The visiting Rijeka side should be favourites in this visit to Istra 1961, as the away team holds a 37 point advantage from their 31 league games this season.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Istra 1961 form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season. Istra 1961 have only managed 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses so far from their games here at Stadion Aldo Drosina.The home team returns to Stadion Aldo Drosina after sharing the points with Lokomotiva Zagreb on their last time out; the 1. HNL game ended 1-1. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Osijek.
Istra 1961 aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Aldo Drosina with only 10 goals from 15 games. Istra 1961 have conceded 28 from these games.
Rijeka form and stats
7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Rijeka playing as the away team this season.Rijeka are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the 1. HNL against Rudeš. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Inter Zaprešić at their stadium, the result 2-1.
Rijeka are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 15 games. 22 goals have been conceded by Rijeka in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Rijeka - Istra 1961 2-0. Istra 1961-Rijeka H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Istra 1961 1 win, Rijeka 7 wins, 2 draws.Top Goalscorers
  J. Puljić 14 goals |   R. Mierez 9 goals |  A. Čolak 8 goals |
Istra 1961 missing players
Rijeka missing players
| Istra 1961 | Rijeka | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Lost | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 27 | 10 | 3 | Scored | 12 | 22 | 60 |
| 57 | 28 | 9 | Conceded | 5 | 22 | 33 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 77% | 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 87% |
| 48% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 80% | 67% | 58% |
| 26% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | 20% | 20% | 32% |
| 13% | 13% | 25% | Over 4.5 | 20% | 7% | 13% |
| 45% | 47% | 50% | BTTS | 80% | 73% | 58% |
| 16% | 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | 20% | 7% | 32% |
| 42% | 40% | 25% | Failed To Score | 0% | 20% | 16% |
| 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | 4.8 | 3.9 | 5.1 |
| 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners Against (avg) | 5 | 6.2 | 5 |
| 2.9 | 2.7 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red Cards | 1 | 3 | 3 |
- Rijeka hasn't played a single 0-0 game away.
- Rijeka is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
| 04-04-19 | | Rudeš | 1 - 0 | Istra 1961 |
| 08-04-19 | | Slaven Koprivnica | 3 - 3 | Istra 1961 |
| 13-04-19 | | Istra 1961 | 0 - 4 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 19-04-19 | | Istra 1961 | 1 - 0 | Osijek |
| 26-04-19 | | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 1 - 1 | Istra 1961 |
| 04-05-19 | | Istra 1961 | 17:00 | Rijeka |
| 10-05-19 | | Gorica | 14:30 | Istra 1961 |
| 14-05-19 | | Istra 1961 | 14:30 | Inter Zaprešić |
| 18-05-19 | | Hajduk Split | 17:00 | Istra 1961 |
| 25-05-19 | | Istra 1961 | 17:00 | Rudeš |
| 06-04-19 | | Gorica | 1 - 0 | Rijeka |
| 13-04-19 | | Rijeka | 7 - 0 | Inter Zaprešić |
| 20-04-19 | | Hajduk Split | 4 - 0 | Rijeka |
| 24-04-19 | | Inter Zaprešić | 1 - 2 | Rijeka |
| 28-04-19 | | Rijeka | 3 - 1 | Rudeš |
| 04-05-19 | | Istra 1961 | 17:00 | Rijeka |
| 11-05-19 | | Rijeka | 17:00 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 15-05-19 | | Osijek | 18:00 | Rijeka |
| 18-05-19 | | Rijeka | 17:00 | Lokomotiva Zagreb |
| 22-05-19 | | Dinamo Zagreb | 16:00 | Rijeka |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 31 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 62 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 46 | 79 |
| 2 | Rijeka | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 59 |
| 3 | Osijek | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 53 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 31 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 45 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Gorica | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 49 |
| 6 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 48 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 31 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 26 | -12 | 29 |
| 8 | Inter Zaprešić | 31 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 34 | 72 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 40 | -38 | 28 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -30 | 22 |
| 10 | Rudeš | 31 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 72 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 40 | -51 | 10 |
