Struggling Istra 1961 will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Rijeka in the upcoming league round. It’s 8th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Istra 1961 form and stats
3 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Istra 1961 have to build on here at Stadion Aldo Drosina in the 1. HNL.
In their previous game, the manager I. Prelec led his Istra to a defeat in the 1. HNL match away at Dinamo Zagreb. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Aldo Drosina. Ahead of that match, Istra won a home game hosting Osijek (1-0).
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Istra, as the 1. HNL home game vs Hajduk Split is only four days away.
The Istra fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 12 matches. On the other hand, Istra 1961 have conceded 17 goals.
Rijeka form and stats
Playing away, Rijeka have won 6 games, drawn 1 and suffered 5 defeats in the 1. HNL this season.
Rijeka had fun at their own home (Stadion Aldo Drosina) last time out, beating Osijek 3-2. R. Murić, A. Čolak and S. Yateke scored. That result followed a home victory 4-1 versus Inter Zapresic in the 1. HNL.
What a finish in the last match, as Rijeka came back from being down 0-2 and secured a very satisfying victory through S. Yateke's goal in the 86th minute. S. Yateke came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Osijek last time out, making the manager S. Rožman feel like a tactical genius.
The travelling fans enjoy Rijeka's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 12 league matches away. 16 goals have been conceded by Rijeka in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Rijeka - Istra 1961 2-0, played this season. 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; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Čolak 12 goals |  A. Gorgon 7 goals |  R. Murić 5 goals |
Istra 1961 missing players
Rijeka missing players
| Istra 1961 | Rijeka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 19 | 14 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 19 | 42 |
| 40 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 31 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 73% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 85% |
| 35% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 54% |
| 19% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 31% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 15% |
| 38% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 50% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 42% | 35% |
| 50% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 19% |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| 6 | 6.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 230 | 107 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 48 | 142 | 293 |
| 90 | 40 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 53 | 117 |
| 21% | 35% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | 36% |
- Istra 1961 has the fewest matches over the total-line (9)
- Istra 1961 has the fewest points from losing position (2)
- Istra 1961 has the fewest scored goals in the second half (10)
- Istra 1961 has the most matches under the total-line (17)
- Istra 1961 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Istra 1961 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rijeka has the most scored goals in the first half (25)
- Rijeka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rijeka have scored more than double the goals of Istra 1961.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 40 | 65 |
| 2 | Rijeka | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 47 |
| 3 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 46 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 45 |
| 5 | Osijek | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 42 |
| 6 | Gorica | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 28 | -8 | 35 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 29 | -20 | 26 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 23 | -21 | 19 |
| 9 | Inter Zapresic | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -23 | 17 |
| 10 | Varazdin | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -23 | 17 |