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Match Centre: Rijeka vs Varaždin

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1. HNL Matchday 12

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Home Rijeka
15:00 Sun 1 Nov · your time in 1 day 14 h
Away Varaždin
Pre-match chances
49% Rijeka 24% draw Varaždin 27%

Pre-match result forecast (provider data).

Stadium: Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka Referee: Duje Strukan

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

What's at stake

Rijeka: a match for Europe

37%after a loss 60%after a win

Chances of Europe: 37% after a defeat, 60% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

What's at stake

Varaždin: a match for Europe

32%after a loss 55%after a win

Chances of Europe: 32% after a defeat, 55% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Streak

Rijeka have scored in 6 matches in a row

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 12 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 16 August: Varaždin – Rijeka 2:0

Ivan Mamut: 2 goals.

Referee

Duje Strukan: 4.0 yellow cards per match

This season in this competition: 5 matches, 1 red card, 2 penalties.

Rest

Varaždin: 3 more days of rest

Rijeka5 Varaždin8

Since their last match: Rijeka 5 days, Varaždin 8 days.

Players to watch

1. HNL, this season.

Toni Fruk

Rijeka · midfielder

3goals 4assists 7.42avg rating

Last match, Dinamo Zagreb: rating 6.7.

Ivan Canjuga

Varaždin · midfielder

3goals 2assists 7.34avg rating

Last match, Slaven Koprivnica: rating 6.4.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

Rijeka

  • Téo BarišićInjured · until 31 Dec

Varaždin

  • Stipe JuricInjured · return date unknown

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Rijeka at home and Varaždin away, as in this match.

Rijeka

at home · 10

8W1D1L2.0scored per match0.8conceded per match

Varaždin

away · 10

4W1D5L1.4scored per match1.4conceded per match

Per match, the last 5 matches in all competitions: corners 4.6 · 3.8; cards 1.8 · 1.4

Head to head

43 meetings since 2005. The last 5 below.

Last time · 16 Aug 2026 · 1. HNL Varaždin 2:0 Rijeka Mamut 20', 31' (k). Varaždin: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.
1wins

0 draws2.2 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 5

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Expected lineups

The data provider's expected XI.

Official around 14:00, Sun 1 Nov

RijekaVaraždin

When the clubs announce the official lineups (usually an hour before kick-off), they replace the expected ones.

Out

Rijeka: Téo BarišićVaraždin: Stipe Juric

Coaches

Matjaž KekRijeka Nikola ŠafarićVaraždin

Full squads (39 players)

Rijeka

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Squad

Varaždin

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Squad

Player intelligence

Player comparison

Who wins?

The data provider's forecast, not GolVolt's. It says how often a match like this ends each way.

49%Rijeka
24%draw
27%Varaždin

Out of 20 matches like this, Rijeka win 10, 5 end level and Varaždin win 5.

The forecast leans to Rijeka. By Volt (strength from league results) the clubs are nearly level: 57.2 and 55.5.

Likeliest scores

The five likeliest from the score grid.

  1. 1:111%
  2. 1:010%
  3. 2:110%
  4. 2:08%
  5. 1:27%

How many goals?

The forecast, and under it what happened in each club's last 10 matches.

  • 2+ goals77% Rijeka 9 of 10 · Varaždin 6 of 10
  • 3+ goals54% Rijeka 7 of 10 · Varaždin 4 of 10
  • 4+ goals31% Rijeka 4 of 10 · Varaždin 3 of 10
  • 5+ goals18% Rijeka 4 of 10 · Varaždin 1 of 10
Goals at both ends

Chance that each side scores: 55%.

What this match changes in the season

European-place chance after each result.

Club today after a defeat after a draw after a win
Rijeka today 50%
after a defeat
37%
after a draw
49%
after a win
60%
Varaždin today 42%
after a defeat
32%
after a draw
42%
after a win
55%

Rijeka: 23 percentage points of European-place chance between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

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Volt matchup

57.2 55.5
RijekaVaraždin
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  • Matches with this profile

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Match sheet

Kick-off
Sunday 1 November, 15:00Your time · in 1 day 14 h
Where to watch
No broadcast listed: USA USA
Stadium
Stadion HNK Rijeka Rijeka · show map
Referee
Duje Strukan 🇭🇷 4.0 yellow cards per match · This season · 5 matches
Rest
Rijeka 5 days · Varaždin 8 days Both last played: 1. HNL
Table
5. Rijeka (17 pts) and 3. Varaždin (18 pts) Matchday 12 of 36
Weather
9°Clight rainwind 11 km/h
Venue map · Stadion HNK Rijeka
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