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Match preview · HNL

HNK Rijeka – NK Varaždin

HNK Rijeka 5th in HNL Home 1.34 projected goals by the model
NK Varaždin 4th in HNL Away 0.74 projected goals by the model

Model updated 6 October, 21:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.34 0.74
HNK Rijeka NK Varaždin
HNK Rijeka
50%
Draw
32%
NK Varaždin
18%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
HNK Rijeka Draw NK Varaždin
Fair odds 2.00 3.09 5.70
Total goals
2.07
Over 2.5 goals
34%
Both teams to score
44%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans HNK Rijeka

50% HNK Rijeka to win

Attack
2nd vs 4th
HNK Rijeka attack v NK Varaždin defence
Defence
1st vs 5th
HNK Rijeka defence v NK Varaždin attack
Recent xG form
+0.68 vs +0.50
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.34 – 0.74
HNK Rijeka v NK Varaždin
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: HNK Rijeka and NK Varaždin compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading HNK Rijeka NK Varaždin
xG / match (better) 1.65 · 2nd 1.41 · 6th
xGA / match (better) 0.77 · 2nd 0.88 · 3rd
xGD / match (better) +0.88 · 2nd +0.53 · 4th
xPts / match (better) 1.96 · 2nd 1.80 · 4th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.68 +0.50

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 43% of the model's distribution.

HNK Rijeka clean sheet
45%
HNK Rijeka 2+ goals
40%
Under 2.5 goals
66%
Both teams to score: no
56%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
16.2%
1:0
14.8%
0:0
12.5%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
HNK Rijeka sample
20 matches
NK Varaždin sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · HNK Rijeka
4 matches
Away xG sample · NK Varaždin
3 matches
Computed
Tuesday, 06/10/2026 at 21:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.