📊 Form Guide

Lokomotiva Zagreb

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Lokomotiva Zagreb will play in this game coming off the back of a 1-1 Prva Liga drawn match against Gorica.

In that match, Lokomotiva Zagreb managed 54% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 5 on target. The only player to score for Lokomotiva Zagreb was Robert Mudražija (42'). On the other side, Gorica got 3 shots on goal with 2 on target. Merveil Ndockyt (30') scored for Gorica.

Silvijo Čabraja's Lokomotiva Zagreb have managed to score a sum total of 9 times over their preceding 6 outings. The comparative tally of goals that have been scored against them in those games amounts to 8.

Their previous form shows that Lokomotiva Zagreb:

• are winless against Rijeka in their last 3 league matches.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 5 league matches at home.

Rijeka

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Since being beaten in their last game against Slaven Belupo in Prva Liga competition, Rijeka and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Rijeka managed 43% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Rijeka was Toni Fruk (17'). Slaven Belupo got 12 shots on goal with 4 on target. Alen Grgić (64') and Ivan Dolček (76') scored for Slaven Belupo.

A series of hard-working performances from the Rijeka defensive unit has seen their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 3 from their last 6 fixtures overall. During the same period of time, their own attack force has managed to score 11. That kind of trend won’t necessarily be sustained into this next game, though.

Their past results show that Rijeka:

• are winless against Lokomotiva Zagreb when having played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
• have not won away from home in their last 2 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 03/11/2023 tells us that Lokomotiva Zagreb have won 1 of them and Rijeka 3, with the tally of draws being 2.

There were also goals galore in those games, with 23 overall at an average of 3.83 goals per meeting.

The last league match between these clubs was Prva Liga match day 19 on 26/01/2025 when it ended Rijeka 4-1 Lokomotiva Zagreb.

In that game, Rijeka managed 46% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Goals were scored by Näis Djouahra (22', 49'), Toni Fruk (41') and Marco Pašalić (59').

At the other end, Lokomotiva Zagreb had 10 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Dušan Vuković (53') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Dario Bel.

🔮 Prediction

Lokomotiva Zagreb will really need to work well to find the net against this Rijeka outfit who we think will likely just have the edge.

That’s why we have predicted a very even match with a 0-1 winning margin for Rijeka when the referee blows for full-time.

A close call.

Peter Guest, 13:01 06/04/2025