Low-Block Fortress
HNK Rijeka
HNK Rijeka handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 8 shots blocked or saved on 41.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 41.0%
- Shots blocked
- 1
- Saves
- 7
- Conceded
- 0
HNL · Matchday 8HNK Rijeka
T. Dantas 35'
S. Vignato 45'
D. Adu Adjei 57'
3 – 0
FT
HT 2–0
HNK Hajduk Split
HNL
Matchday 8HNK Rijeka3–0HNK Hajduk Split
1.46
Expected goals
1.28
35′45′57′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: HR 1.46, HHS 1.28.
Match report
HNK Rijeka 3-0 HNK Hajduk Split
HNK Rijeka were far too strong for HNK Hajduk Split 3-0 at Stadion HNK Rijeka in HNL. Dantas opened the scoring for HNK Rijeka on 35', Vignato made it 2-0 to HNK Rijeka on 45' and Adjei made it 3-0 to HNK Rijeka on 57'.
Expected goals finished HNK Rijeka 1.46, HNK Hajduk Split 1.28. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. HNK Hajduk Split held 59.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. HNK Rijeka graded out for low-block fortress — 41.0% possession and 1 shots blocked. HNK Rijeka graded out for counter-punch — 41.0% possession and 1.46 expected goals.
Igor Vekić came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.9 for HNK Rijeka across 90 minutes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 21 fouls between them and 6 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
41%Possession59%
7Shots13
1.46xG1.28
What the numbers say
5 readsCounter-Punch
HNK Rijeka
HNK Rijeka were happy without the ball and still created more — 1.46 xG from 41.0% possession.
- Possession
- 41.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.46
- Opponent xG
- 1.28
Goalkeeper Rescue
HNK Rijeka
HNK Rijeka's goalkeeper kept them in it — 7 saves against 1.28 xG, conceding just 0.
- Saves
- 7
- Faced xG
- 1.28
- Conceded
- 0
Clinical Edge
HNK Rijeka
HNK Rijeka finished well above what their chances were worth — 3 goals from 1.46 xG.
- Goals
- 3
- Expected goals
- 1.46
- Overperformance
- +1.54
Timeline
Ivan Ćubelić
Foul
🟨3'
T. Dantas — assist: D. Adu Adjei
⚽35'
🟨38'
Ron Raçi
Argument
Justas Lasickas
Foul
🟨45'
S. Vignato — assist: D. Adu Adjei
⚽45'
🟨45+3'
Toni Silić
Argument
Half-time
D. Adu Adjei
⚽57'
🔄62'
A. del Moral ↑ A. Pajaziti ↓
Branko Pavić
Foul
🟨64'
A. Barco ↑ I. Cubelic ↓
🔄65'
🔄73'
D. Hadzikadunic ↑ M. Acapandie ↓
🔄73'
C. Martin ↑ M. Soticek ↓
M. Devetak ↑ J. Lasickas ↓
🔄74'
M. Mohebi ↑ S. Vignato ↓
🔄74'
🟨75'
Khalil Fayad
Foul
🔄82'
D. Melnjak ↑ K. Fayad ↓
🔄82'
A. Huram ↑ A. Sanyang ↓
A. Gojak ↑ T. Fruk ↓
🔄85'
N. Jankovic ↑ T. Dantas ↓
🔄85'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueStadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka
RefereeMateo Erceg, Croatia
CompetitionHNL
Season2026
RoundMatchday 8
StatusMatch Finished