DZA vs Rijeka prediction: 3-2, Croatian First Football League
Final score: DZA 2 - 1 Rijeka. Data-led preview of DZA vs Rijeka for round 11 at Stadion Maksimir, weighing form and table before edging towards DZA and a 3-2 call with 33% confidence.
Full time: DZA 2 - 1 Rijeka
The match finished DZA 2 - 1 Rijeka on 27 October 2026 at Stadion Maksimir.
We called DZA 3-2 at 33% confidence. The result went that way; the scoreline did not. Getting the winner right and the goals wrong is the normal shape of a correct call.
The preview below is unchanged from 27 October 2026, before the match was played.
DZA welcome Rijeka to Stadion Maksimir on 27 October 2026 — 20:30 for round 11. This preview weighs recent results, league position, head-to-head record and bookmaker prices, and comes down on 3-2.
Form going in
DZA’s last six read DWLWWL, with 12 scored and 9 conceded. Rijeka’s past six are DWDWLW, totalling 11 for and 7 against.
| Date | Match | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/10/22 | H vs NEC Nijmegen | 2-4 | L |
| 2026/10/18 | A vs Slaven Belupo Koprivnica | 5-1 | W |
| 2026/10/15 | H vs Anderlecht | 1-0 | W |
| 2026/10/10 | A vs Hajduk Split | 1-2 | L |
| 2026/09/20 | H vs Lokomotiva Zagreb | 3-2 | W |
| 2026/09/16 | A vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 0-0 | D |
| Date | Match | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/10/16 | A vs Rudeš | 2-1 | W |
| 2026/10/11 | A vs Slaven Belupo Koprivnica | 1-4 | L |
| 2026/09/20 | H vs Hajduk Split | 3-0 | W |
| 2026/09/12 | A vs Lokomotiva Zagreb | 1-1 | D |
| 2026/09/05 | H vs Osijek | 4-1 | W |
| 2026/08/31 | A vs HNK Gorica | 0-0 | D |
Where they stand
DZA are 2nd with 19 points, while Rijeka are 4th on 17. With three points or fewer between them, the table is unlikely to settle this one.
| DZA | Rijeka | |
|---|---|---|
| Position | 2 | 4 |
| Points | 19 | 17 |
| Played | 9 | 9 |
| Won / drawn / lost | 6 / 1 / 2 | 5 / 2 / 2 |
| Goals for | 23 | 16 |
| Goals against | 12 | 12 |
| Goal difference | +11 | +4 |
DZA vs Rijeka prediction
The numbers lean to DZA. The best-fit scoreline is 3-2, with a confidence of 33%. It is close to a coin toss, and that is how it is set down here.
DZA to win, 3-2 — confidence 33%.
- DZA have taken 10 points from their last 6 (DWLWWL); Rijeka have taken 11 from their last 6 (DWDWLW).
- In the table DZA sit 2nd on 19 points, Rijeka 4th on 17.
- Taken together, the data leans to DZA.
Common questions
When do DZA play Rijeka?
DZA host Rijeka on 27 October 2026 — 20:30 at Stadion Maksimir.
Who is predicted to win DZA vs Rijeka?
DZA are the pick. Our reading of the form, the table and the market ends at 3-2, with a stated confidence of 33%. It is an interpretation of the data, not a certainty.
Where is DZA vs Rijeka being played?
At Stadion Maksimir.
This is a reading of the data, not a certainty. Any match can go the other way, and nothing here is advice to stake money. See how our past predictions actually went.
