On Saturday Apr 30th, in week 33, Rijeka will travel to Šibenik to battle Šibenik 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 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Šibenik is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Hrvatski Dragovoljac. Majstorovic scored the first goal for Hrvatski Dragovoljac in the 39th minute on a penalty shot, then Bernard Karrica added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Bristric. Šibenik looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, Rijeka recorded a 3-1 win against Osijek. Robert Murić struck first for Rijeka in the 19th minute on a penalty shot, then Haris Vučkić added another in the 36th minute on a feed from Josip Drmić. Rijeka is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Feb 20th, Rijeka hosted Šibenik in their last match together. Rijeka was victorious by a score of 4 to 2. Lindon Selahi struck first for Rijeka in the 16th minute, then Haris Vučkić added another in the 34th minute on a feed from Andrija Vukčević.
Haris Vučkić has been the most effective weapon for Rijeka lately. The Slovenian midfielder has netted three goals in his last five matches. Šibenik hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Mario Curic and Ivan Delić, and they each have 1 goal.