HNK Rijeka vs HNK Gorica

HNK Rijeka

1 - 0

HNK Gorica

🕒 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:45 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Dario Bel 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

HNK Rijeka 4 · HNK Gorica 7

Referee Stats

Dario Bel

15 matches · 3.60 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.60
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.53
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	47%
Draws	20%
Away wins	33%

Team Overview

HNK Rijeka (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-4

Goals For / Against

29 / 15

Avg: 1.61 / 0.83

Points

Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

HNK Gorica (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-5-9

Goals For / Against

17 / 25

Avg: 0.94 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 0.94

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

1.78

PPG

0.94

1.61

0.94

0.83

1.39

39%

O2.5

39%

33%

BTTS

50%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

HNK Rijeka rank4th

HNK Gorica rank7th

HNK Rijeka points53

HNK Gorica points41

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.

HNK Gorica: #7 · 41 pts · GD -8

27 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 2 pts from safety.

12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

HNK Rijeka last 5 home

W W D L L

Points7/15

Weighted index67

Goals5-4

Record2-1-2

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 last 5 away

L L W L D

Points4/15

Weighted index22

Goals3-6

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

HNK Rijeka trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.528%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 11%

HNK Gorica trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

HNK Rijeka score at home67%

HNK Rijeka clean sheet at home50%

HNK Gorica score away56%

HNK Gorica clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

HNK Rijeka score first50%

HNK Rijeka win after scoring first78%

HNK Gorica score first33%

HNK Gorica win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: HNK Rijeka 50% · HNK Gorica 25%

Avg first goal minute: HNK Rijeka 35.4' · HNK Gorica 24.0'

Vs league average

HNK Rijeka score at home1.61 vs 1.46

HNK Rijeka concede at home0.83 vs 1.20

HNK Gorica score away0.94 vs 1.20

HNK Gorica concede away1.39 vs 1.46

HNK Rijeka score 10% above league average, while HNK Gorica score 21% below league average.

Defensive side: HNK Rijeka are 31% below league average at home, and HNK Gorica are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

HNK Rijeka goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

0-15 5

31-45 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

0-15 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

46-60 0

HNK Gorica goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

31-45 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

61-75 2

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

61-75 5

0-15 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ V. Pelko

1st substitution · For: F. Cuic

47'

47' D. Petrovič

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Jurič

Normal Goal · Assist: Tiago Dantas

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ N. Janković

1st substitution · For: L. Menalo

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ D. Pavičić

2nd substitution · For: I. Fiolić

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ O. Bakić

3rd substitution · For: L. Vrzić

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ A. Jurič

2nd substitution · For: D. Čop

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ J. Pršir

4th substitution · For: M. Gashi

82'

82' M. Leš

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ S. Vignato

3rd substitution · For: M. Ndockyt

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ A. Oreč

4th substitution · For: J. Lasickas

90'

90' I. Fiolić

90+4'

90+4' J. Lasickas

HNK Rijeka vs HNK Gorica 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

HNK Rijeka beat HNK Gorica 1-0 on Sunday, 21 December 2025 in HNL. The match was refereed by Dario Bel. It was played at unknown.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: HNK Gorica made their 1st substitution at 46', with V. Pelko replacing F. Cuic. D. Petrovič received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 47'. HNK Rijeka took the lead at 53' when A. Jurič scored, with the assist credited to Tiago Dantas, making the score 1-0. HNK Rijeka made their 1st substitution at 59', with N. Janković replacing L. Menalo. HNK Gorica made their 2nd substitution at 68', with D. Pavičić replacing I. Fiolić. HNK Gorica made their 3rd substitution at 68', with O. Bakić replacing L. Vrzić. HNK Rijeka made their 2nd substitution at 70', with A. Jurič replacing D. Čop. HNK Gorica made their 4th substitution at 81', with J. Pršir replacing M. Gashi. M. Leš received a yellow card for HNK Gorica at 82'. HNK Rijeka made their 3rd substitution at 82', with S. Vignato replacing M. Ndockyt. HNK Rijeka made their 4th substitution at 82', with A. Oreč replacing J. Lasickas. I. Fiolić received a yellow card for HNK Gorica at 90'. J. Lasickas received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 90+4'.

HNK Rijeka used 4 substitutions while HNK Gorica used 4 substitutions. HNK Rijeka got 2 yellow cards, while HNK Gorica got 2 yellow cards.