Rijeka and Lokomotiv Zagreb meet forces at Nogometno igralište Rujevica, in a match for the 29th round of the 1. HNL. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head for this edition of the league, on 06‑10‑2019, the two teams tied (1‑1). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 8 wins and 1 draw in the last 9 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 06‑10‑2019, in a match for 1. HNL that ended in a draw by (1‑1). The goals of the match were scored by F. Andrijašević (45 ‘), for Rijeka, and M. Uzuni (49’), for Lokomotiv Zagreb. Despite being a match between 3rd and 4th in the table, it is actually a match between the 5th ranked in home matches and the 3rd away match.
Rijeka :
After 15 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, the home team is currently in 3rd place, with 51 points won. In their last match, they tied with Varaždin away by (0‑0), after in the previous match they had won by (1‑3) out, in a match against Istra 1961. This is a team little affected by the factor home, that is, he usually wins as many points at home as outside. In his last matches he scored 23 goals and suffered 15 at home, against 22 scored and 17 suffered as a visitor. In their last 10 home games for the championship Rijeka won 6, tied 2 and lost 2, winning 20 points in 30 possible.
In this competition, they have won their last 6 matches at home. In their home league matches, the most frequent final result at half-time was 1‑0 (6 in 14 matches). In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 12 of the last 14 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 28 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 8 times and only got 1 comeback.
Rijeka has been doing an excellent campaign this season, as they are among the first places in the competition. In addition, as manager, the team has eight wins, in fourteen games played. Returning to act at home, you can make good football prevail to win all three points. In the last home match, the team defeated Hajduk, by the score of 2-0.
Lokomotiv Zagreb:
After 15 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses, the visiting team is currently in 4th place, with 49 points won. In their last match, they have beaten Dinamo Zagreb at home by (1‑0), after in the previous match they have lost at home, in a match against Osijek, by (0‑1). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they conquered 31 points, against only 18 in their away games. For the championship, Lokomotiv Zagreb conquered 14 points out of 30 possible, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 matches they played as a visitor. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (5 in 14 games). His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 9 of the last 14 that they played there were less than 3 goals. In 28 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 13 times and only got 2 comebacks.
Before the championship break, Varazdin came off a six-game winning streak. Additionally, in the competition, there were three consecutive road wins. However, he will face a technically better team than the ones he faced. Therefore, he is aware of the difficulty of seeking a positive result in this confrontation. In head to head matches, Varazdin, in the last seven games, had five losses and only one victory.
PREDICTION: Rijeka to win @ 1,85
