Varaždin 0-2 Rijeka: result and report

1. HNL · Saturday 28 September 2019

Result

Varaždin 0-2 Rijeka

1. HNL · Saturday 28 September 2019, 14:30 UTC · half-time 0-2

Varaždin · Rijeka · 1. HNL predictions

Varaždin 0-2 Rijeka: match report

Varaždin lost to Rijeka 0-2 in the 1. HNL on Saturday 28 September 2019. The half-time score was 0-2.

Rodrigo Escoval opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Varaždin did not score. Rijeka scored through Rodrigo Escoval (12') and Tibor Halilovic (36').

Discipline: Varaždin received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Rijeka received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Varaždin were 9th on 7 points from 9 and Rijeka 3rd on 15 points from 8. Varaždin went on to finish that season 8th with 36 points, and Rijeka 3rd with 64.

Varaždin lined up in a 4-3-3 and Rijeka in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Varaždin win, 4 draws and 5 for Rijeka.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Rodrigo EscovalRijeka · 0-1
  • 36'Goal · Tibor HalilovicRijeka · 0-2
  • 38'Yellow card · Neven DjurasekVaraždin
  • 52'Yellow card · D. ŽuparićRijeka
  • 69'Second yellow · Neven DjurasekVaraždin
  • 87'Yellow card · M. SenićVaraždin
  • 90'Yellow card · Robert MuricRijeka
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Tibor HalilovicRijeka

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Varaždin 1, draws 4, Rijeka 5.

Team news

Varaždin line-up (4-3-3)

Ivan Nevistic, Vladan Adzic, Daniel Stefulj, Marko Stolnik, Nikola Tkalčić, Ivan Posavec, Karlo Težak, Neven Djurasek, Jessie Guera Djou, Leon Benko, Vitaliy Lisakovich

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

Andrej Prskalo, Dario Župarić, Rodrigo Escoval, Hrvoje Smolcic, Zoran Kvrzic, T. Halilović, Franko Andrijašević, Stjepan Loncar, Boadu Maxwell Acosty, Alexander Gorgon, Jakov Puljic