Rescued A Point
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb went behind and dragged it back level.
- Final score
- 1–1
HNL · Matchday 7NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
M. Vesovic 65'
1 – 1
FT
HT 0–0
HNK Rijeka
T. Dantas 52'
HNL
Matchday 7NK Lokomotiva Zagreb1–1HNK Rijeka
0.39
Expected goals
2.01
52′65′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: NLZ 0.39, HR 2.01.
Match report
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 1-1 HNK Rijeka
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb and HNK Rijeka shared 2 goals in a 1-1 HNL draw at Stadion Maksimir. Dantas opened the scoring for HNK Rijeka on 52' and Vesovic levelled for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb on 65'.
Expected goals finished NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 0.39, HNK Rijeka 2.01. HNK Rijeka created the better of it and will feel a point was a poor return. HNK Rijeka held 66.0% of the ball.
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb had to come from behind to get there, which is the detail the scoreline hides.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. HNK Rijeka graded out for box occupation — 17 of 23 shots in the box and 0.09 xg per shot. HNK Rijeka graded out for set-piece siege — 11 corners.
Tiago Dantas came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.6 for HNK Rijeka from 1 goal, 4 key passes and 3 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 27 fouls between them and 5 yellow cards, with HNK Rijeka conceding the most free-kicks (14).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
34%Possession66%
7Shots23
0.39xG2.01
What the numbers say
3 readsBox Occupation
HNK Rijeka
HNK Rijeka kept getting bodies into the area — 74% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 17 of 23
- Share
- 74%
- xG per shot
- 0.09
Set-Piece Siege
HNK Rijeka
HNK Rijeka turned the game into a dead-ball contest with 11 corners.
- Corners
- 11
- Opponent
- 2
Timeline
🟨19'
Daniel Adu-Adjei
Foul
Athanasios Triantafyllou
Foul
🟨24'
Dušan Vuković
Foul
🟨35'
Half-time
⚽52'
T. Dantas — assist: J. Lasickas
J. Gurlica ↑ A. Triantafyllou ↓
🔄62'
L. Kulusic ↑ I. Katic ↓
🔄62'
M. Subotic ↑ N. Djurkovic ↓
🔄62'
🟨64'
Ante Majstorović
Foul
M. Vesovic — assist: D. Vukovic
⚽65'
P. Smiljanic ↑ F. Fetai ↓
🔄74'
🔄76'
M. Mohebi ↑ I. Cubelic ↓
🔄76'
A. Juric ↑ D. Adu Adjei ↓
🟨77'
Justas Lasickas
Foul
T. Kralevski ↑ M. Vesovic ↓
🔄88'
🔄88'
M. Devetak ↑ J. Lasickas ↓
🔄88'
N. Jankovic ↑ S. Vignato ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenueStadion Maksimir, Zagreb
RefereeIvan Vukančić, Croatia
CompetitionHNL
Season2026
RoundMatchday 7
StatusMatch Finished