Rijeka 3-1 Varaždin: result and report

1. HNL · Saturday 14 December 2019

Result

Rijeka 3-1 Varaždin

1. HNL · Saturday 14 December 2019, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Rijeka · Varaždin · 1. HNL predictions

Rijeka 3-1 Varaždin: match report

Rijeka won against Varaždin 3-1 in the 1. HNL on Saturday 14 December 2019. The half-time score was 1-0.

Maxwell Acosty opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Rijeka's goals came from Maxwell Acosty (11'), Antonio Colak (47') and Antonio Colak (90'). Varaždin scored through Dejan Glavica (83', penalty).

Discipline: Rijeka received 1 yellow card; Varaždin received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rijeka were 3rd on 31 points from 17 and Varaždin 10th on 12 points from 18. Rijeka went on to finish that season 3rd with 64 points, and Varaždin 8th with 36.

Rijeka lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Varaždin in a 5-4-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Rijeka wins, 3 draws and 1 for Varaždin.

Going into the match Rijeka's last five read W-W-W-L-L and Varaždin's L-D-L-D-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Goal · Maxwell AcostyRijeka · 1-0
  • 30'Yellow card · Franjo PrceVaraždin
  • 47'Goal · Antonio ColakRijeka · 2-0
  • 73'Yellow card · Rodrigo EscovalRijeka
  • 83'Penalty goal · Dejan GlavicaVaraždin · 2-1
  • 90'Yellow card · D. ŠtefuljVaraždin
  • 90'Goal · Antonio ColakRijeka · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rijeka 6, draws 3, Varaždin 1.

Team news

Rijeka line-up (4-2-3-1)

Andrej Prskalo, Ivan Tomecak, Rodrigo Escoval, Dario Župarić, Hrvoje Smolcic, Luka Capan, Domagoj Pavicic, Boadu Maxwell Acosty, Franko Andrijašević, Alexander Gorgon, Antonio Colak

Varaždin line-up (5-4-1)

Ivan Nevistic, Daniel Stefulj, Franjo Prce, Vladan Adzic, Matej Senic, Ivan Milicevic, Nikola Tkalčić, Ivan Posavec, Ivan Roca, Matija Kolarić, Leon Benko