Lokomotiva Zagreb vs Rijeka Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Lokomotiva Zagreb

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Lokomotiva Zagreb will play in this match following on from a 1-1 Prva Liga drawn match vs Gorica.

In that game, Lokomotiva Zagreb managed 54% possession and 12 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for Lokomotiva Zagreb was Robert Mudražija (42'). At the other end, Gorica got 3 attempts at goal with 2 of them 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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Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Slaven Belupo in Prva Liga action, Rijeka will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that game, Rijeka managed 43% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer for Rijeka was Toni Fruk (17'). At the other end, Slaven Belupo got 12 attempts at goal with 4 of them 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

An examination of their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 03/11/2023 tells us that Lokomotiva Zagreb have won 1 of these games and Rijeka 3, with the number of drawn games being 2.

Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 23 in total which averages out at 3.83 goals per match.

The previous league encounter featuring these clubs was Prva Liga match day 19 on 26/01/2025 which ended up with the score at Rijeka 4-1 Lokomotiva Zagreb.

On that day, Rijeka managed 46% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 7 on target. The goalscorers were Näis Djouahra (22', 49'), Toni Fruk (41') and Marco Pašalić (59').

Lokomotiva Zagreb got 10 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Dušan Vuković (53') scored.

The referee was 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, 21:01 03/04/2025