In this week 30 match, on Sunday Apr 10th, Rijeka hosts Dinamo Zagreb at Stadion Hnk Rijeka in a meeting of these two 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 3rd placed Rijeka, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Istra 1961. Haris Vučkić struck first for Rijeka in the 29th minute, then Haris Vučkić added another in the 87th minute In the end, Istra 1961 was frustrated by Rijeka’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rijeka ended the match with the shutout victory. Rijeka should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Dinamo Zagreb, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Hrvatski Dragovoljac. Komnen Andrić struck first for Dinamo Zagreb in the 46th minute, then Ivan Smolčić added another on an own goal in the 81st minute In the end, Hrvatski Dragovoljac couldn’t muster any offence and Dinamo Zagreb ran away with the shutout win. Dinamo Zagreb is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
On Jan 30th, Dinamo Zagreb hosted Rijeka in their last match together. Dinamo Zagreb was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Josip Šutalo scored the first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in the 22nd minute, then Mislav Oršić added another in the 42nd minute In the end, Rijeka was frustrated by Dinamo Zagreb’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Dinamo Zagreb ended the match with the shutout victory.
Martin Baturina and Bruno Petković are the top scorers for Dinamo Zagreb in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Both Josip Drmić and Haris Vučkić have been the hottest scorers for Rijeka in the last five each having scored 3 goals.