1. HNL: Rijeka draws 0-0 with Osijek on Wednesday

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RIJEKA. Rijeka 0-0 Osijek ended up goalless.

RIJEKA. Rijeka 0-0 Osijek didn’t manage to score any goal on Wednesday..

The match was played at the Stadion HNK Rijeka stadium in Rijeka on Wednesday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Dario Kulušić with the help of Goran Perica and Alen Jakšić. The 4th official was Marino Majstorović. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold around 6.1 degrees Celsius or 42.91 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 75%.​

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Rijeka was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Osijek that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Rijeka was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Rijeka to win the match​.

Rijeka shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Osijek shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Rijeka received 2 yellow cards (J. Drmic and I. Abass). On the other side, Osijek received 3 yellow cards (M. Skoric, M. Topcagic and I. Fiolic).

After this match, Rijeka will have 36 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Osijek will have 35 points to stay in the 2nd place.

Match Events

  • 19'
    19'

    J. Drmic

  • 19'
    19'

    M. Skoric

  • 24'
    24'

    M. Topcagic

  • 25'
    25'

    I. Fiolic

  • 43'
    43'

    I. Abass

  • 46'
    46'

    A. Gnezda Cerin

    I. Abass

  • 61'
    61'

    M. Daku

    M. Topcagic

  • 66'
    66'

    J. Obregon

    J. Drmic

  • 80'
    80'

    H. Vuckic

    R. Muric

  • 81'
    81'

    A. Vukcevic

    I. Tomecak

  • 86'
    86'

    M. Pilj

    I. Fiolic

  • 87'
    87'

    A. Hiros

    R. Mierez

  • 90'
    90'

    A. Kresic

    D. Pavicic

Next match

In the upcoming 1. HNL match, Rijeka will host Gorica on the 11th of December with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Gorica (2 draws).

Osijek will host Šibenik on the 12th of December with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of Osijek (7 draws).

Rijeka: Formation and Lineups

Rijeka started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Goran Tomić chose to play with the following team: Nediljko Labrović (6.5), Nino Galović (7.3), Darko Velkovski (7.2), Hrvoje Smolčić (8.1), Ivan Tomečak (7.0), Lindon Selahi (6.5), Domagoj Pavičić (7.2), Prince Ampem (7.4), Robert Murić (7.1), Josip Drmić (6.7) and Issah Abass (6.6).

Substitutes

Rijeka made 5 changes: I. Abass for A. Gnezda Cerin (46′), J. Drmic for J. Obregon (66′), I. Tomecak for A. Vukcevic (80′), R. Muric for H. Vuckic (80′) and D. Pavicic for A. Kresic (90′).

Top player: Hrvoje Smolčić

The player who no doubt impressed Rijeka the most was Hrvoje Smolčić.

His rating is (8.1) with 88 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Osijek: Formation and Lineups

Osijek started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

On the opposite side, Nenad Bjelica played with: Marko Malenica (7.1), Slavko Bralić (6.9), Mile Škorić (7.3), Yevgen Cheberko (7.0), Mato Miloš (6.2), Ivan Fiolić (7.0), Darko Nejašmić (7.0), Petar Brlek (6.9), Petar Bočkaj (7.2), Mihret Topčagić (6.7) and Ramón Miérez (6.8).

Substitutes

Osijek made 3 changes: M. Topcagic for M. Daku (61′), I. Fiolic for M. Pilj (86′) and R. Mierez for A. Hiros (87′).

Top player: Mile Škorić

The player who no doubt impressed Osijek the most was Mile Škorić.

His rating is (7.3) with 49 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5.

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