Greeting visitors in their own stadium feels relaxed and friendly for Istra 1961, but Rijeka are fully bent and capable to win this one. What will happen?
- Istra 1961 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rijeka have the most scored goals (19) in 1. HNL
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 1. HNL statistics playing at home this season for Istra 1961 are 2-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Istra are returning here after visiting Hrvatski Dragovoljac in a 1. HNL game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Dion Drena Beljo scored the goal(s). Ivan Lučić, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.45 out of 10 in that game. Lučić stopped the opponent with two saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Vuteks-Sloga.The Istra fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Istra 1961 have conceded 6 from these games.
Rijeka form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (19) in 1. HNL, on their 1. HNL travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
It's the second away game in a row for Rijeka, but there's smiles all around after the 4-3 victory versus Gorica (placed 5th) in the 1. HNL last time out. An insane game with plenty of goals last time out for Rijeka, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that match, will this match be as gleeful? World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager G. Tomić when Domagoj Pavičić scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute. The end of the last match, against Gorica, was very satisfying as Domagoj Pavičić scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Issah Abass, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.62. Abass scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 21 successful passes (of 26 total).
Preceding that game was the away Croatia Cup victory against Pitomaca with the score of 7-0.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Rijeka are regular goalscorers on their travels. The Rijeka manager G. Tomić has some worries about the defense as 10 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The two teams involved encountered each other previously this match year: Rijeka - Istra 2-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Istra 1961 victories, one draw and eight Rijeka wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Drmic 7 goals |   B. Bandé 4 goals | D. Dijon 3 goals |
Istra 1961 missing players
Rijeka missing players
| Istra 1961 | Rijeka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| 16 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 89% |
| 56% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 67% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 60% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 40% | 22% |
| 56% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 67% |
| 22% | 25% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 3.7 | 3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 16 | 5 | 5.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.4 | 6.7 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 21 | 11.2 | 11.6 |
| 3.2 | 4.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 9 | 6 | 5.6 |
| 34% | 41% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 37% | 38% |
- All of Istra 1961's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Istra 1961 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Istra 1961 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Istra 1961 have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Istra 1961 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rijeka have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Rijeka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rijeka have the most points from losing position (11) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka have the most scored goals (11) away in 1. HNL
- Rijeka have the most scored goals (19) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka have the most scored goals in the second half (12) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rijeka | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Osijek | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 19 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Gorica | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 6 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -4 | 10 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 9 | Slaven Koprivnica | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 6 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -13 | 5 |