HNK Gorica vs HNK Rijeka

HNK Gorica

4 - 0

HNK Rijeka

🕒 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:45 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Duje Strukan 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

HNK Gorica 7 · HNK Rijeka 4

Referee Stats

Duje Strukan

17 matches · 4.29 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.29
Reds avg	0.24
Penalties avg	0.24
Over 4.5 cards	53%
Home wins	65%
Draws	24%
Away wins	12%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-11).
HNK Rijeka controlled possession (57%).
HNK Gorica had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

HNK Gorica (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-8

Goals For / Against

23 / 23

Avg: 1.28 / 1.28

Points

Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

HNK Rijeka (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 21

Avg: 1.11 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

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

1.11

1.28

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

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

348

450

Passes Accurate

265

376

Passes %

76%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Erceg

Normal Goal · Assist: Iker Pozo

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Vignato

1st substitution · For: A. Gojak

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

B. Bogojević

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Pršir

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ T. Morchiladze

2nd substitution · For: Tiago Dantas

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ B. Pavic

3rd substitution · For: D. Adu-Adjei

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ VAR

A. Erceg

Penalty confirmed

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

B. Bogojević

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Čabraja

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ D. Legbo

4th substitution · For: N. Bodetić

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ T. Fruk

5th substitution · For: G. Rukavina

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ J. Pršir

1st substitution · For: T. Epailly

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

B. Bogojević

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Epailly

79'

79' J. Filipović

83'

83' G. Rukavina

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ B. Bogojević

2nd substitution · For: L. Vrzić

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ D. Pavičić

3rd substitution · For: S. Kučiš

86'

86' A. Barco

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ A. Erceg

4th substitution · For: M. Gashi

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ Iker Pozo

5th substitution · For: O. Bakić

HNK Gorica vs HNK Rijeka 4-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

HNK Gorica beat HNK Rijeka 4-0 on Sunday, 22 March 2026 in HNL. The match was refereed by Duje Strukan. It was played at unknown.

First half: HNK Gorica took the lead at 12' when A. Erceg scored, with the assist credited to Iker Pozo, making the score 1-0.

Second half: HNK Rijeka made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Vignato replacing A. Gojak. HNK Gorica extended the lead at 52' when B. Bogojević scored, with the assist credited to J. Pršir, making the score 2-0. HNK Rijeka made their 2nd substitution at 56', with T. Morchiladze replacing Tiago Dantas. HNK Rijeka made their 3rd substitution at 56', with B. Pavic replacing D. Adu-Adjei. VAR intervened at 65' for HNK Gorica (Penalty confirmed). HNK Gorica extended the lead at 70' when B. Bogojević scored, with the assist credited to M. Čabraja, making the score 3-0. HNK Rijeka made their 4th substitution at 71', with D. Legbo replacing N. Bodetić. HNK Rijeka made their 5th substitution at 72', with T. Fruk replacing G. Rukavina. HNK Gorica made their 1st substitution at 72', with J. Pršir replacing T. Epailly. HNK Gorica extended the lead at 76' when B. Bogojević scored, with the assist credited to T. Epailly, making the score 4-0. J. Filipović received a yellow card for HNK Gorica at 79'. G. Rukavina received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 83'. HNK Gorica made their 2nd substitution at 84', with B. Bogojević replacing L. Vrzić. HNK Gorica made their 3rd substitution at 84', with D. Pavičić replacing S. Kučiš. A. Barco received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 86'. HNK Gorica made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with A. Erceg replacing M. Gashi. HNK Gorica made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with Iker Pozo replacing O. Bakić.

HNK Gorica used 5 substitutions while HNK Rijeka used 5 substitutions. HNK Gorica got 1 yellow card, while HNK Rijeka got 2 yellow cards.