Season ticket holders at Stadion Aldo Drosina haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Istra 1961 languishing in the 9th position so far. The guesting Rijeka will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Istra 1961 have the fewest clean sheets (4) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka have the most points from losing position (18) in 1. HNL
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Istra 1961 form and stats
5 victories, 1 draw and 8 defeats. That’s what Istra 1961, who have the fewest clean sheets (4) in 1. HNL, have to build on here at Stadion Aldo Drosina in the 1. HNL. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Istra to get some points in this home game. The Istra manager D. Jumic might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 315 minutes without scoring a league goal. S. Grzan was the last player to find the net.
No payout for Istra in their previous match, an away game at Dinamo Zagreb that ended in defeat 0-1. Ahead of that match, Istra 1961 won a home game hosting Rijeka (3-2).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Istra here at Stadion Aldo Drosina in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 14 games). On the other hand, Istra 1961 have conceded 18 goals.
Rijeka form and stats
7 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses. That’s the product of Rijeka playing as the away team in the 1. HNL this season. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Istra 1961. Rijeka have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Rijeka have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ivan Nevistic. It's been 185 minutes since they last conceded in 1. HNL.
Rijeka are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the 1. HNL against Lokomotiva Zagreb (placed 10th). Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Istra 1961's place.
Rijeka delivered their win in the match against Lokomotiva Zagreb already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance!
A new game in only four days for Rijeka, the 1. HNL home match versus Osijek. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Rijeka have scored 18 goals in 14 league games away. As opposed to that, Rijeka have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Rijeka - Istra 1961 1-1 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Istra won one game, one match ended with a draw and Rijeka has eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / twoTop Goalscorers
  F. Andrijašević 10 goals |  R. Murić 7 goals |  S. Kulenovic 6 goals |
Istra 1961 missing players
Rijeka missing players
| Istra 1961 | Rijeka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 22 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | 39 |
| 43 | 18 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | 34 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 55% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 79% | 79% |
| 34% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 50% | 45% |
| 21% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 21% | 17% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 7% |
| 45% | 43% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 43% | 48% |
| 14% | 14% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 21% | 24% |
| 45% | 43% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 43% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 4.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7.7 | 7.7 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.8 | 11.6 | 12.7 |
| 3 | 3 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| 25% | 31% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 28% | 25% |
- Istra 1961 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Istra 1961 have the fewest clean sheets (4) in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 have the most matches under the total-line (18) in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Rijeka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rijeka have the most points from losing position (18) in 1. HNL
| 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 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 67 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 44 | 67 |
| 2 | Osijek | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 29 | 65 |
| 3 | Gorica | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 49 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 48 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 43 |
| 6 | Slaven Koprivnica | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 22 | -9 | 30 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 19 | -11 | 28 |
| 8 | Varazdin | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -24 | 25 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -21 | 24 |
| 10 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 29 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 50 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -32 | 20 |