Week 19 brings us a match on Dec 11th, where Rijeka will host Gorica in a clash of these two closely matched 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Rijeka recorded a 4-1 win against Hrvatski Dragovoljac. Jorge Obregón struck first for Rijeka in the 16th minute, then Robert Murić added another in the 44th minute on a feed from Jorge Obregón. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Rijeka should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 5th placed Gorica is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Osijek. Jurica Pršir struck first for Gorica in the 6th minute on a feed from Anthony Kalik, then Amer Hiroš got the equalizer for Osijek in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Mato Miloš earning Osijek a comeback draw. Gorica is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Sep 26th, Gorica hosted Rijeka in their last match together. Rijeka took the match by a score of 4 to 3. Kristijan Lovric struck first for Gorica in the 12th minute on a penalty kick, then in the 43rd minute, Ivan Tomečak sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Issah Abass Finally they completed the comback in the 92nd minute on a goal by Pavicic to cap off a wild match.
For Gorica, their top scorers are Anthony Kalik and Jurica Pršir, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Rijeka is glad to have Robert Murić in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals.