1. HNL: Rijeka expected to win home game against Istra 1961

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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.

Rijeka form and stats

Rijeka have played 10 1. HNL games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).

In the game before, an away victory match versus Lokomotiva Zagreb with a 3-2 scoreline.

Heartbreak for Rijeka in their last match as Hajduk Split's M. Caktas scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Rijeka home games with this odds we find seven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in five wins, two draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, three matches were won by at least two goals.

The manager S. Rožman will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Gorica in only three days.

Rijeka has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Rijeka's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Istra 1961 form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Istra 1961, who have the fewest scored goals (12) in 1. HNL, so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-7 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Istra 1961 have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Hajduk Split game. It's looking increasingly bleak for Istra who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Slaven Koprivnica was the last time a defeat was avoided.

Istra aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 412 league minutes without a goal. J. Spoljaric was the last player to find the net.

A 0-1 loss hosting Dinamo Zagreb before that.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Istra played away with similar odds. This revealed six games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, one were draw and the home team won as expected five times.

Istra 1961 are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 10 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Istra, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Rijeka and Istra 1961 have met before this season: Istra 1961 - Rijeka 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: ten - zero - zero (Rijeka wins - draws - Istra 1961 wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

F. Andrijašević 8 goals

R. Murić 4 goals

S. Kulenovic 4 goals

Rijeka missing players

Istra 1961 missing players