On the 27th of November, Slaven Koprivnica hosts Rijeka at Gradski Stadion in a 1. HNL match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Slaven Koprivnica is fresh off their 2-1 win against Hrvatski Dragovoljac. Antonio Bosec struck first for Slaven Koprivnica in the 3rd minute, then Ivan Krstanovic added another in the 10th minute on a penalty. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 2nd placed Rijeka, recorded a 2-3 loss against Hajduk Split. Marko Livaja scored the first goal for Hajduk Split in the 45th minute, but Josip Drmić got the equalizer for Rijeka in the 54th minute , but Hajduk Split kept scoring and walked away with the win. Rijeka should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stadion Hnk Rijeka, Rijeka won by a score of 2 to 1. Nedim Hadžić scored the first goal for Slaven Koprivnica in the 63rd minute, but Josip Drmić got the equalizer for Rijeka in the 78th minute But luckily in the 85th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Josip Drmić.
Rijeka is fortunate enough to have Josip Drmić in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Both Marin Laušić and Krstanovic have been the hottest scorers for Slaven Koprivnica in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.