Rijeka 3-0 Hajduk Split 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.

Lokomotiva Zagreb snatched a late equaliser through Marko Vesovic to draw 1-1 with Rijeka, but the home side's performance did little to mask a deeply worrying run of form in the Croatian 1. HNL.

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.

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.

Rudeš have conceded 14 goals in their last five Croatian 1. HNL matches and kept zero clean sheets. Rijeka have already beaten them once this season. This should be straightforward.

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.

Slaven Bilic returns as Croatia manager 14 years after his first spell, facing England in a behind-closed-doors Nations League match in Rijeka. His charm helped build the foundations for Zlatko Dalic's golden generation, but succeeding the most successful coach in Croatian history will take more than nostalgia.