Week 21 brings us a match on Jan 30th, where Dinamo Zagreb plays host to Rijeka in a meeting of these two evenly matched 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Dinamo Zagreb sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Hrvatski Dragovoljac. Dino Perić struck first for Dinamo Zagreb in the 17th minute on a feed from Mislav Oršić, then Komnen Andrić added another in the 68th minute on a feed from Mislav Oršić In the end, Hrvatski Dragovoljac 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. Dinamo Zagreb should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while rijeka sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Istra 1961. Jorge Obregón scored the first goal for Rijeka in the 82nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Istra 1961 couldn’t muster any offence and Rijeka ran away with the shutout win. Rijeka should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 16th, Rijeka hosted Dinamo Zagreb in their last match together. Rijeka and Dinamo Zagreb battled to a 3-3 draw. Josip Drmić struck first for Rijeka in the 7th minute, then Josip Drmić added another in the 38th minute.
Robert Murić has been the most prolific scorer on Rijeka in the last 5 matches with three goals. Mislav Oršić has been the most effective weapon for Dinamo Zagreb lately. The Croatian attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches.