HNK Rijeka v NK Varazdin prediction

HNL · Sun, 01 Nov 2026 14:00 GMT · Stadion HNK Rijeka

Updated 28 Oct 2026, 20:36 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s model makes Home offsides under 2.5 the free pick for HNK Rijeka v NK Varazdin, HNL on Sun, 01 Nov 2026 14:00 GMT.

Free pick

Home offsides under 2.5

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Predicted on 24 October 2026, before the fixture moved

Match preview, in numbers

The match

HNK Rijeka host NK Varazdin in the HNL on Sunday 1 November (kick-off 14:00 UK); the model’s free pick is HNK Rijeka offsides under 2.5, a Bronze-tier call.

The key numbers

NK Varazdin have conceded 10 goals, the fewest of the 10 clubs (2026/27 so far).

HNK Rijeka have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Eight of HNK Rijeka’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in nine of HNK Rijeka’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). At home, HNK Rijeka have five wins, no draws and one defeat in their last 6 home matches in all competitions — 2.50 points per game, scoring 2.33 and conceding 1.33. HNK Rijeka have scored 17 goals, the fifth-most of the 10 clubs (2026/27 so far). HNK Rijeka have conceded 14 goals, the fourth-fewest of the 10 clubs.

Six of NK Varazdin’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (40%). Both teams scored in six of NK Varazdin’s last 15 results in all competitions (40%). Away from home, NK Varazdin have three wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 1.43 points per game, scoring 1.43 and conceding 1.29. NK Varazdin have scored 15 goals, the fifth-fewest of the 10 clubs (2026/27 so far).

HNK Rijeka (fifth) and NK Varazdin (third) are one point apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have HNK Rijeka the stronger side, 12 rating points above NK Varazdin (HNK Rijeka 1651, NK Varazdin 1638, after at least 227 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 16 August 2026, finished NK Varazdin 2–0 HNK Rijeka.

Team news

Predicted HNK Rijeka XI (4-2-3-1): I. Vekič, A. Majstorović, A. Oreč, A. Husic, J. Lasickas, T. Dantas, S. Vignato, T. Fruk, B. Pavić, I. Ćubelić, D. Adu-Adjei — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Toni Fruk (4.9 per match over 12 appearances, three goals and four assists) and B. Pavic (3.9 per match over six appearances) have been HNK Rijeka’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for HNK Rijeka (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Toni Fruk averages 2.3 key passes per 90 over 903 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances. B. Pavic averages 0.8 key passes per 90 over 473 minutes, with a key pass in three of the last six appearances.

Predicted NK Varazdin XI (4-2-3-1): J. Silic, M. Mladenovski, N. Tepsic, G. Sikošek, F. Maglica, I. Canjuga, L. Mamić, I. Tavares, T. Duvnjak, M. Marina, A. Latkovic — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Ivan Canjuga (4.4 per match over 11 appearances, three goals and two assists) and Ivan Mamut (4.3 per match over five appearances, two goals and two assists) have been NK Varazdin’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for NK Varazdin (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Ivan Canjuga averages 1.9 key passes per 90 over 944 minutes, with a key pass in eight of the last 10 appearances. Ivan Mamut averages 2.0 shots per 90 over 404 minutes, with a shot in five of the last five appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sun, 01 Nov 2026 14:00 GMT · HNL · Stadion HNK Rijeka
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): HNK Rijeka 2 · draws 0 · NK Varazdin 4 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: HNK Rijeka 2W 1D 2L · NK Varazdin 1W 2D 2L

HNK Rijeka v NK Varazdin (HNL): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 28 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.63 / 0.88

Goals

against 1.63 / 1 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.75

over 8 matches

5.13 / 4.75

Corners

against 3.38 / 3.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.88 / 3.25

Shots on target

against 4.63 / 4.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 1.5

Cards

against 1.63 / 3 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 October 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 27 October 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	HNK Rijeka for / against	Line	NK Varazdin for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.75our book	0.88 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.13 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.75 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.5 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.88 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.25 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.63 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 14.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5

HNK Rijeka

HNK Rijeka Goalkeeper

HNK Rijeka — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
I. Vekič	7	90630 min	192.7 /90	30.4 /90	00 /90
A. Todorović	5	90450 min	173.4 /90	112.2 /90	00 /90

HNK Rijeka — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for HNK Rijeka before kick-off, to 27 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
I. Vekič n 7	90	2.7 6/2
A. Todorović n 7	90.4	2.8 5/2

HNK Rijeka Defensive

HNK Rijeka — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
A. Majstorović	12	901080 min	161.3 /90	191.6 /90	50.4 /90	574.8 /90	181.5 /90	30.3 /90
A. Oreč	11	84923 min	323.1 /90	111.1 /90	00 /90	525.1 /90	202 /90	00 /90
A. Husic	9	88792 min	161.8 /90	131.5 /90	20.2 /90	263 /90	111.3 /90	10.1 /90
J. Lasickas	9	82737 min	121.5 /90	60.7 /90	00 /90	374.5 /90	131.6 /90	30.4 /90
M. Devetak	7	70488 min	81.5 /90	50.9 /90	10.2 /90	163 /90	81.5 /90	00 /90
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HNK Rijeka — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for HNK Rijeka before kick-off, to 27 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Majstorović n 8	90	1.9 7/4	1 6/2	—
Tiago Dantas n 8	86	0.1 1/0	0.9 6/1	—
D. Adu-Adjei n 8	73.1	0.8 4/1	1.7 7/3	—
A. Oreč n 8	90	2.1 7/6	1.4 5/4	—
T. Fruk n 8	78	1 3/2	1.7 6/4	—
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HNK Rijeka — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for HNK Rijeka before kick-off, to 27 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Majstorović n 8	90	1 5/2
Tiago Dantas n 8	86	0.7 4/1
D. Adu-Adjei n 8	73.1	1.1 6/1
A. Oreč n 8	90	3.1 7/7
T. Fruk n 8	78	1 4/2
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HNK Rijeka Attacking

HNK Rijeka — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
D. Adu-Adjei	12	69829 min	50.5 /90	30.3 /90	151.6 /90	111.2 /90	121.3 /90	20.2 /90
J. Puljić	7	41284 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	61.9 /90	41.3 /90	31 /90	00 /90
Y. Kabadayı	4	27109 min	00 /90	00 /90	32.5 /90	10.8 /90	21.7 /90	32.5 /90
Tiago Dantas	12	82980 min	30.3 /90	20.2 /90	111 /90	60.6 /90	232.1 /90	50.5 /90
T. Fruk	11	81889 min	30.3 /90	40.4 /90	303 /90	101 /90	232.3 /90	151.5 /90
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HNK Rijeka — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for HNK Rijeka before kick-off, to 27 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Majstorović n 8	90	0.9 3/3	0.4 2/1
Tiago Dantas n 8	86	1.4 5/4	0.8 4/2
D. Adu-Adjei n 8	73.1	1.7 7/1	1.1 3/1
A. Oreč n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
T. Fruk n 8	78	3.3 8/7	1 4/2
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HNK Rijeka — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for HNK Rijeka before kick-off, to 27 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Majstorović n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Tiago Dantas n 8	86	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
D. Adu-Adjei n 8	73.1	0.6 3/1	0.5 2/1
A. Oreč n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
T. Fruk n 8	78	0.3 2/0	0.4 2/1
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NK Varazdin

NK Varazdin Goalkeeper

NK Varazdin — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Silic	11	90990 min	393.5 /90	80.7 /90	10.1 /90

NK Varazdin — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NK Varazdin before kick-off, to 27 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Silic n 8	90	3.4 7/4

