Croatia - Prva HNLStadion HNK RijekaData current as of 02 September 2026

Rijeka vs Osijek: match statistics

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Rijeka vs Osijek: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Rijeka play Osijek in Prva HNL (Croatia). The match date is 5 September 2026. Venue: Stadion HNK Rijeka.

Current form

Rijeka: 2-1-1, 1.75 points/match. Osijek: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Rijeka scores 1.25 and concedes 1.25 goals per match. Osijek scores 2.40 and concedes 1.00. League average: 3.29 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Rijeka 50%, Osijek 20%. Over 2.5: Rijeka 50%, Osijek 60%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 67%.

xG, shots and style

Osijek has higher xG: 2.23 vs 1.93. Rijeka: 17.3 shots per match, Osijek: 20.8.

Match halves

Rijeka: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.50. Osijek: half-time lead 60%, second-half goals 0.80.

Goals by minute

Rijeka: 31-45+ (2 goals). Osijek: 0-15 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Prva HNL: 3.29 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 67%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 1-1-2. Average goals 2.25, BTTS 25%.

Before the match

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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.

1.25Goals scored / match2.4
RijekaOsijek
1.25Goals conceded / match1
RijekaOsijek
65%Average possession56%
RijekaOsijek
5.75Shots on target / match6.4
RijekaOsijek

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

17.25Shots per match20.8
RijekaOsijek
5.75Shots on target6.4
RijekaOsijek
7.2%Shot conversion11.5%
RijekaOsijek
65%Possession56%
RijekaOsijek
1.93xG for2.23
RijekaOsijek
0.79xG against1.24
RijekaOsijek

Shooting quality

Rijeka: DominantOsijek: Dominant
RijekaOsijek
Accuracy (shots on target)33%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.37

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.

Osijek is 37% better for: last-5 form.

1.75 pts / match - Rijeka · 2.4 pts / match - Osijek

Rijeka
WLWD
Season result split
50% W25% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-1
1.75 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-1
1.75 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 at home
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.3Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 1.93Opponent xG: 0.79BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%
Osijek
WWWLW
Season result split
80% W0% R20% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-1
Last 5 away
2-0-1
WWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 2.23Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 20%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.

Osijek is 92% better for: goals scored per match.

1.25 goals / match - Rijeka · 2.4 goals / match - Osijek

Osijek is 25% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.25 goals / match - Rijeka · 1 goals / match - Osijek

Rijeka scoring profile: more difficult

Rijeka scores in 50% of matches (2 of 4 matches), while Osijek keeps a clean sheet in 60% (3 of 5 matches).

Osijek scoring profile: very strong

Osijek scores in 80% of matches (4 of 5 matches), while Rijeka keeps a clean sheet in 25% (1 of 4 matches).

5Goals scored (season)12
RijekaOsijek
5Goals conceded (season)5
RijekaOsijek
2.5Average goals in match3.4
RijekaOsijek
5Goals scored (last 5)12
RijekaOsijek
5Goals conceded (last 5)5
RijekaOsijek

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal80%
RijekaOsijek
50%2 goals60%
RijekaOsijek
25%3 goals40%
RijekaOsijek
0%4 goals20%
RijekaOsijek

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal40%
RijekaOsijek
50%2 goals20%
RijekaOsijek
0%3 goals20%
RijekaOsijek
0%4 goals20%
RijekaOsijek

* 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.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
RijekaOsijek
0%BTTS in both halves0%
RijekaOsijek
50%Scored in both halves40%
RijekaOsijek

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS20%
RijekaOsijek
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS40%
RijekaOsijek
50%BTTS - last 520%
RijekaOsijek

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

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
RijekaOsijek
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time60%
RijekaOsijek
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time20%
RijekaOsijek

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
RijekaOsijek
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
RijekaOsijek
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time40%
RijekaOsijek

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.

Osijek is 14% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.75 pts / match - Rijeka · 2 pts / match - Osijek

Rijeka - half-time state
50% leading25% draw25% trailing
Osijek - half-time state
60% leading20% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.75Points per match (1st half)2
RijekaOsijek
0.75Goals scored (1st half)1.6
RijekaOsijek
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.2
RijekaOsijek
1.25Average goals (1st half)1.8
RijekaOsijek
75%Clean sheet before half-time80%
RijekaOsijek
50%No goal before half-time40%
RijekaOsijek

After half-time (2nd half)

0.75Points per match (2nd half)2
RijekaOsijek
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.8
RijekaOsijek
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.8
RijekaOsijek
1.25Average goals (2nd half)1.6
RijekaOsijek
50%Clean sheet after half-time60%
RijekaOsijek
50%No goal after half-time40%
RijekaOsijek

Rijeka - second-half results

0% W75% R25% P
7
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.75
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Osijek - second-half results

60% W20% R20% P
10
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at half-time in 60% of matches and wins 80%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Rijeka - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.750.75
Goals scored / match0.80.5
Goals conceded / match0.50.8
Average goals in match1.31.3
1 goal75%50%
2 goals50%50%
3 goals0%25%
Clean sheet75%50%
No goal50%50%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 50% leading - 25% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 75% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Osijek - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.002.00
Goals scored / match1.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match1.81.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+70
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 8

* 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.

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

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

Osijek
ScoredConceded
4
1
0-15
1
0
16-30
3
0
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
0
61-75
2
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). 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

2.95
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
35%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-24%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Rijeka

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.68
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.46
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
59%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
107%
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.
-0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Osijek

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.99
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.41
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
205%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
47%
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.
-0.8
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* 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

RijekaLigaOsijek
Average goals in match 2.503.29 3.40
Both teams scored 50%50% 20%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%67% 60%
Clean sheets 25%27% 60%
Goal before half-time 75%83% 80%
Goal after half-time 50%83% 80%

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

3.29
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
2.13
Home goals / match
1.17
Away goals / match
+82%
Home attack advantage
+45%
Home defence advantage
+46%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (4): Rijeka 1 - 1 - 2 Osijek. Average goals 2.25, both teams scored in 25% matches.

HNK Rijeka
0 : 2
NK Osijek
NK Osijek
1 : 0
HNK Rijeka
HNK Rijeka
4 : 2
NK Osijek
NK Osijek
0 : 0
HNK Rijeka

FAQ

When do Rijeka and Osijek play?

Rijeka face Osijek on 5 September 2026 in Prva HNL at Stadion HNK Rijeka. 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 Rijeka and Osijek?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Rijeka won 1, Osijek won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.25 goals, with both teams scoring in 25% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Rijeka vs Osijek?

Rijeka score 1.25 goals per game on average and Osijek 2.40. The Prva HNL average is 3.29 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 67% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Rijeka's matches and 20% of Osijek's.

What form are Rijeka and Osijek in?

Over the last 5 games Rijeka have a 2-1-1 record (1.75 points per game) and Osijek 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

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

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