Hajduk Split 2-0 Pafos FC result, stats and report

Rijeka beat Hajduk Split 3-0 in the Croatian 1. HNL despite being outplayed for long stretches. Connor Maguire breaks down how desire and clinical finishing overturned a story the numbers were telling differently.

Dalisson de Almeida's 22nd-minute header proved the difference as Hajduk Split ground out a 1-0 win over a Slaven Koprivnica side who finished the match with ten men.

Pafos FC claimed a dramatic 4-2 victory over Dinamo City in the UEFA Europa Conference League, with the tie settled only in extra time after a match that produced six goals, eleven yellow cards, and enough madness to last a full season.

Hajduk Split won 3-2 against Raków Częstochowa in the UEFA Europa Conference League despite the hosts controlling possession for large parts of the match. Goals in the final minutes from Mahir Emreli and Rokas Pukstas sealed a remarkable away win for Split.

Lokomotiva Zagreb produced a ruthless away performance at Hajduk Split, winning 2-0 in the Croatian 1. HNL despite controlling just 35 percent of possession. Hajduk were outshot, outworked in attack, and left to rue a red card that compounded their misery.

Hajduk Split are flying in the Croatian 1. HNL but Varaždin have already taken three points off them this campaign. Saturday at Poljud is not a formality.

Atalanta host Pafos FC in the UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday, bringing two teams with identical form records but very different defensive identities into direct collision.

Hajduk Split have not lost a Conference League match in four attempts, but Ajax arrive in Croatia having scored freely in every single game they have played. Something has to give on Thursday night.