On the 27th of August, in this week 7 match, Rijeka plays host to Varaždin in a clash of these two evenly matched 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 8th placed Rijeka, recorded a 1-1 draw against Istra 1961. Haris Vučkić struck first for Rijeka in the 4th minute on a feed from Prince Ampem, then Vinko Petković got the equalizer for Istra 1961 in the 26th minute on a feed from F. Cáseres earning them at least the one point. Rijeka looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while 6th placed Varaždin is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Šibenik. Duje Čop struck first for Šibenik in the 24th minute, then Michele Šego tied it up for Varaždin in the 29th minute on a feed from Lamine Ba . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Varaždin’s most prolific scorer has been Michele Šego. The Croatian attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Jorge Obregón and Matija Frigan are the top scorers for Rijeka in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.