HNK Rijeka 3-0 HNK Hajduk Split: result and AI prediction

HNK Rijeka – HNK Hajduk Split, HNL, Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 04:00 PM (GMT). Venue: Stadion HNK Rijeka

HNK Rijeka is #5 in the table (11 pts) and HNK Hajduk Split #1 (16 pts). HNK Rijeka is unbeaten in its last 5 matches. HNK Hajduk Split is unbeaten in its last 5 matches. HNK Hajduk Split averages 2.3 goals per match this season. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: HNK Rijeka 2, draws 2, HNK Hajduk Split 2. Their last meeting, on April 26, 2026, ended HNK Rijeka 0-0 HNK Hajduk Split.

AI predicted: 2-1 · Final score: 3-0✓ Correct outcome

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

Rijeka bring an excellent home record into one of Croatia's most combustible league fixtures, while Hajduk arrive leading the table on a powerful winning sequence. The hosts' route is through Fruk and Dantas finding control between Hajduk's midfield and defence; the visitors' route is fast wide-to-central transitions led by their energetic attacking band. Hajduk's form makes them dangerous throughout, but Rijeka's stadium advantage and recent capacity to hurt Hajduk prevent this from being a straightforward away assignment. With no confirmed absences reported, midfield execution and the response to the first goal should shape the contest.

Head-to-head analysis

Recent Rijeka–Hajduk meetings have been volatile rather than one-sided, ranging from scoreless league stalemates to high-margin home wins. That history supports a match in which the first breakthrough matters more than any presumed rivalry pattern.

Form (last 5)

HNK RijekaLeague position #5 · 11 ptsD W D
HNK Hajduk SplitLeague position #1 · 16 ptsW W W

HNK Rijeka vs HNK Hajduk Split stats

HNK RijekaHNK Hajduk Split
Played67
Goals scored1016
Goals conceded75
Clean sheets14

Last meetings

  • 2026-04-26HNK Rijeka 0-0 HNK Hajduk Split
  • 2026-03-04HNK Rijeka 3-2 HNK Hajduk Split
  • 2026-02-22HNK Hajduk Split 1-0 HNK Rijeka
  • 2025-11-22HNK Rijeka 5-0 HNK Hajduk Split
  • 2025-08-31HNK Hajduk Split 2-2 HNK Rijeka
  • 2025-05-18HNK Hajduk Split 2-1 HNK Rijeka

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