In a weekend match in week 22, on Sat Feb 18th, Lokomotiva Zagreb hosts Rijeka in a clash of these two evenly matched 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Lokomotiva Zagreb is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Šibenik. Sandro Kulenović struck first for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 26th minute on a feed from Josip Pivarić, then Vladan Bubanja added another in the 30th minute In the end, Šibenik couldn’t muster any offence and Lokomotiva Zagreb ran away with the shutout win. Lokomotiva Zagreb is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Rijeka, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Gorica. Antonio Marin struck first for Rijeka in the 50th minute from the penalty spot, then Adrian Liber added another in the 85th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Gorica couldn’t manage to score, and Rijeka took the shutout win. Rijeka should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Oct 16th, Rijeka hosted Lokomotiva Zagreb in their last match together. Rijeka won by a score of 3 to 0. Zvonimir Šubarić struck first for Rijeka on an own goal in the 25th minute, then Haris Vučkić added another in the 38th minute on a penalty shot In the end, Lokomotiva Zagreb couldn’t muster any offence and Rijeka ran away with the shutout win.
Rijeka is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Matija Frigan and Antonio Marin each having 3 goals in their last five. Lokomotiva Zagreb is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Vladan Bubanja and Sandro Kulenović each having 2 goals in their last 5.