Istra 1961 vs HNK Rijeka match stats & report

1–2 Full time

HNL · Croatia · Regular Season - 17 · Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula · Ref A. Culina

Istra 1961 stats & fixtures · HNK Rijeka stats & fixtures

Istra 1961 lost to HNK Rijeka 1–2 in the HNL on 20 January 2026. HNK Rijeka had 54% of the ball.

Istra 1961 vs HNK Rijeka match statistics

Istra 1961HNK Rijeka

46% Ball possession 54%
11 Total shots 10
4 Shots on target 2
3 Shots off target 7
4 Blocked shots 1
8 Shots inside the box 7
3 Corners 4
16 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 2
375 Passes 444
80% Pass accuracy 84%
0 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

5' Goal S. Lawal Istra 1961
9' Goal L. Menalo (assist A. Oreč) HNK Rijeka
75' Penalty scored Tiago Dantas HNK Rijeka
80' Yellow card S. Vignato HNK Rijeka
85' Yellow card S. Radeljic HNK Rijeka
86' Yellow card Dario Marešić Istra 1961

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Istra 1961

Confirmed

1 F. Kolić Goalkeeper
21 V. Koski Defender
38 R. Kumar Defender
4 Dario Marešić Midfielder
26 M. Heister Defender
10 Stjepan Lončar Attacker
5 J. Radošević Midfielder
18 I. Ayuma Midfielder
17 E. Frederiksen Defender
9 S. Prevljak Attacker
70 S. Lawal Attacker

Bench J. Paus-Kunšt , Jovan Ivanišević , M. Nasraoui , L. Róbertsson , V. Rozić , Niko Šepić , D. Ahmeti , D. Djuric , F. Taraba , D. Celija , R. Hrvatin , C. Agada , A. Kadušić

HNK Rijeka

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Victor Sanchez

13 M. Zlomislić

34 M. Devetak 6 S. Radeljic 45 A. Majstorović 22 A. Oreč

8 D. Petrovič 26 Tiago Dantas

17 L. Menalo 10 T. Fruk 19 S. Vignato

77 A. Jurič

Bench A. Todorović , L. Kitin , T. Morchiladze , D. Cop , M. Ndockyt , J. Lasickas , Dominik Thaqi , T. Barisic , A. Husic , A. Samateh , N. Bodetić , D. Adu-Adjei , A. Gojak

Form guide

Istra 1961 at home

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.7 per game
Shots on target: 5.8 per game

5% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

HNK Rijeka away

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 6.6 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

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

Istra 1961 vs HNK Rijeka head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
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
3 Nov 24	Istra 1961 v HNK Rijeka	0–1
18 Aug 24	HNK Rijeka v Istra 1961	4–0
14 Apr 24	Istra 1961 v HNK Rijeka	0–2

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