HNK Rijeka vs NK Varazdin: result 2-1 and analysis
HNLMatchday 1Kick-off on July 20, 2019 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka
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What was the result of HNK Rijeka vs NK Varazdin?
HNK Rijeka won 2-1 on July 20, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 7′R. MurićHNK Rijeka
- 22′M. KolarićNK Varazdin
- 58′R. MurićHNK Rijeka
Official lineup for HNK Rijeka vs NK Varazdin
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
HNK Rijeka
- 7Z. Kvržić
- 17A. Čolak
- 18R. Murić
- 6I. Lepinjica
- 8T. Halilović
- 10D. Pavičić
- 4R. Punčec
- 13D. Župarić
- 27I. Tomečak
- 29M. Raspopović
- 32Andrej Prskalo
NK Varazdin
- 11Leon Benko
- 4Dario Jertec
- 9T. Turčin
- 10I. Posavec
- 18M. Kolarić
- 20N. Đurasek
- 2D. Perković
- 16M. Senić
- 17I. Miličević
- 24M. Stolnik
- 1I. Nevistić
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, HNK Rijeka have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; NK Varazdin have 10, 2 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2019 | NK Slaven Belupo(away) | 1-1 | HNL |
| May 22, 2019 | Dinamo Zagreb(away) | 3-1 | Cup |
| May 18, 2019 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb(home) | 1-0 | HNL |
| May 15, 2019 | NK Osijek(away) | 1-2 | HNL |
| May 11, 2019 | Dinamo Zagreb(home) | 0-0 | HNL |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2019 | Sesvete(away) | 1-1 | First NL |
| May 18, 2019 | Sibenik(home) | 3-1 | First NL |
| May 10, 2019 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac(away) | 1-0 | First NL |
| May 4, 2019 | Medjimurje Cakovec(home) | 4-0 | First NL |
| Apr 27, 2019 | NK Zadar(away) | 0-3 | First NL |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 HNK Rijeka win, 0 draws, 0 NK Varazdin wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2018 | NK Varazdin 1-2 HNK Rijeka | Cup |
Last archived meeting: NK Varazdin vs HNK Rijeka on Oct 31, 2018
How many goals should we expect?
HNK Rijeka score 2.2 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; NK Varazdin score 1.6 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNK Rijeka | 2.2 | 1.1 | 5 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
| NK Varazdin | 1.6 | 0.9 | 5 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
HNK Rijeka sit 6th in HNL (18 points from 12 matches) and NK Varazdin sit 5th (19 points from 13 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | NK Varazdin | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 19 |
| 6 | HNK Rijeka | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
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