In this week 5 match on the 14th of August, Rijeka will host Slaven Koprivnica in a clash of these two evenly matched 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. 7th placed Rijeka is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Lokomotiva Zagreb. Silvio Goričan scored the first goal for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 14th minute, then Cokaj added another in the 19th minute on a feed from Sandro Kulenović. Rijeka is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Slaven Koprivnica, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Šibenik. Slaven Koprivnica had 12 on net, and Šibenik had 8, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Slaven Koprivnica is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Rijeka won the head to head battle with 3 wins and 1 draw.
Slaven Koprivnica hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are and Kocijan, and they each have 1 goal. Jorge Obregón has been the most effective weapon for Rijeka lately. The midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.