In a weekend match on Sunday Aug 7th, in week 4, Lokomotiva Zagreb will host Rijeka at Stadion Kranjčevićeva in a clash of the 1. HNL. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 7th placed Lokomotiva Zagreb, recorded a 1-2 loss against Šibenik. Duje Čop struck first for Šibenik in the 38th minute, then Bernardo Matic added another in the 74th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Rijeka, recorded a 1-1 draw against Gorica. Matija Frigan struck first for Rijeka in the 39th minute, then Anthony Kalik tied it up for Gorica in the 77th minute on a feed from Matúš Vojtko squeezing out at least the one point for Gorica. Rijeka is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 wins apiece.
Jorge Obregón has been the most prolific scorer on Rijeka in the last five matches with three goals. Lokomotiva Zagreb’s top weapon lately has been Sandro Kulenović, who has 3 goals in the last five matches.