Nothing but a win will satisfy the Rijeka club members in this Stadion HNK Rijeka duel with Istra 1961, as they enjoy a healthy lead on their opponents in the 1. HNL table.
- Rijeka have the most scored goals (41) in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 have the fewest scored goals (5) away 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.
Rijeka form and stats
All-inclusive 1. HNL stats at home this season for Rijeka are 5-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Istra 1961 in the 1. HNL last time out and are looking for a win here.
Preceding that match was the home game against Gorica that was lost 1-2.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 six games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in three wins, three draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, one match were won by at least two goals.
Rijeka have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion HNK Rijeka with 19 goals in 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Rijeka have conceded 13 goals.
Istra 1961 form and stats
There's been little loot from Istra 1961's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the 1. HNL. Istra 1961 only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws.
Istra are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Rijeka (placed 3rd).
A 0-2 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 eight games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, two were draws and the home team won as expected six times.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Istra as they have only managed to score 5 times from 9 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Istra have conceded 19 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last head to head meeting ended Istra 1961 - Rijeka 3-6, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's eight Rijeka victories, one draw and one Istra 1961 wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Drmic 14 goals |  R. Murić 7 goals |   B. Bandé 7 goals |
Rijeka missing players
Istra 1961 missing players
| Rijeka | Istra 1961 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 41 | 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 24 |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 40 |
| 90% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 80% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 90% |
| 65% | 64% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 60% |
| 35% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 35% |
| 30% | 27% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 65% | 64% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 55% |
| 30% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 15% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 30% |
| 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 5.2 | 4.6 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.1 | 9.4 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 6.2 | 7.7 |
| 4.6 | 3.5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 1.9 | 3.2 |
| 45% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 26% | 37% |
| 11.7 | 10.5 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 10.6 | 10.7 |
| 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
- Istra 1961 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Istra 1961 have the fewest scored goals (5) away in 1. HNL
- Rijeka have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Istra 1961 have scored away.
- Rijeka have the most points from losing position (14) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka have the most scored goals (41) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in 1. HNL
- Rijeka have the most scored goals in the second half (23) 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 | Osijek | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 39 |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 24 | 37 |
| 3 | Rijeka | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 37 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 34 |
| 5 | Gorica | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -1 | 29 |
| 6 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -5 | 22 |
| 8 | Slaven Koprivnica | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -13 | 19 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -16 | 18 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 31 | -32 | 7 |