On Sat May 14th, Slaven Koprivnica will host Rijeka in a meeting of these two 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 7th placed Slaven Koprivnica, recorded a 1-1 draw against Hrvatski Dragovoljac. Matija Frigan scored the first goal for Hrvatski Dragovoljac in the 3rd minute, but Ivan Krstanovic got the equalizer for Slaven Koprivnica in the 49th minute earning Slaven Koprivnica a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while rijeka sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Hajduk Split. Marko Livaja struck first for Hajduk Split in the 13th minute on a penalty kick, then Marko Livaja added another in the 37th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rijeka couldn’t manage to score, and Hajduk Split took the shutout win. Rijeka is looking for direction having 5 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Mar 5th, Rijeka hosted Slaven Koprivnica in their last match together. Rijeka was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Josip Drmić struck first for Rijeka in the 55th minute, then Josip Drmić added another in the 70th minute In the end, Slaven Koprivnica couldn’t muster any offence and Rijeka ran away with the shutout win.
Rijeka is glad to have Josip Drmić in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Slaven Koprivnica’s most prolific scorer has been Ivan Krstanovic. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.