Week 3 brings us a match on Jul 31st, where Rijeka will host Gorica in a meeting of these two 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Rijeka recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Šibenik. Jorge Obregón struck first for Rijeka in the 74th minute on a feed from Prince Ampem, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Šibenik was frustrated by Rijeka’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rijeka ended the match with the shutout victory. Rijeka is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Gorica recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Šibenik. Gorica had 12 on net, and Šibenik had 7, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Gorica looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 wins each.
Anthony Kalik has been the most prolific scorer on Gorica in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Rijeka’s most prolific scorer has been Jorge Obregón. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.