HNK Rijeka vs Istra 1961 match stats & report

3–2 Full time

HNL · Croatia · Regular Season - 4 · Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka · Ref Igor Pajač, Croatia

HNK Rijeka stats & fixtures · Istra 1961 stats & fixtures

HNK Rijeka beat Istra 1961 3–2 in the HNL on 23 August 2026. Expected goals finished 2.01–1.23. HNK Rijeka had 59% of the ball.

HNK Rijeka vs Istra 1961 match statistics

HNK RijekaIstra 1961

59% Ball possession 41%
2.01 Expected goals (xG) 1.23
14 Total shots 11
8 Shots on target 3
4 Shots off target 6
2 Blocked shots 2
8 Shots inside the box 7
6 Corners 4
10 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 1
620 Passes 427
87% Pass accuracy 84%
1 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

18' Own goal M. Nasraoui HNK Rijeka
43' Penalty missed J. Puljić HNK Rijeka
43' Goal J. Puljić HNK Rijeka
53' Goal T. Fruk (assist Tiago Dantas) HNK Rijeka
62' Yellow card H. Jaganjac Istra 1961
71' Goal H. Jaganjac Istra 1961
90' Goal E. Frederiksen (assist D. Ahmeti) Istra 1961

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

HNK Rijeka

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Matjaz Kek

99 A. Todorović

23 J. Lasickas 51 A. Husic 45 A. Majstorović 22 A. Oreč

26 Tiago Dantas 8 I. Ćubelić

4 N. Janković 10 T. Fruk 19 S. Vignato

21 J. Puljić

Bench I. Vekič , V. Kovac , M. Devetak , M. Živković , N. Bodetić , A. Gojak , B. PaviÄ‡ , A. Barco , Y. Kabadayı , G. Rukavina , A. Jurič , D. Adu-Adjei

Istra 1961

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Javi Cabello

1 F. Kolić

13 Niko Šepić 4 R. Kumar 3 M. Nasraoui 97 A. Kadušić

8 A. Maurić 88 D. Doumbia

30 N. Skafar Zuzic 80 I. Šaranić 22 E. Frederiksen

94 H. Jaganjac

Bench J. Paus-Kunšt , S. Miettinen , F. Taraba , R. Hrvatin , D. Ahmeti , G. AlbarracÃn , M. Kablar , Isaac , D. Celija , S. Goričan , V. Rozić , T. Brajkovic

Form guide

HNK Rijeka at home

9–0–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 8.9 per game

9% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Istra 1961 away

2–5–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

40% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

HNK Rijeka vs Istra 1961 head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
17 May 26	Istra 1961 v HNK Rijeka	0–0
15 Mar 26	HNK Rijeka v Istra 1961	0–2
20 Jan 26	Istra 1961 v HNK Rijeka	1–2
27 Sep 25	HNK Rijeka v Istra 1961	0–0
19 Apr 25	Istra 1961 v HNK Rijeka	2–0
9 Feb 25	HNK Rijeka v Istra 1961	0–1

The full HNK Rijeka vs Istra 1961 head-to-head record