Rijeka 2-1 Varaždin: result and report

1. HNL · Saturday 17 October 2020

Result

Rijeka 2-1 Varaždin

1. HNL · Saturday 17 October 2020, 15:05 UTC · half-time 2-1

Rijeka · Varaždin · 1. HNL predictions

Rijeka 2-1 Varaždin: match report

Rijeka defeated Varaždin 2-1 in the 1. HNL on Saturday 17 October 2020. The half-time score was 2-1.

Jorge Obregón opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Rijeka's goals came from an own goal by Marko Stolnik (20') and S. Kulenović (36'). Varaždin scored through Jorge Obregón (16').

Discipline: Rijeka received 3 yellow cards; Varaždin received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rijeka were 5th on 9 points from 5 and Varaždin 7th on 7 points from 7. Rijeka went on to finish that season 3rd with 61 points, and Varaždin 10th with 28.

Rijeka lined up in a 5-3-2 and Varaždin in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Sandro Kulenović of Rijeka (8.3), ahead of Jorge Obregón (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Rijeka wins, 4 draws and 1 for Varaždin.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Yellow card · D. ŠtefuljRijeka
  • 14'Yellow card · Leon BenkoVaraždin
  • 16'Goal · Jorge ObregónVaraždin · 0-1
  • 20'Own goal · Marko StolnikRijeka · 1-1
  • 36'Goal · S. KulenovićRijeka · 2-1
  • 45+2'Yellow card · Marko StolnikVaraždin
  • 60'Yellow card · Adam Gnezda CerinRijeka
  • 71'Yellow card · Itsuki UrataVaraždin
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Jorge ObregónVaraždin
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Ivan LepinjicaRijeka
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Matija KolaricVaraždin

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rijeka 5, draws 4, Varaždin 1.

Team news

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Rijeka line-up (5-3-2)

Ivan Nevistic, Nino Galović, Rodrigo Escoval, Niko Galesic, Ivan Tomecak, Adam Gnezda Cerin, Domagoj Pavicic, Stjepan Loncar, Daniel Stefulj, Franko Andrijašević, Sandro Kulenović

Varaždin line-up (4-4-2)

Oliver Zelenika, Kerim Memija, Marko Stolnik, Stefan Milic, Itsuki Urata, Matej Senic, Neven Djurasek, Mohammad Mehdi Mehdikhani, Jorge Obregón, Domagoj Drožđek, Leon Benko