In this week 2 match on the 14th of September, Hajduk Split and Rijeka will play a match in Split in a clash of the 1. HNL. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which is great football weather. Hajduk Split is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Šibenik. Jan Mlakar struck first for Hajduk Split in the 49th minute on a feed from Marko Livaja, then Ivan Dolček tied it up for Šibenik in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. Hajduk Split is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Rijeka is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Dinamo Zagreb. Rasmus Lauritsen struck first for Dinamo Zagreb in the 28th minute on a feed from Mislav Oršić, then Dario Špikić added another in the 30th minute on a feed from Mislav Oršić. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 wins each.
Rijeka hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Bernard Karrica and Haris Vučkić, and they each have 1 goal. For Hajduk Split, their top scorers are Nikola Kalinić and Atanasov, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.