HNK Rijeka vs NK Varazdin

HNK Rijeka

3 - 1

NK Varazdin

🕒 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:15 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Duje Strukan 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

HNK Rijeka 4 · NK Varazdin 3

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 (26-18).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
HNK Rijeka had the sharper finishing (9-5 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

NK Varazdin (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-9

Goals For / Against

21 / 25

Avg: 1.17 / 1.39

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

1.78

PPG

1.17

1.61

1.17

0.83

1.39

39%

O2.5

50%

33%

BTTS

61%

50%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

HNK Rijeka rank4th

NK Varazdin rank3rd

HNK Rijeka points53

NK Varazdin points54

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 Varazdin: #3 · 54 pts · GD +1

14 pts off the top 2. 19 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-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 Varazdin last 5 away

W L L W L

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals7-7

Record2-0-3

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%

NK Varazdin trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

HNK Rijeka score at home67%

HNK Rijeka clean sheet at home50%

NK Varazdin score away78%

NK Varazdin clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

HNK Rijeka score first50%

HNK Rijeka win after scoring first78%

NK Varazdin score first33%

NK Varazdin win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: HNK Rijeka 50% · NK Varazdin 38%

Avg first goal minute: HNK Rijeka 35.4' · NK Varazdin 20.2'

Vs league average

HNK Rijeka score at home1.61 vs 1.46

HNK Rijeka concede at home0.83 vs 1.20

NK Varazdin score away1.17 vs 1.20

NK Varazdin concede away1.39 vs 1.46

HNK Rijeka score 10% above league average, while NK Varazdin score 3% below league average.

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

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 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 Varazdin goal timing (away)

1H scored: 62% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

61-75 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

331

285

Passes Accurate

257

235

Passes %

78%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ VAR

A. Jurič

Penalty confirmed

11'

11' A. Jurič

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Tiago Dantas

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Fruk

46'

46' S. Radeljić

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Marina

1st substitution · For: S. Ilinković

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

A. Jurič

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Adu-Adjei

52' ↑↓

↑↓

52' ⇄ L. Škaričić

2nd substitution · For: Sven Lesjak

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ A. Jurič

1st substitution · For: D. Petrovič

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ T. Fruk

2nd substitution · For: A. Gojak

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

D. Petrovič

Normal Goal

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ L. Mamic

3rd substitution · For: I. Canjuga

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ A. Latković

4th substitution · For: Iuri Tavares

65'

65' G. Sikošek

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ A. Oreč

3rd substitution · For: D. Legbo

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ S. Radeljić

4th substitution · For: M. Devetak

75'

75' M. Vuk

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Tiago Dantas

5th substitution · For: G. Rukavina

84'

84' J. Lasickas

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

Sven Lesjak

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Canjuga

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

HNK Rijeka beat NK Varazdin 3-1 on Saturday, 14 February 2026 in HNL. The match was refereed by Duje Strukan. It was played at unknown.

First half: VAR intervened at 9' for HNK Rijeka (Penalty confirmed). A. Jurič received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 11'. HNK Rijeka took the lead at 20' when Tiago Dantas scored, with the assist credited to T. Fruk, making the score 1-0.

Second half: S. Radeljić received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 46'. NK Varazdin made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Marina replacing S. Ilinković. HNK Rijeka extended the lead at 48' when A. Jurič scored, with the assist credited to D. Adu-Adjei, making the score 2-0. NK Varazdin made their 2nd substitution at 52', with L. Škaričić replacing Sven Lesjak. HNK Rijeka made their 1st substitution at 59', with A. Jurič replacing D. Petrovič. HNK Rijeka made their 2nd substitution at 59', with T. Fruk replacing A. Gojak. HNK Rijeka extended the lead at 61' when D. Petrovič scored, making the score 3-0. NK Varazdin made their 3rd substitution at 64', with L. Mamic replacing I. Canjuga. NK Varazdin made their 4th substitution at 64', with A. Latković replacing Iuri Tavares. G. Sikošek received a yellow card for NK Varazdin at 65'. HNK Rijeka made their 3rd substitution at 71', with A. Oreč replacing D. Legbo. HNK Rijeka made their 4th substitution at 71', with S. Radeljić replacing M. Devetak. M. Vuk received a yellow card for NK Varazdin at 75'. HNK Rijeka made their 5th substitution at 80', with Tiago Dantas replacing G. Rukavina. J. Lasickas received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 84'. NK Varazdin scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when Sven Lesjak scored, with the assist credited to I. Canjuga, making the score 3-1.

HNK Rijeka used 5 substitutions while NK Varazdin used 4 substitutions. HNK Rijeka got 3 yellow cards, while NK Varazdin got 2 yellow cards.