Croatia - Prva HNLData current as of 08 September 2026

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Lokomotiva Zagreb vs Rijeka: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Lokomotiva Zagreb play Rijeka in Prva HNL (Croatia). The match date is 12 September 2026.

Current form

Lokomotiva Zagreb: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Rijeka: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Lokomotiva Zagreb scores 1.33 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Rijeka scores 1.80 and concedes 1.20. League average: 3.17 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Lokomotiva Zagreb 67%, Rijeka 60%. Over 2.5: Lokomotiva Zagreb 67%, Rijeka 60%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 66%.

xG, shots and style

Rijeka has higher xG: 2.18 vs 1.12. Lokomotiva Zagreb: 9.7 shots per match, Rijeka: 18.6.

Match halves

Lokomotiva Zagreb: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.50. Rijeka: half-time lead 60%, second-half goals 0.60.

Goals by minute

Lokomotiva Zagreb: 31-45+ (3 goals). Rijeka: 31-45+ (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Prva HNL: 3.17 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 66%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 0-2-2. Average goals 2.25, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(4.75)
(3.75)
(1.60)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.33Goals scored / match1.8
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
2Goals conceded / match1.2
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
43%Average possession61%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
2.33Shots on target / match7.4
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.67Shots per match18.6
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
2.33Shots on target7.4
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
13.8%Shot conversion9.7%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
43%Possession61%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
1.12xG for2.18
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
2.3xG against0.82
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka

Shooting quality

Lokomotiva Zagreb: Counter-attackingRijeka: Dominant
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
Accuracy (shots on target)24%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.570.24

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Rijeka is 233% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Lokomotiva Zagreb · 2 pts / match - Rijeka

Lokomotiva Zagreb
WLLLL
Season result split
33% W0% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-4
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.08Opponent xG: 2.24BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Rijeka
WLWDW
Season result split
60% W20% R20% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-1
Last 5 away
0-1-1
LD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 2.18Opponent xG: 0.82BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Rijeka is 35% better for: goals scored per match.

1.33 goals / match - Lokomotiva Zagreb · 1.8 goals / match - Rijeka

Rijeka is 67% better for: goals conceded per match.

2 goals / match - Lokomotiva Zagreb · 1.2 goals / match - Rijeka

Lokomotiva Zagreb scoring profile: very strong

Lokomotiva Zagreb scores in 67% of matches (4 of 6 matches), while Rijeka keeps a clean sheet in 20% (1 of 5 matches).

Rijeka scoring profile: very strong

Rijeka scores in 60% of matches (3 of 5 matches), while Lokomotiva Zagreb keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 6 matches).

8Goals scored (season)9
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
12Goals conceded (season)6
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
3.33Average goals in match3
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
5Goals scored (last 5)9
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
10Goals conceded (last 5)6
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal60%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
33%2 goals60%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
33%3 goals40%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
0%4 goals20%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal80%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
67%2 goals40%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
17%3 goals0%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
17%4 goals0%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time20%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
17%BTTS in both halves0%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
33%Scored in both halves60%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka

BTTS and goal count

67%Min. 3 goals and BTTS60%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
60%BTTS - last 560%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time60%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time20%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time60%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
67%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Rijeka is 33% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / match - Lokomotiva Zagreb · 2 pts / match - Rijeka

Lokomotiva Zagreb - half-time state
33% leading50% draw17% trailing
Rijeka - half-time state
60% leading20% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per match (1st half)2
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
0.83Goals scored (1st half)1.2
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.6
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
1.33Average goals (1st half)1.8
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
50%Clean sheet before half-time60%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
50%No goal before half-time40%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka

After half-time (2nd half)

0.33Points per match (2nd half)1.2
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.6
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
1.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.6
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
2Average goals (2nd half)1.2
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
0%Clean sheet after half-time60%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka
50%No goal after half-time40%
Lokomotiva ZagrebRijeka

Lokomotiva Zagreb - second-half results

0% W33% R67% P
9
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
2
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Rijeka - second-half results

20% W60% R20% P
10
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 60% of matches and wins 60%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Lokomotiva Zagreb - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.20
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.41.6
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+1-6
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Rijeka - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.20
Goals scored / match1.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.81.2
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+30
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Lokomotiva Zagreb
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
1
3
16-30
3
0
31-45
0
7
46-60
0
1
61-75
3
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Rijeka
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
2
1
16-30
4
1
31-45
1
0
46-60
2
2
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.17
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-29%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Lokomotiva Zagreb

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-1.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.51
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
171%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

Rijeka

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.76
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.38
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.38
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
154%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
60%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.6
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Prva HNL).

Teams vs league

Lokomotiva ZagrebLigaRijeka
Average goals in match 3.333.17 3.00
Both teams scored 67%48% 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%66% 60%
Clean sheets 0%29% 20%
Goal before half-time 67%79% 80%
Goal after half-time 100%79% 60%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.17
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
2.00
Home goals / match
1.17
Away goals / match
+71%
Home attack advantage
+42%
Home defence advantage
+45%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
55%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
7%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
55%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (4): Lokomotiva Zagreb 0 - 2 - 2 Rijeka. Average goals 2.25, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FAQ

When do Lokomotiva Zagreb and Rijeka play?

Lokomotiva Zagreb face Rijeka on 12 September 2026 in Prva HNL. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Lokomotiva Zagreb and Rijeka?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Lokomotiva Zagreb won 0, Rijeka won 2 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 2.25 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Lokomotiva Zagreb vs Rijeka?

Lokomotiva Zagreb score 1.33 goals per game on average and Rijeka 1.80. The Prva HNL average is 3.17 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 66% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Lokomotiva Zagreb's matches and 60% of Rijeka's.

What form are Lokomotiva Zagreb and Rijeka in?

Over the last 5 games Lokomotiva Zagreb have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Rijeka 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Lokomotiva Zagreb vs Rijeka?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Lokomotiva Zagreb vs Rijeka: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.