In a weekend match on Sunday Oct 23rd, in week 14, Slaven Koprivnica hosts Rijeka 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 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 4th placed Slaven Koprivnica, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Šibenik. Arber Hoxha struck first for Slaven Koprivnica in the 71st minute, then Arber Hoxha added another in the 89th minute on a feed from Krstanovic In the end, Šibenik couldn’t muster any offence and Slaven Koprivnica ran away with the shutout win. Slaven Koprivnica is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Rijeka is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Lokomotiva Zagreb. Zvonimir Šubarić scored the first goal for Rijeka on an own goal in the 25th minute, then Haris Vučkić added another in the 38th minute on a penalty In the end, Lokomotiva Zagreb couldn’t muster any offence and Rijeka ran away with the shutout win. Rijeka looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sunday Aug 14th, Slaven Koprivnica took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Crnac struck first for Slaven Koprivnica in the 70th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Rijeka couldn’t muster any offence and Slaven Koprivnica ran away with the shutout win.
Alen Halilović and Prince Ampem are the top scorers for Rijeka in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Arber Hoxha has been the most effective weapon for Slaven Koprivnica lately. The attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches.