goal. Eventually, J. Drmic reduced the distance for Rijeka with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​

The match was played at the Stadion HNK Rijeka stadium in Rijeka on Wednesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Dario Kulušić with the help of Ivan Mihalj and Vice Vidović. The 4th official was Jakov Titlić. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15 degrees Celsius or 58.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Rijeka was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Lokomotiva Zagreb that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rijeka was more aggressive with 86 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Lokomotiva Zagreb managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Rijeka shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Lokomotiva Zagreb shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Rijeka received 3 yellow cards (J. Escoval, R. Jurisic and J. Obregon). Regarding the opposition, Lokomotiva Zagreb received 3 yellow cards (E. Cokaj, M. Dabro and B. Cipetic).

Standings

After this encounter, Rijeka will stay with 24 points like Osijek to stay in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Lokomotiva Zagreb will have 18 points to move down in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Rijeka will play away with Lokomotiva Zagreb on the 24th of October with a 23-12 head to head statistic in favor of Rijeka (7 draws).

Lokomotiva Zagreb will host Rijeka on the 24th of October with a 23-12 head to head stats in favor of Rijeka (7 draws).

Rijeka – Formation

Rijeka adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Goran Tomić decided to play with the following team: Martin Zlomislić (6.2), João Escoval (6.5), Darko Velkovski (6.8), Anton Krešić (7.1), Andrija Vukčević (7.6), Adrian Liber (7.0), Adam Gnezda Čerin (7.4), Robert Murić (5.9), Haris Vučkić (6.7), Issah Abass (6.8) and Josip Drmić (8.0).

The home team had on the bench: Nediljko Labrović, Roko Jurišić (6.7), Ivan Lepinjica (6.5), Domagoj Pavičić, Mato Stanić, Prince Ampem (6.8), Jorge Obregon (6.1), Matej Vuk (7.0) and Hrvoje Smolčić.

Substitutions

Rijeka made 5 changes: J. Escoval for J. Obregon (46′), A. Liber for P. O. Ampem (46′), H. Vuckic for M. Vuk (62′), I. Abass for R. Jurisic (62′) and D. Velkovski for I. Lepinjica (71′).

Best player: Josip Drmić​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rijeka was Josip Drmić.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Lokomotiva Zagreb – Formation

Also Lokomotiva Zagreb adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Regarding the opposition, Silvijo Čabraja played with: Ivan Nevistić (6.7), Branimir Cipetić (7.1), Jon Mersinaj (7.1), Justin De Haas (6.9), Ivan Milićević (7.8), Enis Çokaj (7.1), Mateo Marić (6.8), Ibrahim Aliyu (7.3), Lukas Kačavenda (6.6), Silvio Goričan (6.9) and Marko Dabro (7.1).

They had on the bench: Krševan Santini, Mario Musa, Josip Pivarić (6.3), Marko Đira, Raul Florucz (6.4), Arber Hoxha, Sandro Kulenović (7.0), Luka Stojković and Marko Vranjković.

Substitutions

Lokomotiva Zagreb made 3 changes: S. Gorican for S. Kulenovic (75′), M. Dabro for J. Pivaric (80′) and A. Ibrahim for R. A. Florucz (86′).

Best player: Ivan Milićević​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lokomotiva Zagreb was Ivan Milićević.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 28 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Rijeka – Lokomotiva Zagreb – 1-2