NK Varazdin Defensive

NK Varazdin — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Mario Mladenovski	11	85939 min	131.2 /90	141.3 /90	80.8 /90	424 /90	80.8 /90	00 /90
N. Tepsic	11	79873 min	222.3 /90	131.3 /90	70.7 /90	434.4 /90	80.8 /90	10.1 /90
G. Sikošek	10	75754 min	172 /90	101.2 /90	40.5 /90	425 /90	81 /90	30.4 /90
F. Maglica	9	86773 min	192.2 /90	141.6 /90	20.2 /90	435 /90	101.2 /90	30.3 /90
E. Duraković	4	51203 min	31.3 /90	31.3 /90	00 /90	2310.2 /90	10.4 /90	00 /90
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NK Varazdin — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NK Varazdin before kick-off, to 27 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Silic n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
I. Canjuga n 8	84.3	1.3 4/3	2.7 8/6	—
Mario Mladenovski n 8	89.3	0.9 6/1	0.3 1/1	—
N. Tepsic n 8	89.3	0.5 4/0	1.1 5/3	—
Aleksa Latkovic n 8	80.8	1.5 7/4	1.5 7/2	—
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NK Varazdin — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NK Varazdin before kick-off, to 27 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. Canjuga n 8	84.3	0.9 5/2
Mario Mladenovski n 8	89.3	1.3 6/3
N. Tepsic n 8	89.3	2.3 6/5
Aleksa Latkovic n 8	80.8	0.7 5/0
G. Sikošek n 8	74.9	2.3 6/4
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NK Varazdin Attacking

NK Varazdin — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
M. Vuk	6	26154 min	00 /90	21.2 /90	10.6 /90	10.6 /90	52.9 /90	42.3 /90
I. Mamut	5	81404 min	20.4 /90	20.4 /90	92 /90	40.9 /90	61.3 /90	10.2 /90
Emma Uchegbu	5	27134 min	00 /90	00 /90	53.4 /90	21.3 /90	00 /90	42.7 /90
S. Jurić	3	62187 min	00 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90	31.4 /90	00 /90
V. Akrap	3	2369 min	11.3 /90	00 /90	45.2 /90	11.3 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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NK Varazdin — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NK Varazdin before kick-off, to 27 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Silic n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
I. Canjuga n 8	84.3	1.2 7/1	0.3 2/0
Mario Mladenovski n 8	89.3	0.6 4/1	0.3 2/0
N. Tepsic n 8	89.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Aleksa Latkovic n 8	80.8	1.8 6/4	0.8 4/2
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NK Varazdin — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NK Varazdin before kick-off, to 27 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Silic n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
I. Canjuga n 8	84.3	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
Mario Mladenovski n 8	89.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
N. Tepsic n 8	89.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
Aleksa Latkovic n 8	80.8	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind HNK Rijeka v NK Varazdin — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

HNK RijekaDWLWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

NK VarazdinDDWLL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

HNK Rijeka 2 · 0 draws · NK Varazdin 4 · 2 goals/game

2026-08-16 NK Varazdin 2–0 HNK Rijeka
2026-04-22 NK Varazdin 1–0 HNK Rijeka
2026-02-14 HNK Rijeka 3–1 NK Varazdin
2025-11-09 NK Varazdin 1–0 HNK Rijeka
2025-08-24 HNK Rijeka 1–2 NK Varazdin
2025-04-13 HNK Rijeka 1–0 NK Varazdin

League standing · 2026/27

HNK Rijeka#5 pos17 pts10 pl+3 GD

NK Varazdin#3 pos18 pts11 pl+5 GD

Goals per game

HNK Rijeka scored1.7

NK Varazdin scored1.36

HNK Rijeka conceded1.4

NK Varazdin conceded0.91

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is predicted to win HNK Rijeka v NK Varazdin?: TACTIX’s free model pick for HNK Rijeka v NK Varazdin is Home offsides under 2.5.
What is the head-to-head record between HNK Rijeka and NK Varazdin?: In their last 6 meetings, HNK Rijeka won 2, NK Varazdin won 4 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of HNK Rijeka and NK Varazdin?: Recent form — HNK Rijeka 2W 1D 2L; NK Varazdin 1W 2D 2L.

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