VarazdinAttacking momentumRijeka
Preview
- It's week 3 of the 2026-2027 1. HNL on 2026-08-16 at 17:30 GMT, when Varaždin and Rijeka go head-to-head.
- With the data available to us, Nikola Safaric and M. Kek have not met as managers before.
- After 2 matchdays, Varaždin sit 3rd with 6 points and Rijeka are 5th having collected 3 points.
- Neither Varaždin nor Rijeka are missing any players.
- We're predicting Varaždin to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Rijeka are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
- Varaždin secured a win (4-1 vs Slaven Koprivnica), while Rijeka had to settle for a draw (1-1 vs Ilves).
- Varaždin (4-0-1) and Rijeka (4-1-0) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
- Rijeka hold the upper hand H2H: of 52 meetings, they've triumphed 25 times, conceded 15 times and shared 12 draws.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Varazdin
Rijeka
Events
| 11' | G. Sikosek | ||
| 17' | |||
| 20' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 31' | 2 - 0 | ||
HT 2 - 0 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 46' | |||
| 51' | A. Latkovic | ||
| 65' | M. Zivkovic | ||
| 67' | |||
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| 75' | |||
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| 84' | |||
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Stats
Lineups
Standings
TV Channels
Varazdin is going head to head with Rijeka on 16/8/2026 16:30 GMT for the Croatia 1. HNL. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Varazdin v Rijeka H2H statistics!