Lokomotiva Zagreb
- Lokomotiva Zagreb sit in 5th place in the HNL 2025-2026 with 41 points from 32 matches, 2 points fewer than 4th-placed Rijeka.
- Nikica Jelavic’s side have been in good form, unbeaten in their last 5 matches with 3 wins and 2 draws, with a 2-1 win at home to Slaven and a 0-0 draw away to Osijek in their most recent fixtures.
- Lokomotiva play an aggressive 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 formation, pressing vertically, wing overloads, and high counter-pressing in all thirds of the pitch.
- With 23 goals in 16 home matches this HNL season and Rijeka conceding 21 goals in 16 away matches this season, this looks to be a high-scoring contest.
HNK Rijeka
- Rijeka’s form has been mixed with 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 defeats from their last 5 HNL matches.
- They were defeated 1-0 away to NK Varazdin last time out and 0-0 at home to Hajduk Split the match before that.
- Victor Sanchez has been flexible and tactically disciplined since taking over in September 2025, Rijeka have controlled the ball and tempo of games, with positional play, patient build-up play, and situational pressing.
Head-to-Head
- Rijeka have the edge in the recent H2H, winning 3 and drawing 2 of the last 5 HNL 2025/2026 head-to-heads between these two sides, but Lokomotiva have failed to win any of their last 2 at home to Rijeka.
- Lokomotiva’s style of high energy football and Rijeka’s methodical, possession-based football style should make for an exciting game of chess on Sunday, with a few more transitions and open play than Rijeka are used to.
Key Players
- Lokomotiva Zagreb
- Lokomotiva’s forward Aleks Stojakovic has been a consistent threat to all HNL 2025-2026 defences this season with 8 goals in 31 appearances, whilst Blaz Boskovic has chipped in with 2 goals from their last 6.
- Rijeka
- Their primary goal threat is Toni Fruk, who has 11 goals in 27 HNL games this season.
Betting Insights
Lokomotiva to WIN at 3.12 , OVER 2.5 goals at 2.0 , and BTTS - YES at 1.76 are our picks for Sunday’s HNL 2025-2026 fixture between Lokomotiva Zagreb and HNK Rijeka.
Prediction
The odds look favorable for a Lokomotiva win and both teams to score , and we are taking the home side to edge this one.
