NK Varazdin vs HNK Rijeka match stats & report

2–0 Full time

HNL · Croatia · Regular Season - 3 · Stadion Varteks, Varaždin · Ref Ivan Vukančić, Croatia

NK Varazdin stats & fixtures · HNK Rijeka stats & fixtures

NK Varazdin beat HNK Rijeka 2–0 in the HNL on 16 August 2026. Expected goals finished 1.75–0.72. HNK Rijeka had 62% of the ball.

NK Varazdin vs HNK Rijeka match statistics

NK VarazdinHNK Rijeka

38% Ball possession 62%
1.75 Expected goals (xG) 0.72
8 Total shots 15
4 Shots on target 3
4 Shots off target 6
0 Blocked shots 6
6 Shots inside the box 8
2 Corners 9
11 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 1
320 Passes 511
76% Pass accuracy 84%
3 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

11' Yellow card Gregor Sikošek NK Varazdin
20' Goal I. Mamut (assist Iuri Tavares) NK Varazdin
31' Penalty scored I. Mamut NK Varazdin
51' Yellow card Aleksa Latkovic NK Varazdin
65' Yellow card M. Živković HNK Rijeka

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

NK Varazdin

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Nikola Safaric

33 J. Silić

20 Gregor Sikošek 14 R. Punčec 13 M. Mladenovski 23 F. Maglica

24 M. Marina 28 I. Canjuga

38 Iuri Tavares 22 luka mamic 10 Aleksa Latkovic

17 I. Mamut

Bench O. Zelenika , Luka Skaricic , Sven Lesjak , elvir durakovic , N. Tepšić , L. Posinkovic , David Puclin , Ivan Posavec , Tomislav Duvnjak , M. Vuk , S. Jurić , Emmanuel Uchegbu Chimeroucheya

HNK Rijeka

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Matjaz Kek

99 A. Todorović

34 M. Devetak 5 A. Barco 45 A. Majstorović 3 M. Živković

26 Tiago Dantas 6 B. PaviÄ‡

14 A. Gojak 4 N. Janković 11 G. Rukavina

18 D. Adu-Adjei

Bench I. Vekič , V. Kovac , J. Lasickas , A. Oreč , A. Husic , N. Bodetić , I. Ćubelić , T. Fruk , J. Puljić , Y. Kabadayı , A. Jurič , Goran Grulović

Form guide

NK Varazdin at home

8–2–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 0.5 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 5.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.2 per game

24% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

HNK Rijeka away

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 6.6 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

9% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

NK Varazdin vs HNK Rijeka head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
22 Apr 26	NK Varazdin v HNK Rijeka	1–0
14 Feb 26	HNK Rijeka v NK Varazdin	3–1
9 Nov 25	NK Varazdin v HNK Rijeka	1–0
24 Aug 25	HNK Rijeka v NK Varazdin	1–2
13 Apr 25	HNK Rijeka v NK Varazdin	1–0
1 Feb 25	NK Varazdin v HNK Rijeka	1–0

The full NK Varazdin vs HNK Rijeka head-to-head record