In this week 13 match, on Sun Oct 16th, Rijeka hosts Lokomotiva Zagreb in a clash of the 1. HNL. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 9th placed Rijeka is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Gorica. Prince Ampem scored the first goal for Rijeka in the 56th minute, then Alen Halilović added another in the 68th minute on a penalty shot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Gorica couldn’t manage to score, and Rijeka took the shutout win. Rijeka looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Lokomotiva Zagreb recorded a 1-1 draw against Šibenik. Tuci scored the first goal for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 68th minute, but Patrick Salomon got the equalizer for Šibenik in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Šibenik at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
In their last match on Sun Aug 7th, Lokomotiva Zagreb won by a score of 3 to 1. Silvio Goričan struck first for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 14th minute, then Cokaj added another in the 19th minute.
Lokomotiva Zagreb hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Silvio Goričan and Josip Pivarić, and they each have 1 goal. Rijeka is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Alen Halilović and Prince Ampem each only have 1 goal in their last 5.