On Sat Feb 5th, in week 22, Rijeka hosts Lokomotiva Zagreb at Stadion Hnk Rijeka in a clash of these two closely matched 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. In their last match, 3rd placed Rijeka, recorded a 0-2 loss against Dinamo Zagreb. Josip Šutalo scored the first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in the 22nd minute, then Mislav Oršić added another in the 42nd minute on a feed from Komnen Andrić At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rijeka couldn’t manage to score, and Dinamo Zagreb took the shutout win. Rijeka is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while lokomotiva Zagreb is fresh off their 2-1 win against Hrvatski Dragovoljac. Veldin Hodža scored the first goal for Hrvatski Dragovoljac in the 22nd minute, then Marko Dabro tied it up for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 45th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 46th minute on a goal by Ibrahim to cap off a wild match. Lokomotiva Zagreb is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
Lokomotiva Zagreb and Rijeka last played eachother at the Stadion Kranjčevićeva on Sun Oct 24th. Rijeka was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Robert Murić struck first for Rijeka in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Josip Drmić added another in the 64th minute on a feed from Adam Gnezda Čerin In the end, Lokomotiva Zagreb was frustrated by Rijeka’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rijeka ended the match with the shutout victory.
Marko Dabro has been the most effective weapon for Lokomotiva Zagreb lately. The Croatian attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Rijeka’s most prolific scorer has been Robert Murić. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.