HNK Gorica vs HNK Rijeka

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🕒 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:45 Europe/London 📍 ŠRC Velika Gorica 🧑‍⚖️ Patrik Kolarić 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 9
Regular Season Table
HNK Gorica 7 · HNK Rijeka 4
Referee Stats
19 matches · 4.16 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.16
Reds avg 0.05
Penalties avg 0.58
Over 4.5 cards 26%
Home wins 42%
Draws 32%
Away wins 26%

Team Overview

HNK Gorica (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 7-3-8

Goals For / Against

23 / 23
Avg: 1.28 / 1.28

Points

24
Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
HNK Rijeka (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 5-6-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 21
Avg: 1.11 / 1.17

Points

21
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this HNL fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.33
PPG
1.17
1.28
GF
1.11
1.28
GA
1.17
50%
O2.5
44%
50%
BTTS
44%
56%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

HNK Gorica rank7th
HNK Rijeka rank4th
HNK Gorica points41
HNK Rijeka points53
HNK Gorica: #7 · 41 pts · GD -8
27 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 2 pts from safety.
HNK Rijeka: #4 · 53 pts · GD +13
15 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

HNK Gorica last 5 home

W L W L W
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals8-4
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

HNK Rijeka last 5 away

D W L D W
Points8/15
Weighted index49
Goals7-3
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

HNK Gorica trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.544%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 17%

HNK Rijeka trend breakdown

Over 2.544%
BTTS44%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

HNK Gorica score at home78%
HNK Gorica clean sheet at home33%
HNK Rijeka score away61%
HNK Rijeka clean sheet away28%

First-goal patterns

HNK Gorica score first56%
HNK Gorica win after scoring first70%
HNK Rijeka score first39%
HNK Rijeka win after scoring first57%
Comeback rate after conceding first: HNK Gorica 13% · HNK Rijeka 33%
Avg first goal minute: HNK Gorica 25.5' · HNK Rijeka 18.6'

Vs league average

HNK Gorica score at home1.28 vs 1.46
HNK Gorica concede at home1.28 vs 1.20
HNK Rijeka score away1.11 vs 1.20
HNK Rijeka concede away1.17 vs 1.46
HNK Gorica score 13% below league average, while HNK Rijeka score 7% below league average.
Defensive side: HNK Gorica are 6% above league average at home, and HNK Rijeka are 20% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

HNK Gorica goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
0-15 7
31-45 4
16-30 3
46-60 3
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
61-75 6
0-15 4
46-60 4
76-90+ 3
16-30 1

HNK Rijeka goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
0-15 5
16-30 4
61-75 3
31-45 2
76-90+ 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 3
46-60 3
31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
22'
22' Goal · 0-1
Tiago Dantas
Normal Goal
33'
33' Iker Pozo
50'
50' D. Petrovič
59'
59' D. Pavičić
1st substitution · For: L. Vrzić
60'
60' Ante Kavelj
2nd substitution · For: O. Bakić
63'
63' Dominik Thaqi
1st substitution · For: L. Menalo
63'
63' D. Čop
2nd substitution · For: D. Adu-Adjei
67'
67' Goal · 0-2
T. Fruk
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Adu-Adjei
69'
69' T. Fruk
3rd substitution · For: N. Janković
69'
69' Tiago Dantas
4th substitution · For: A. Gojak
70'
70' E. Durakovic
3rd substitution · For: M. Gashi
78'
78' J. Pršir
4th substitution · For: I. Fiolić
79'
79' Goal · 1-2
F. Cuic
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Gashi
82'
82' Goal · 1-3
D. Adu-Adjei
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Radeljić
90+2'
90+2' J. Lasickas
5th substitution · For: L. Kitin

HNK Gorica vs HNK Rijeka 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

HNK Rijeka beat HNK Gorica 3-1 on Sunday, 05 October 2025 in HNL. The match was refereed by Patrik Kolarić. It was played at ŠRC Velika Gorica.

First half: HNK Rijeka took the lead at 22' when Tiago Dantas scored, making the score 0-1. Iker Pozo received a yellow card for HNK Gorica at 33'.

Second half: D. Petrovič received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 50'. HNK Gorica made their 1st substitution at 59', with D. Pavičić replacing L. Vrzić. HNK Gorica made their 2nd substitution at 60', with Ante Kavelj replacing O. Bakić. HNK Rijeka made their 1st substitution at 63', with Dominik Thaqi replacing L. Menalo. HNK Rijeka made their 2nd substitution at 63', with D. Čop replacing D. Adu-Adjei. HNK Rijeka extended the lead at 67' when T. Fruk scored, with the assist credited to D. Adu-Adjei, making the score 0-2. HNK Rijeka made their 3rd substitution at 69', with T. Fruk replacing N. Janković. HNK Rijeka made their 4th substitution at 69', with Tiago Dantas replacing A. Gojak. HNK Gorica made their 3rd substitution at 70', with E. Durakovic replacing M. Gashi. HNK Gorica made their 4th substitution at 78', with J. Pršir replacing I. Fiolić. HNK Gorica reduced the deficit at 79' when F. Cuic scored, with the assist credited to M. Gashi, making the score 1-2. HNK Rijeka extended the lead at 82' when D. Adu-Adjei scored, with the assist credited to S. Radeljić, making the score 1-3. HNK Rijeka made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with J. Lasickas replacing L. Kitin.

HNK Gorica used 4 substitutions while HNK Rijeka used 5 substitutions. HNK Gorica got 1 yellow card, while HNK Rijeka got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games32
Home Wins11
Draws4
Away Wins17
Over 2.5 Goals13 (40.6%)
BTTS12 (37.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games16
Home Wins6
Draws3
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals6 (37.5%)
BTTS5 (31.3%)

HNK Gorica vs HNK Rijeka Head-to-Head History by Season