In this 28th week match, on Saturday Mar 19th, Rijeka will travel to Velika Gorica to battle Gorica in a meeting of these two closely matched 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 6th placed Gorica, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Osijek. Osijek had 16 on net, and Gorica had 10, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Gorica looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Rijeka, recorded a 1-2 loss against Hrvatski Dragovoljac. Karlo Peric struck first for Hrvatski Dragovoljac in the 23rd minute on a feed from Bernard Karrica, then Peric added another in the 50th minute on a feed from Roko Jurišić. Rijeka is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 11th of December, Gorica was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Kristijan Lovrić struck first for Gorica in the 64th minute on a feed from Steenvoorden, then Younes Delfi added another in the 76th minute.
Both Haris Vučkić and Josip Drmić have been the hottest scorers for Rijeka in the last five each having scored 3 goals. Anthony Kalik has been the most prolific scorer on Gorica in the last five matches with two goals.