NK Osijek vs HNK Rijeka

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🕒 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:00 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Igor Pajač 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
NK Osijek 9 · HNK Rijeka 4
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
  • HNK Rijeka outshot their opponent (8-15).
  • HNK Rijeka controlled possession (68%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

NK Osijek (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 4-7-7

Goals For / Against

12 / 19
Avg: 0.67 / 1.06

Points

19
Avg: 1.06

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

11
HNK Rijeka (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 5-6-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 21
Avg: 1.11 / 1.17

Points

21
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.06
PPG
1.17
0.67
GF
1.11
1.06
GA
1.17
17%
O2.5
44%
17%
BTTS
44%
22%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

NK Osijek rank9th
HNK Rijeka rank4th
NK Osijek points35
HNK Rijeka points53
NK Osijek: #9 · 35 pts · GD -22
33 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts from safety.
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.
18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

NK Osijek last 5 home

W L D L D
Points5/15
Weighted index42
Goals2-3
Record1-2-2
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 Rijeka last 5 away

D W L D W
Points8/15
Weighted index49
Goals7-3
Record2-2-1
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 Osijek trend breakdown

Over 2.517%
BTTS17%
BTTS + O2.56%
1H Over 0.539%
Also: Over 0.5 72% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 0%

HNK Rijeka trend breakdown

Over 2.544%
BTTS44%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

NK Osijek score at home39%
NK Osijek clean sheet at home50%
HNK Rijeka score away61%
HNK Rijeka clean sheet away28%

First-goal patterns

NK Osijek score first22%
NK Osijek win after scoring first100%
HNK Rijeka score first39%
HNK Rijeka win after scoring first57%
Comeback rate after conceding first: NK Osijek 22% · HNK Rijeka 33%
Avg first goal minute: NK Osijek 42.8' · HNK Rijeka 18.6'

Vs league average

NK Osijek score at home0.67 vs 1.46
NK Osijek concede at home1.06 vs 1.20
HNK Rijeka score away1.11 vs 1.20
HNK Rijeka concede away1.17 vs 1.46
NK Osijek score 54% below league average, while HNK Rijeka score 7% below league average.
Defensive side: NK Osijek are 12% below league average at home, and HNK Rijeka are 20% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.20
BTTS20%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 1.40 goals on average across the last 5.

NK Osijek goal timing (home)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
31-45 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 6
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
31-45 4
61-75 2
46-60 1

HNK Rijeka goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
0-15 5
16-30 4
61-75 3
31-45 2
76-90+ 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 3
46-60 3
31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
2
Total Shots
8
15
Shots off Goal
2
9
Blocked Shots
3
4
Shots Inside Box
4
8
Shots Outside Box
4
7
Ball Possession
32%
68%
Corner Kicks
3
7
Fouls
15
16
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
2
Total Passes
236
503
Passes Accurate
163
429
Passes %
69%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
27'
27' Goal · 1-0
S. Akere
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Matkovic
32'
32' E. Hasić
45+1'
45+1' S. Radeljić
46'
46' Dominik Thaqi
1st substitution · For: T. Morchiladze
65'
65' B. Barišić
1st substitution · For: D. Čolina
65'
65' N. Omerović
2nd substitution · For: D. Bukvic
65'
65' A. Gojak
2nd substitution · For: T. Fruk
65'
65' N. Bodetić
3rd substitution · For: M. Ndockyt
70'
70' L. Jelenić
77'
77' S. Akere
3rd substitution · For: J. Mersinaj
77'
77' A. Jurič
4th substitution · For: D. Adu-Adjei
77'
77' A. Oreč
5th substitution · For: J. Lasickas
83'
83' S. Mikolcic
4th substitution · For: D. Mejía
83'
83' T. Teklić
5th substitution · For: O. Petrusenko
85'
85' A. Matković
90'
90' O. Petrusenko

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

NK Osijek beat HNK Rijeka 1-0 on Sunday, 01 February 2026 in HNL. The match was refereed by Igor Pajač. It was played at unknown.

First half: NK Osijek took the lead at 27' when S. Akere scored, with the assist credited to A. Matkovic, making the score 1-0. E. Hasić received a yellow card for NK Osijek at 32'. S. Radeljić received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 45+1'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. HNK Rijeka made their 1st substitution at 46', with Dominik Thaqi replacing T. Morchiladze. NK Osijek made their 1st substitution at 65', with B. Barišić replacing D. Čolina. NK Osijek made their 2nd substitution at 65', with N. Omerović replacing D. Bukvic. HNK Rijeka made their 2nd substitution at 65', with A. Gojak replacing T. Fruk. HNK Rijeka made their 3rd substitution at 65', with N. Bodetić replacing M. Ndockyt. L. Jelenić received a yellow card for NK Osijek at 70'. NK Osijek made their 3rd substitution at 77', with S. Akere replacing J. Mersinaj. HNK Rijeka made their 4th substitution at 77', with A. Jurič replacing D. Adu-Adjei. HNK Rijeka made their 5th substitution at 77', with A. Oreč replacing J. Lasickas. NK Osijek made their 4th substitution at 83', with S. Mikolcic replacing D. Mejía. NK Osijek made their 5th substitution at 83', with T. Teklić replacing O. Petrusenko. A. Matković received a yellow card for NK Osijek at 85'. O. Petrusenko received a yellow card for NK Osijek at 90'.

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

How the match was won

  • HNK Rijeka outshot their opponent (8-15).
  • HNK Rijeka controlled possession (68%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games40
Home Wins15
Draws11
Away Wins14
Over 2.5 Goals14 (35.0%)
BTTS17 (42.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games20
Home Wins11
Draws4
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals6 (30.0%)
BTTS7 (35.0%)

NK Osijek vs HNK Rijeka Head-to-Head History by Season