Varaždin 0-2 Rijeka: result and report

1. HNL · Saturday 25 November 2023

Result

Varaždin 0-2 Rijeka

1. HNL · Saturday 25 November 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Varaždin · Rijeka · 1. HNL predictions

Varaždin 0-2 Rijeka: match report

Varaždin were beaten by Rijeka 0-2 in the 1. HNL on Saturday 25 November 2023. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Emmanuel Banda opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Varaždin did not score. Rijeka scored through Emmanuel Banda (13') and an own goal by Luka Škaričić (53').

Discipline: Varaždin received 2 yellow cards; Rijeka received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Varaždin were 6th on 17 points from 14 and Rijeka 2nd on 28 points from 14. Varaždin went on to finish that season 6th with 42 points, and Rijeka 2nd with 74.

Varaždin lined up in a 3-4-3 and Rijeka in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Lindon Selahi of Rijeka (8.5), ahead of Toni Fruk (8.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Varaždin wins, 2 draws and 5 for Rijeka.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Goal · Emmanuel BandaRijeka · 0-1
  • 31'Yellow card · Luka JelenićVaraždin
  • 34'Yellow card · Igor PostonjskiVaraždin
  • 42'Yellow card · Marijan CabrajaRijeka
  • 49'Yellow card · Emmanuel BandaRijeka
  • 53'Own goal · Luka ŠkaričićRijeka · 0-2
  • 76'Yellow card · Bruno GodaRijeka
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Alen GrgicRijeka

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Varaždin 3, draws 2, Rijeka 5.

Team news

Varaždin line-up (3-4-3)

Oliver Zelenika, Luka Jelenic, Luka Skaricic, Jorgo Pellumbi, Marko Vukcevic, Marin Pilj, Igor Postonjski, Antonio Borsic, Dimitar Mitrovski, Domagoj Drožđek, Michele Sego

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

Nediljko Labrovic, Ivan Smolcic, Emir Dilaver, Matej Mitrović, Marijan Cabraja, Lindon Selahi, Emmanuel Banda, Momo Yansane, Toni Fruk, Niko Jankovic, Franjo Ivanović