Rijeka vs Slaven Belupo Live Stream, Predictions

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Rijeka

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Rijeka head into this game following on from a 0-0 Prva Liga stalemate vs Slaven Belupo.

It’s not been often in recent games where Rijeka have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that Rijeka have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 games, leaking 7 goals in the process.

Coming into this fixture, Rijeka have not lost a league tie with Slaven Belupo in their last 4 games.

Slaven Belupo

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Over the course of 5 of the past six clashes involving Slaven Belupo, a comparatively low number of goals have been scored between them and opposing sides. The overall average goals scored per game within that spell comes out as a paltry 1.5, with the average goals for Farmaceuti standing at 0.33. We will have to see whether or not that trend will be continued on into this next match.

Pre-game facts show that Slaven Belupo:

• have not emerged victorious against Rijeka when they have played them away from home in the previous 20 matches in the league. Imagine their relief when they finally get an away win.
• are without an away win for the past 3 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

Looking over their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 09/02/2020 shows us that Rijeka have won 4 of them & Slaven Belupo 1, with the number of draws standing at 1.

A total of 12 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 9 for Riječki bijeli and 3 for Farmaceuti. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.

The last league contest featuring these sides was Prva Liga match day 34 on 12/05/2021 and the score finished Slaven Belupo 0-2 Rijeka.

On that occasion, Slaven Belupo managed 50% possession and 15 shots at goal with 2 on target.

At the other end, Rijeka got 12 shots on goal with 6 on target. Andrijašević (40') and Josip Drmić (69') scored.

The referee was Fran Jović.

🗞️ Team News: Rijeka

The Rijeka boss Goran Tomić will be grateful not to have any fitness worries at all before this clash with a fully healthy group to choose from.

🗞️ Team News: Slaven Belupo

Thanks to a fully injury-free squad available to select from, the Slaven Belupo boss Dean Klafurić doesn’t have any fitness concerns at all coming into this clash.

💡 Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Rijeka certainly have the ability to create the chances to score more than once against Slaven Belupo, who will not find it easy to find the back of the net.

Our tip is for a controlled 2-0 margin for Rijeka at the end of this one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 23:31 06/09/2021