Rijeka 2-1 Lokomotiva Zagreb: result and report
1. HNL · Sunday 20 August 2023
Result
Rijeka 2-1 Lokomotiva Zagreb
1. HNL · Sunday 20 August 2023, 19:05 UTC · half-time 1-1
Rijeka 2-1 Lokomotiva Zagreb: match report
Rijeka won against Lokomotiva Zagreb 2-1 in the 1. HNL on Sunday 20 August 2023. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Vladan Bubanja opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Rijeka's goals came from Marco Pašalić (38') and Näis Djouahra (78'). Lokomotiva Zagreb scored through Vladan Bubanja (6').
Discipline: Rijeka received 3 yellow cards; Lokomotiva Zagreb received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Rijeka were 3rd on 6 points from 3 and Lokomotiva Zagreb 9th on 2 points from 3. Rijeka went on to finish that season 2nd with 74 points, and Lokomotiva Zagreb 5th with 51.
Rijeka lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Lokomotiva Zagreb in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Nikola Cavlina of Lokomotiva Zagreb (8.2), ahead of Marco Pašalić (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Rijeka wins, 0 draws and 1 for Lokomotiva Zagreb.
Key events
- 6'Goal · Vladan Bubanja
- 28'Yellow card · Mateo Marić
- 29'Yellow card · Sergej Jakirović
- 38'Goal · Marco Pašalić
- 41'Yellow card · Stjepan Radeljić
- 57'Yellow card · Ivan Lepinjica
- 68'Yellow card · Jon Mersinaj
- 78'Goal · Näis Djouahra
- 80'Yellow card · Silvio Goričan
Head-to-head
Team news
Rijeka line-up (4-2-3-1)
Nediljko Labrovic, Ivan Smolcic, Niko Galesic, Stjepan Radeljic, Bruno Goda, Ivan Lepinjica, Lindon Selahi, Marco Pašalić, Toni Fruk, Niko Jankovic, Franjo Ivanović
Lokomotiva Zagreb line-up (4-2-3-1)
Nikola Cavlina, Marko Vranjkovic, Jon Mersinaj, Ivan Milicevic, Vladan Bubanja, Mateo Maric, Viktor Kanizaj, Luka Stojkovic, Lukas Kacavenda, Sandro Kulenović, Branimir Kalaica