Match Summary

The HNL fixture HNK Rijeka - HNK Vukovar 1991 is scheduled for 8 May 2026 at 18:00 UTC at Stadion HNK Rijeka Dean Šćulac, Rijeka (capacity 8,279).

Market Favorite: HNK Rijeka with an implied probability of roughly 74% in the main 1X2 market.

Competition: HNL (Croatia), season 25/26.

Form Analysis & Trajectory

• HNK Rijeka: Arrive after two defeats and two draws before a recent win across their last five, indicating a recovery from a four-match winless run. Season profile shows 44 scored and 36 conceded (goal difference +8) with a team average rating of 6.78, pointing to balanced output but limited margin in tight matches.
• HNK Vukovar 1991: Two wins in the last three (with one draw and one loss in the remaining span) suggest short-term improvement. Over the season they have 34 scored and 62 conceded (goal difference −28) and an average rating of 6.63, highlighting defensive fragility that has underpinned their 10th-place standing.

Comparison Data

Key Match Insights

• Head-to-Head: Rijeka leads the series with 3 wins to Vukovar’s 1; the last meeting finished HNK Vukovar 1991 0–1 HNK Rijeka.
• Manager duel: No recorded prior head-to-head between Víctor Sánchez (Rijeka) and Tomislav Stipić (Vukovar 1991) in the available dataset.
• Performance indicators: Team average ratings favor Rijeka (6.78) over Vukovar 1991 (6.63) from recent matches.
• Match context: Hosted at Stadion HNK Rijeka Dean Šćulac in Rijeka; standings context shows Rijeka 4th (46 pts, +8 GD) versus Vukovar 1991 10th (28 pts, −28 GD).