In a weekend match on Sun Mar 13th, in week 27, Hrvatski Dragovoljac plays host to Rijeka in a meeting of these two mismatched 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Hrvatski Dragovoljac is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Gorica. Iyayi Believe Atiemwen scored the first goal for Gorica in the 22nd minute on a penalty kick, then Muhammed added another in the 47th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hrvatski Dragovoljac couldn’t manage to score, and Gorica took the shutout win. Hrvatski Dragovoljac looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 3 points in their last 10 matches, while rijeka is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Slaven Koprivnica. Josip Drmić struck first for Rijeka in the 55th minute on a feed from Pavicic, then Josip Drmić added another in the 70th minute on a feed from Robert Murić In the end, Slaven Koprivnica couldn’t muster any offence and Rijeka ran away with the shutout win. Rijeka should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
Hrvatski Dragovoljac and Rijeka last played eachother at the Stadion Hnk Rijeka on Saturday Dec 4th. Rijeka was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Jorge Obregón struck first for Rijeka in the 16th minute, then Robert Murić added another in the 44th minute.
Rijeka is glad to have Haris Vučkić in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals. Hrvatski Dragovoljac’s most prolific scorer has been Bernard Karrica. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.