Match Report
Varaždin went into the game 4th in the table on 15 points; Rijeka sat 5th on 14 — a 1-point gap. Per game in the league, Varaždin were scoring 1.63 and conceding 0.88, Rijeka 1.86 and 1, against a competition average of 1.58 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 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