November 6th features a match where Varaždin will host Rijeka at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec in a meeting of these two 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 5th placed Varaždin is fresh off their 2-1 win against Šibenik. Ivan Dolček struck first for Šibenik in the 60th minute, then Fran Brodić tied it up for Varaždin in the 71st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 94th minute on a goal by Marin Pilj. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Varaždin should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Rijeka recorded a 0-1 loss against Istra 1961. Ante Erceg struck first for Istra 1961 in the 63rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rijeka couldn’t manage to score, and Istra 1961 took the shutout win. Rijeka looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Varaždin took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Näis Djouahra struck first for Rijeka in the 47th minute on a feed from Haris Vučkić, but Tonio Teklić got the equalizer for Varaždin in the 74th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 87th minute on a goal by Matija Kolaric to cap off a wild match.
Haris Vučkić has been the most prolific scorer on Rijeka in his last five matches with two goals. Varaždin’s top weapon lately has been Fran Brodić, who has three goals in the last five matches.