HNK Rijeka vs HNK Gorica

HNK Rijeka

2 - 0

HNK Gorica

🕒 Sat, 23 May 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Duje Strukan 🔁 Regular Season - 36 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 36

Regular Season Table

HNK Rijeka 4 · HNK Gorica 7

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

HNK Rijeka outshot their opponent (21-3).
HNK Rijeka controlled possession (59%).
HNK Rijeka had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

434

306

Passes Accurate

361

239

Passes %

83%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

54'

54' H. I. Moustapha

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ D. Pavičić

1st substitution · For: T. Epailly

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ S. Kučiš

2nd substitution · For: O. Bakić

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ M. Ndockyt

1st substitution · For: L. Kitin

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Gojak

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Oreč

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ B. Bogojević

3rd substitution · For: S. Wisdom

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ T. Fruk

2nd substitution · For: D. Adu-Adjei

78'

78' O. Bakić

79'

79' A. Erceg

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ H. I. Moustapha

4th substitution · For: L. Vrzić

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

A. Gojak

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Bodetić

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Tiago Dantas

3rd substitution · For: D. Petrovič

HNK Rijeka vs HNK Gorica 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

HNK Rijeka beat HNK Gorica 2-0 on Saturday, 23 May 2026 in HNL. The match was refereed by Duje Strukan. It was played at unknown.

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

Second half: H. I. Moustapha received a yellow card for HNK Gorica at 54'. HNK Gorica made their 1st substitution at 57', with D. Pavičić replacing T. Epailly. HNK Gorica made their 2nd substitution at 58', with S. Kučiš replacing O. Bakić. HNK Rijeka made their 1st substitution at 62', with M. Ndockyt replacing L. Kitin. HNK Rijeka took the lead at 65' when A. Gojak scored, with the assist credited to A. Oreč, making the score 1-0. HNK Gorica made their 3rd substitution at 72', with B. Bogojević replacing S. Wisdom. HNK Rijeka made their 2nd substitution at 76', with T. Fruk replacing D. Adu-Adjei. O. Bakić received a yellow card for HNK Gorica at 78'. A. Erceg received a yellow card for HNK Gorica at 79'. HNK Gorica made their 4th substitution at 83', with H. I. Moustapha replacing L. Vrzić. HNK Rijeka extended the lead at 84' when A. Gojak scored, with the assist credited to N. Bodetić, making the score 2-0. HNK Rijeka made their 3rd substitution at 87', with Tiago Dantas replacing D. Petrovič.

HNK Rijeka used 3 substitutions while HNK Gorica used 4 substitutions. HNK Gorica got 3 yellow cards.