HNK Rijeka vs NK Varazdin

HNK Rijeka

1 - 2

NK Varazdin

🕒 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion HNK Rijeka 🧑‍⚖️ Ante Terzić 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

HNK Rijeka 4 · NK Varazdin 3

Referee Stats

Ante Terzić

17 matches · 3.47 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.47
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.47
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	47%
Draws	29%
Away wins	24%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 8 yellows.

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

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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

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

T. Fruk

Normal Goal · Assist: Tiago Dantas

9' Rafael Chaves

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

I. Mamut

Penalty

27'

27' L. Belcar

29'

29' D. Čop

37'

37' M. Devetak

45'

45' M. Mladenovski

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Devetak

1st substitution · For: M. Ndockyt

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Čop

2nd substitution · For: L. Menalo

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Ilinković

3rd substitution · For: G. Rukavina

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ L. Ba

1st substitution · For: R. Punčec

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Iuri Tavares

2nd substitution · For: R. Abdullazadə

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

A. Latković

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Mamut

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ N. Janković

4th substitution · For: A. Jurič

76'

76' M. Ndockyt

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ L. Škaričić

3rd substitution · For: N. Tepšić

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ I. Mamut

4th substitution · For: D. Puclin

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ J. Lasickas

5th substitution · For: A. Gojak

81'

81' R. Punčec

82'

82' A. Gojak

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ A. Latković

5th substitution · For: M. Dabro

HNK Rijeka vs NK Varazdin 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

NK Varazdin beat HNK Rijeka 2-1 on Sunday, 24 August 2025 in HNL. The match was refereed by Ante Terzić. It was played at Stadion HNK Rijeka.

First half: HNK Rijeka took an early lead at 5' when T. Fruk scored, with the assist credited to Tiago Dantas, making the score 1-0. Rafael Chaves received a yellow card for NK Varazdin at 9'. NK Varazdin leveled the score at 25' when I. Mamut scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. L. Belcar received a yellow card for NK Varazdin at 27'. D. Čop received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 29'. M. Devetak received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 37'. M. Mladenovski received a yellow card for NK Varazdin at 45'.

Second half: HNK Rijeka made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Devetak replacing M. Ndockyt. HNK Rijeka made their 2nd substitution at 46', with D. Čop replacing L. Menalo. HNK Rijeka made their 3rd substitution at 46', with S. Ilinković replacing G. Rukavina. NK Varazdin made their 1st substitution at 68', with L. Ba replacing R. Punčec. NK Varazdin made their 2nd substitution at 68', with Iuri Tavares replacing R. Abdullazadə. NK Varazdin took the lead at 70' when A. Latković scored, with the assist credited to I. Mamut, making the score 1-2. HNK Rijeka made their 4th substitution at 74', with N. Janković replacing A. Jurič. M. Ndockyt received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 76'. NK Varazdin made their 3rd substitution at 78', with L. Škaričić replacing N. Tepšić. NK Varazdin made their 4th substitution at 78', with I. Mamut replacing D. Puclin. HNK Rijeka made their 5th substitution at 79', with J. Lasickas replacing A. Gojak. R. Punčec received a yellow card for NK Varazdin at 81'. A. Gojak received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 82'. NK Varazdin made their 5th substitution at 83', with A. Latković replacing M. Dabro.

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