2 August 2026, 19:00 UTC

HNK Rijeka vs Rudes HNL prediction & result

Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka
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Final score: HNK Rijeka 2-1 Rudes.

Before kick-off the model made it 68% HNK Rijeka, 18% draw, 14% Rudes — fair odds of 1.47, 5.56 and 7.14. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1.

The model called the exact scoreline.

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Has the model earned this number?

It puts HNK Rijeka at 68% here. Across 2437 settled matches, 275 forecasts have landed in the 65–100% band; those outcomes actually happened 60.0% of the time, against an average forecast of 74.5%. In this range the model is over-confident, so read the figure above as optimistic rather than literal.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

HNK Rijeka97%Draw3%Rudes0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 3 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

Justas Lasickasassist: Toni Fruk
31'
41'
Jurica Poldrugač
46'
🔁Ivan Đorićout: Lenny Ilečić
59'
🔁Jakov Blagaićout: Vid Seitz
Daniel Adu-Adjeiassist: Tiago Dantas
62'
🔁Gabriel Rukavinaout: Amer Gojak
63'
🔁Daniel Adu-Adjeiout: Jakov Puljić
63'
65'
Diego Živulić
Jakov Puljić
68'
69'
🔁Xavier Fernandesout: Karlo Kamenar
70'
Stefan Vukićassist: Lenny Ilečić
70'
🔁Ante Sušakout: Stefan Vukić
82'
🔁Felipe Curcioout: Josip Pejić
🔁Toni Frukout: Ivan Ćubelić
88'

Match stats — HNK Rijeka vs Rudes

68%Possession32%
29Shots5
10On target3
7Corners1
2.33xG0.28

Goals against chances

HNK Rijeka2 from 2.33 xGabout what the chances were worth
Rudes1 from 0.28 xGmore than the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

HNK Rijeka 4-2-3-1
  • 99Aleksa TodorovićG
  • 23Justas LasickasD
  • 45Ante MajstorovićD
  • 5Alfonso BarcoD
  • 34Mladen DevetakD
  • 26Tiago DantasM
  • 6Branko PavićM
  • 11Gabriel RukavinaM
  • 10Toni FrukM
  • 4Niko JankovićM
  • 18Daniel Adu-AdjeiF
Substitutes
  • 14Amer GojakM
  • 21Jakov PuljićF
  • 8Ivan ĆubelićM
  • 1Vito KovačG
  • 31Dávid NwolokorG
  • 3Moreno ŽivkovićD
  • 22Ante OrečD
  • 51Anel HusićD
  • 91Noel BodetićD
Coach: Matjaz Kek
Rudes 3-5-1-1
  • 95Lovre RogićG
  • 4Vedran CeljakD
  • 5Marko StolnikD
  • 27Felipe CurcioM
  • 2Toni KolegaM
  • 28Xavier FernandesM
  • 24Ivan ĐorićM
  • 92Diego ŽivulićD
  • 21Ante SušakM
  • 11Jakov BlagaićF
  • 11Jurica PoldrugačF
Substitutes
  • 7Lenny IlečićF
  • 10Vid SeitzM
  • 19Karlo KamenarM
  • 9Stefan VukićF
  • 17Josip PejićF
  • 1Filip HoljevacG
  • 32Stipe DuvnjakG
  • 3Nikica PeranovicD
  • 23Ante UdovičićD

Form going into HNK Rijeka vs Rudes

HNK Rijeka

  • W1-0away to Derry City30 July 2026
  • W1-0Derry City23 July 2026

Rudes

No earlier matches on record this season.

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

HNL table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
5HNK Rijeka6321107+311
9Rudes7106822-143

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: HNK Rijeka vs Rudes

  • 2 August 2026HNK Rijeka 2–1 RudesHNL
  • 30 March 2024Rudes 0–3 HNK RijekaHNL
  • 28 February 2024Rudes 0–1 HNK RijekaCup
  • 16 December 2023HNK Rijeka 3–0 RudesHNL
  • 1 October 2023Rudes 1–2 HNK RijekaHNL
  • 22 July 2023HNK Rijeka 4–0 RudesHNL

Leading scorers: HNK Rijeka and Rudes

HNK Rijeka

  • D. Adu-Adjei3 goals1 assists
  • T. Fruk2 goals3 assists

Rudes

  • L. Ilečić2 goals2 assists

Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.