Istra 1961 vs HNK Rijeka

Istra 1961

1 - 2

HNK Rijeka

🕒 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Ante Culina 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Istra 1961 6 · HNK Rijeka 4

Referee Stats

Ante Culina

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%

Team Overview

Istra 1961 (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-7

Goals For / Against

19 / 24

Avg: 1.06 / 1.33

Points

Avg: 1.28

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

HNK Rijeka (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 21

Avg: 1.11 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.28

PPG

1.17

1.06

1.11

1.33

1.17

50%

O2.5

44%

61%

BTTS

44%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Istra 1961 rank6th

HNK Rijeka rank4th

Istra 1961 points43

HNK Rijeka points53

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.

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.

10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Istra 1961 last 5 home

D W L L L

Points4/15

Weighted index38

Goals5-8

Record1-1-3

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 last 5 away

D W L D W

Points8/15

Weighted index49

Goals7-3

Record2-2-1

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 22%

HNK Rijeka trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Istra 1961 score at home72%

Istra 1961 clean sheet at home17%

HNK Rijeka score away61%

HNK Rijeka clean sheet away28%

First-goal patterns

Istra 1961 score first44%

Istra 1961 win after scoring first50%

HNK Rijeka score first39%

HNK Rijeka win after scoring first57%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Istra 1961 57% · HNK Rijeka 33%

Avg first goal minute: Istra 1961 21.9' · HNK Rijeka 18.6'

Vs league average

Istra 1961 score at home1.06 vs 1.46

Istra 1961 concede at home1.33 vs 1.20

HNK Rijeka score away1.11 vs 1.20

HNK Rijeka concede away1.17 vs 1.46

Istra 1961 score 28% below league average, while HNK Rijeka score 7% below league average.

Defensive side: Istra 1961 are 11% above league average at home, and HNK Rijeka are 20% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.40

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Istra 1961 goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

0-15 5

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

HNK Rijeka goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

0-15 5

16-30 4

61-75 3

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. Lawal

Normal Goal

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

L. Menalo

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Oreč

16' ↑↓

↑↓

16' ⇄ V. Koski

1st substitution · For: A. Kadušić

16' ↑↓

↑↓

16' ⇄ T. Fruk

1st substitution · For: A. Gojak

16' ↑↓

↑↓

16' ⇄ A. Jurič

2nd substitution · For: D. Adu-Adjei

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ S. Lawal

2nd substitution · For: V. Rozić

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ L. Menalo

3rd substitution · For: T. Morchiladze

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ S. Lončar

3rd substitution · For: D. Djuric

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Tiago Dantas

Penalty

80'

80' S. Vignato

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ R. Kumar

4th substitution · For: C. Agada

85'

85' S. Radeljić

86'

86' D. Marešić

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ S. Vignato

4th substitution · For: T. Barišić

Istra 1961 vs HNK Rijeka 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

HNK Rijeka beat Istra 1961 2-1 on Tuesday, 20 January 2026 in HNL. The match was refereed by Ante Culina. It was played at unknown.

First half: Istra 1961 took an early lead at 5' when S. Lawal scored, making the score 1-0. HNK Rijeka leveled the score at 9' when L. Menalo scored, with the assist credited to A. Oreč, making the score 1-1. Istra 1961 made their 1st substitution at 16', with V. Koski replacing A. Kadušić. HNK Rijeka made their 1st substitution at 16', with T. Fruk replacing A. Gojak. HNK Rijeka made their 2nd substitution at 16', with A. Jurič replacing D. Adu-Adjei.

Second half: Istra 1961 made their 2nd substitution at 58', with S. Lawal replacing V. Rozić. HNK Rijeka made their 3rd substitution at 66', with L. Menalo replacing T. Morchiladze. Istra 1961 made their 3rd substitution at 69', with S. Lončar replacing D. Djuric. HNK Rijeka took the lead at 75' when Tiago Dantas scored (Penalty), making the score 1-2. S. Vignato received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 80'. Istra 1961 made their 4th substitution at 83', with R. Kumar replacing C. Agada. S. Radeljić received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 85'. D. Marešić received a yellow card for Istra 1961 at 86'. HNK Rijeka made their 4th substitution at 88', with S. Vignato replacing T. Barišić.

Istra 1961 used 4 substitutions while HNK Rijeka used 4 substitutions. Istra 1961 got 1 yellow card, while HNK Rijeka got 2 yellow cards.