📏 Form Guide

Rijeka

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Rijeka head into this fixture coming off the back of a 1-1 Prva Liga drawn match vs Šibenik.

In that game, Rijeka managed 61% possession and 17 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. The only player to score for Rijeka was Toni Fruk (16'). For their opponents, Sibenik had 8 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Ivan Santini (39') scored for Šibenik.

A recurring aspect of more recent Rijeka games is the high number of scores with a nil in them.

Taking their previous six clashes leading up to this one, in 5 of them a wager on BTTS would've been a losing one. That sort of pattern might not be carried forward into this game, though.

A look at their previous results shows us that Rijeka:

• are unbeaten in the league by Hajduk Split in their previous 5 matches.
• have not beaten Hajduk Split in their previous 2 matches in the league.
• have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches at home.

Hajduk Split

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Hajduk Split will go into this game after a 2-1 Prva Liga win with the defeat of Gorica in their previous outing.

In that game, Hajduk Split managed 38% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The scorer for Hajduk Split was Jan Mlakar (22'). At the other end, Gorica had 10 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. Ivan Banić (68' Own goal) and Martin Šlogar (92') scored for Gorica.

Over the course of their previous 6 outings, Hajduk Split have helped themselves to a total of 12 goals. Hajduk Split have also not failed to score on each one of those occasions. Over that period, their defenders have had 7 goals go against them.

Looking at their past form shows that Hajduk Split:

• haven't beaten Rijeka when they have played them away from home in the previous 4 matches in the league. Not good.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 2 away league matches.
• have not won away from home in their last 3 league games.

👥 Head to head

A look at their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 30/07/2023 shows that Rijeka have won 3 of these and Hajduk Split 1, with the tally of drawn results standing at 2.

In all, 10 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 6 from Riječki bijeli and 4 for Bili. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.67.

The last league fixture between these sides was Prva Liga match day 17 on 15/12/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Hajduk Split 2-2 Rijeka.

In that game, Hajduk Split had 63% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Anthony Kalik (7', 36').

At the other end, Rijeka got 10 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Niko Janković (12') and Lindon Selahi (46') scored.

The referee was Mateo Erceg.

ℹ️ Team News: Rijeka

It doesn’t get much better regarding selection, with just a single fitness concern for the Rijeka gaffer Radomir Đalović to be concerned about thanks to an otherwise robust group of players. 2   (HNK Rijeka) won’t play.

🗞️ Team News: Hajduk Split

Out of a mainly healthy squad, there is just a single fitness issue for the Hajduk Split gaffer Gennaro Gattuso to be concerned with. 1   (Hajduk Split) misses out for this game.

🧠 Prediction

We feel that over the course of the game, Hajduk Split will have to work hard as a team to get anything against this Rijeka outfit who should score & stay on top.

We’re going for a very even contest with a 1-0 winning score for Rijeka at the end of the match.

We’ll see what happens.

Renata Leite, 16:01 16/03/2025