HNK Rijeka vs Istra 1961

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🕒 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion HNK Rijeka 🧑‍⚖️ Ante Culina 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 8
Regular Season Table
HNK Rijeka 4 · Istra 1961 6
Referee Stats
20 matches · 4.25 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.25
Reds avg 0.25
Penalties avg 0.40
Over 4.5 cards 60%
Home wins 50%
Draws 30%
Away wins 20%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 0-0.

Team Overview

HNK Rijeka (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 9-5-4

Goals For / Against

29 / 15
Avg: 1.61 / 0.83

Points

32
Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

6
Istra 1961 (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 6-2-10

Goals For / Against

20 / 26
Avg: 1.11 / 1.44

Points

20
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this HNL fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.78
PPG
1.11
1.61
GF
1.11
0.83
GA
1.44
39%
O2.5
50%
33%
BTTS
44%
50%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

HNK Rijeka rank4th
Istra 1961 rank6th
HNK Rijeka points53
Istra 1961 points43
HNK Rijeka: #4 · 53 pts · GD +13
15 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Istra 1961: #6 · 43 pts · GD -11
25 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

HNK Rijeka last 5 home

W W D L L
Points7/15
Weighted index67
Goals5-4
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Istra 1961 last 5 away

L W L L W
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals3-5
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

HNK Rijeka trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS33%
BTTS + O2.528%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 11%

Istra 1961 trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS44%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

HNK Rijeka score at home67%
HNK Rijeka clean sheet at home50%
Istra 1961 score away56%
Istra 1961 clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

HNK Rijeka score first50%
HNK Rijeka win after scoring first78%
Istra 1961 score first39%
Istra 1961 win after scoring first57%
Comeback rate after conceding first: HNK Rijeka 50% · Istra 1961 11%
Avg first goal minute: HNK Rijeka 35.4' · Istra 1961 21.3'

Vs league average

HNK Rijeka score at home1.61 vs 1.46
HNK Rijeka concede at home0.83 vs 1.20
Istra 1961 score away1.11 vs 1.20
Istra 1961 concede away1.44 vs 1.46
HNK Rijeka score 10% above league average, while Istra 1961 score 7% below league average.
Defensive side: HNK Rijeka are 31% below league average at home, and Istra 1961 are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.40
BTTS20%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

HNK Rijeka goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
46-60 6
0-15 5
31-45 4
16-30 3
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 4
0-15 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
31-45 1
46-60 0

Istra 1961 goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
46-60 5
31-45 4
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 6
0-15 5
46-60 5
16-30 3
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
28'
28' D. Čop
36'
36' M. Devetak
68'
68' Tiago Dantas
1st substitution · For: D. Petrovič
77'
77' M. Devetak
2nd substitution · For: S. Radeljić
77'
77' D. Čop
3rd substitution · For: D. Adu-Adjei
77'
77' E. Frederiksen
1st substitution · For: L. Róbertsson
77'
77' S. Prevljak
2nd substitution · For: S. Bangura
81'
81' A. Husic
84'
84' M. Nasraoui
3rd substitution · For: F. Taraba
86'
86' L. Menalo
4th substitution · For: B. Bogojević
86'
86' A. Gojak
5th substitution · For: A. Jurič
90+4'
90+4' S. Lawal
4th substitution · For: J. Ivanisevic

HNK Rijeka vs Istra 1961 0-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

HNK Rijeka drew 0-0 with Istra 1961 on Saturday, 27 September 2025 in HNL. The match was refereed by Ante Culina. It was played at Stadion HNK Rijeka.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. D. Čop received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 28'. M. Devetak received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 36'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. HNK Rijeka made their 1st substitution at 68', with Tiago Dantas replacing D. Petrovič. HNK Rijeka made their 2nd substitution at 77', with M. Devetak replacing S. Radeljić. HNK Rijeka made their 3rd substitution at 77', with D. Čop replacing D. Adu-Adjei. Istra 1961 made their 1st substitution at 77', with E. Frederiksen replacing L. Róbertsson. Istra 1961 made their 2nd substitution at 77', with S. Prevljak replacing S. Bangura. A. Husic received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 81'. Istra 1961 made their 3rd substitution at 84', with M. Nasraoui replacing F. Taraba. HNK Rijeka made their 4th substitution at 86', with L. Menalo replacing B. Bogojević. HNK Rijeka made their 5th substitution at 86', with A. Gojak replacing A. Jurič. Istra 1961 made their 4th substitution at 90+4', with S. Lawal replacing J. Ivanisevic.

HNK Rijeka used 5 substitutions while Istra 1961 used 4 substitutions. HNK Rijeka got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 0-0.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games40
Home Wins27
Draws8
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals17 (42.5%)
BTTS15 (37.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games20
Home Wins13
Draws4
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals9 (45.0%)
BTTS6 (30.0%)

HNK Rijeka vs Istra 1961 Head-to-Head History by Season