Match Report
Rijeka went into the game 84th in the table on 13 points; Astra sat 141st on 10 — a 3-point gap. Astra had been under-performing their position — 1765th on five-round form against 141st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Rijeka 1.8 scored and 0.8 conceded per game, Astra 3 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.64.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Rijeka. Over the last five, Rijeka had taken 11 of 15 points to Astra's 4.
Stadion HNK Rijeka in Rijeka, capacity 12,600, hosted the game. Rijeka led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-1 full-time score.


