HNK Rijeka vs NK Slaven Belupo

2 - 0
🕒 Sun, 03 Aug 2025 17:45 Europe/London 📍 Stadion HNK Rijeka 🧑‍⚖️ Igor Pajač 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 1
Regular Season Table
HNK Rijeka 4 · NK Slaven Belupo 8
Referee Stats
12 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 58%
Home wins 33%
Draws 17%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

HNK Rijeka (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 9-5-4

Goals For / Against

29 / 15
Avg: 1.61 / 0.83

Points

32
Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

6
NK Slaven Belupo (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 2-6-10

Goals For / Against

20 / 36
Avg: 1.11 / 2.00

Points

12
Avg: 0.67

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.78
PPG
0.67
1.61
GF
1.11
0.83
GA
2.00
39%
O2.5
67%
33%
BTTS
72%
50%
Score 1st
44%

League-position context

HNK Rijeka rank4th
NK Slaven Belupo rank8th
HNK Rijeka points53
NK Slaven Belupo 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.
NK Slaven Belupo: #8 · 41 pts · GD -15
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.

NK Slaven Belupo last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals5-13
Record0-0-5
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%

NK Slaven Belupo trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS72%
BTTS + O2.561%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 28%

Scoring reliability

HNK Rijeka score at home67%
HNK Rijeka clean sheet at home50%
NK Slaven Belupo score away72%
NK Slaven Belupo clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

HNK Rijeka score first50%
HNK Rijeka win after scoring first78%
NK Slaven Belupo score first44%
NK Slaven Belupo win after scoring first25%
Comeback rate after conceding first: HNK Rijeka 50% · NK Slaven Belupo 11%
Avg first goal minute: HNK Rijeka 35.4' · NK Slaven Belupo 27.3'

Vs league average

HNK Rijeka score at home1.61 vs 1.46
HNK Rijeka concede at home0.83 vs 1.20
NK Slaven Belupo score away1.11 vs 1.20
NK Slaven Belupo concede away2.00 vs 1.46
HNK Rijeka score 10% above league average, while NK Slaven Belupo score 7% below league average.
Defensive side: HNK Rijeka are 31% below league average at home, and NK Slaven Belupo are 37% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 2.80 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

NK Slaven Belupo goal timing (away)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 9
46-60 4
61-75 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
76-90+ 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
61-75 8
31-45 5
0-15 4
16-30 4
46-60 4

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
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
6'
6' F. Krušelj
17'
17' F. Krušelj
1st substitution · For: Z. Katalinić
32'
32' G. Rukavina
1st substitution · For: A. Gojak
45+1'
45+1' A. Jakir
57'
57' Z. Katalinić
60'
60' M. Ndockyt
2nd substitution · For: Š. Butić
60'
60' D. Čop
3rd substitution · For: A. Jurič
61'
61' Ivan Božić
68'
68' I. Lepinjica
2nd substitution · For: J. Mitrović
68'
68' M. Agbekpornu
3rd substitution · For: I. Ćubelić
72'
72' A. Oreč
4th substitution · For: J. Lasickas
72'
72' Tiago Dantas
5th substitution · For: S. Ilinković
76'
76' M. Caimacov
4th substitution · For: A. Liber
76'
76' Ivan Božić
5th substitution · For: A. Šuto
86'
86' A. Jurič
90'
90' Goal · 1-0
Š. Butić
Normal Goal
90'
90' Goal · 2-0
A. Jurič
Normal Goal · Assist: Š. Butić

HNK Rijeka vs NK Slaven Belupo 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

HNK Rijeka beat NK Slaven Belupo 2-0 on Sunday, 03 August 2025 in HNL. The match was refereed by Igor Pajač. It was played at Stadion HNK Rijeka.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. F. Krušelj received a yellow card for NK Slaven Belupo at 6'. NK Slaven Belupo made their 1st substitution at 17', with F. Krušelj replacing Z. Katalinić. HNK Rijeka made their 1st substitution at 32', with G. Rukavina replacing A. Gojak. A. Jakir received a yellow card for NK Slaven Belupo at 45+1'.

Second half: Z. Katalinić received a yellow card for NK Slaven Belupo at 57'. HNK Rijeka made their 2nd substitution at 60', with M. Ndockyt replacing Š. Butić. HNK Rijeka made their 3rd substitution at 60', with D. Čop replacing A. Jurič. Ivan Božić received a yellow card for NK Slaven Belupo at 61'. NK Slaven Belupo made their 2nd substitution at 68', with I. Lepinjica replacing J. Mitrović. NK Slaven Belupo made their 3rd substitution at 68', with M. Agbekpornu replacing I. Ćubelić. HNK Rijeka made their 4th substitution at 72', with A. Oreč replacing J. Lasickas. HNK Rijeka made their 5th substitution at 72', with Tiago Dantas replacing S. Ilinković. NK Slaven Belupo made their 4th substitution at 76', with M. Caimacov replacing A. Liber. NK Slaven Belupo made their 5th substitution at 76', with Ivan Božić replacing A. Šuto. A. Jurič received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 86'. HNK Rijeka took the lead at 90' when Š. Butić scored, making the score 1-0. HNK Rijeka added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when A. Jurič scored, with the assist credited to Š. Butić, making the score 2-0.

HNK Rijeka used 5 substitutions while NK Slaven Belupo used 5 substitutions. HNK Rijeka got 1 yellow card, while NK Slaven Belupo got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games40
Home Wins24
Draws10
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals15 (37.5%)
BTTS18 (45.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games20
Home Wins14
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals7 (35.0%)
BTTS6 (30.0%)

HNK Rijeka vs NK Slaven Belupo Head-to-Head History by Season