Varaždin 3-1 Rijeka: result and report

1. HNL · Saturday 11 May 2024

Result

Varaždin 3-1 Rijeka

1. HNL · Saturday 11 May 2024, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

Varaždin · Rijeka · 1. HNL predictions

Varaždin 3-1 Rijeka: match report

Varaždin beat Rijeka 3-1 in the 1. HNL on Saturday 11 May 2024. The half-time score was 2-1.

Domagoj Drozdek opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Varaždin's goals came from Domagoj Drozdek (17'), Michele Sego (30') and Domagoj Drozdek (59'). Rijeka scored through Niko Jankovic (45').

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

Going into the game Varaždin were 6th on 39 points from 33 and Rijeka 2nd on 71 points from 33. Varaždin went on to finish that season 6th with 42 points, and Rijeka 2nd with 74.

Varaždin lined up in a 3-4-3 and Rijeka in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Domagoj Drožđek of Varaždin (8.7), ahead of Luka Skaricic (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Varaždin wins, 1 draw and 6 for Rijeka.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Goal · Domagoj DrozdekVaraždin · 1-0
  • 30'Goal · Michele SegoVaraždin · 2-0
  • 45'Goal · Niko JankovicRijeka · 2-1
  • 48'Yellow card · Lindon SelahiRijeka
  • 52'Yellow card · Niko GalesicRijeka
  • 59'Goal · Domagoj DrozdekVaraždin · 3-1
  • 81'Yellow card · Marko VukcevicVaraždin
  • 86'Second yellow · Marko VukcevicVaraždin
  • 90+2'Yellow card · L. ŠkaričićVaraždin

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Varaždin 3, draws 1, Rijeka 6.

Team news

Varaždin line-up (3-4-3)

Oliver Zelenika, Ivan Nekic, Lamine Ba, Luka Skaricic, Marko Vukcevic, Igor Postonjski, Karlo Lusavec, Antonio Borsic, Dimitar Mitrovski, Michele Sego, Domagoj Drožđek

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

Nediljko Labrovic, Niko Galesic, Marijan Cabraja, Danilo Veiga, Dejan Petrovic, Lindon Selahi, Niko Jankovic, Bruno Bogojevic, Jorge Obregón, Mirko Maric, Emir Dilaver