Varaždin 2-1 Rijeka: result and report

1. HNL · Saturday 23 January 2021

Result

Varaždin 2-1 Rijeka

1. HNL · Saturday 23 January 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

Varaždin · Rijeka · 1. HNL predictions

Varaždin 2-1 Rijeka: match report

Varaždin won against Rijeka 2-1 in the 1. HNL on Saturday 23 January 2021. The half-time score was 2-0.

Itsuki Urata opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Varaždin's goals came from Itsuki Urata (3') and Jorge Obregón (33'). Rijeka scored through S. Kulenović (80').

Discipline: Varaždin received 4 yellow cards; Rijeka received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Varaždin were 9th on 12 points from 16 and Rijeka 4th on 23 points from 12. Varaždin went on to finish that season 10th with 28 points, and Rijeka 3rd with 61.

Varaždin lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Rijeka in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Itsuki Urata of Varaždin (8.7), level with Jorge Obregón (8.7).

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

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · Itsuki UrataVaraždin · 1-0
  • 17'Yellow card · Dinko HorkasVaraždin
  • 31'Yellow card · Igor PostonjskiVaraždin
  • 33'Goal · Jorge ObregónVaraždin · 2-0
  • 58'Yellow card · Itsuki UrataVaraždin
  • 65'Yellow card · Neven DjurasekVaraždin
  • 80'Goal · S. KulenovićRijeka · 2-1

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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Varaždin line-up (4-2-3-1)

Dinko Horkas, Nikola Tkalčić, Marko Stolnik, Jorgo Pellumbi, Itsuki Urata, Matej Senic, Neven Djurasek, Ivan Posavec, Igor Postonjski, Vinko Petkovic, Jorge Obregón

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

Ivan Nevistic, Rodrigo Escoval, Niko Galesic, Zoran Arsenic, Filip Braut, Stjepan Loncar, Adam Gnezda Cerin, Ivan Tomecak, Robert Muric, Franko Andrijašević, Luka Menalo