Rijeka welcome Slaven on Saturday, Dec 19 at 5:00 PM in a HNL fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

Rijeka come into this fixture in mixed form (2W 2D 1L). Slaven travel in mixed form (2W 0D 3L), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

History strongly favours Rijeka here — they've won 6 of 10 previous meetings against Slaven, with 3 draws. Their last encounter ended in Rijeka won 2–0.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Rijeka a slight edge, but Slaven are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.