Match Report
Varaždin went into the game 2nd in the table on 12 points; Rijeka sat 5th on 7 — a 5-point gap. Per game in the league, Varaždin were scoring 2.2 and conceding 1, Rijeka 1.25 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.65 goals per team per game.
Varaždin arrived on a run of six straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Momentum sat with Rijeka, winners of their last six, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 5 for Varaždin, 2 for Rijeka and 2 drawn, at 1.89 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 67% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
The referee was I. Vukančić, with 22 matches in our database and 1.3 yellows per game on average. The venue was Stadion Anđelko Herjavec, with room for 10,800 spectators. On the scoreboard, Varaždin led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Varaždin: Ivan Mamut (20'), Ivan Mamut (31')
Key stats
Possession: Varaždin 38% · Rijeka 62% · Total shots: 8-15 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 2-9