Rijeka

Rijeka

VS Scheduled Saturday 13 Feb 202700:00

Croatia 26/27 HNL · Matchday 22

Istra

Head-to-head overview

1 meetings

RijekaWins: 1
Draws0.0% of meetings: 0
IstraWins: 0

Goals per match: 5.00
Over 2.5 goals: 100.0%
Both teams scored: 100.0%

Date	Season	Match
2026-08-23	26/27	Rijeka3–2Istra

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-20	26/27	Rijeka3–0Hajduk Split
2026-09-12	26/27	Lok Zagreb1–1Rijeka
2026-09-05	26/27	Rijeka4–1Osijek
2026-08-31	26/27	Gorica0–0Rijeka
2026-08-23	26/27	Rijeka3–2Istra
2026-08-16	26/27	Varazdin2–0Rijeka
2026-08-02	26/27	Rijeka2–1Rudeš

Istra

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Istra0–1Gorica
2026-09-13	26/27	Istra3–2Rudeš
2026-09-04	26/27	Varazdin0–0Istra
2026-08-29	26/27	Istra2–2Dinamo Zagreb
2026-08-23	26/27	Rijeka3–2Istra
2026-08-15	26/27	Istra3–0Slaven
2026-08-09	26/27	Hajduk Split2–2Istra
2026-08-01	26/27	Istra2–3Lok Zagreb

Rijeka Istra

Wins

57%

25%

Over 2.5 goals

57%

75%

Both teams scored

57%

62%

Clean sheets

29%

25%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Rijeka

Home · HNL

Home			Away		1st goal
5	Rijeka		Dinamo Zagreb	1
5	Rijeka	3–0	Hajduk Split	2	35′ Home
5	Rijeka	4–1	Osijek	3	15′ Away
5	Rijeka		Varazdin	4
5 · Rijeka
5	Rijeka	3–2	Istra	6	—
5	Rijeka		Lok Zagreb	7
5	Rijeka		Slaven	8
5	Rijeka		Gorica	9
5	Rijeka	2–1	Rudeš	10	31′ Home

Istra

Away · HNL

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Dinamo Zagreb		Istra	6
2	Hajduk Split	2–2	Istra	6	15′ Home
3	Osijek		Istra	6
4	Varazdin	0–0	Istra	6	–
5	Rijeka	3–2	Istra	6	—
6 · Istra
7	Lok Zagreb		Istra	6
8	Slaven		Istra	6
9	Gorica		Istra	6
10	Rudeš		Istra	6

Rijeka Home Istra Away

Wins

100%

0%

Over 1.5

100%

67%

Over 2.5

100%

67%

Over 3.5

50%

67%

Both teams scored

75%

67%

Clean sheets

25%

33%

Scores first

75%

0%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

HNL · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Rijeka

7 matches

Goals & results	Home4 matches	Away3 matches	Overall7 matches
Points / match	3.00	0.67	2.00
Draws	0.0%	66.7%	28.6%
Goals scored / match	3.00	0.33	1.86
Goals conceded / match	1.00	1.00	1.00
Total goals / match	4.00	1.33	2.86
Failed to score	0.0%	66.7%	28.6%
Under 2.5 goals	0.0%	100.0%	42.9%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	3 of 3	100%
Scores first → wins	3 of 3	100%
Concedes first → wins	1 of 1	100%

Scoring order known: 4/4 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Istra

8 matches

Goals & results	Home5 matches	Away3 matches	Overall8 matches
Points / match	1.40	0.67	1.12
Draws	20.0%	66.7%	37.5%
Goals scored / match	2.00	1.33	1.75
Goals conceded / match	1.60	1.67	1.62
Total goals / match	3.60	3.00	3.38
Failed to score	20.0%	33.3%	25.0%
Under 2.5 goals	20.0%	33.3%	25.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	0 of 0	—
Scores first → wins	0 of 0	—
Concedes first → wins	0 of 2	0%

Scoring order known: 3/3 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Rijeka	Draw	Istra	How it works
Goals (Poisson)	38.3%	24.2%	36.5%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.53–1.48 Model expected goals

57.0% Probability of over 2.5 goals

59.8% Both teams to score

1-1 Most likely score, at 11.2%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-111.2%

2-18.5%

1-28.3%

1-07.5%

0-17.3%

2-26.3%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Rijeka	Istra	How to read it

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Rijeka	1.14	0.71	0.43	0.57
Istra	1.00	0.75	0.75	0.88

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Rijeka	14%	0%	29%	29%	29%
Istra	12%	12%	0%	12%	62%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

3.00 Rijeka at home, 4 matches

0.67 Istra away, 3 matches

146d Days of rest for Rijeka

147d Days of rest for Istra

— Manager of Rijeka

— Manager of Istra

0 Matches for Rijeka in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Istra in the last 14 days

2 Points for Rijeka behind the leaders, and 7 above the relegation zone

7 Points for Istra behind the leaders, and 2 above the relegation zone

3.15 League goals per match

20.5% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Rijeka, the right bar represents Istra.

On the ball

20 matches

8.17

corners

4.25

12.57

fouls

11.12

2.0

yellow cards

1.8

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Rijeka	WDWDWLW	2.00	1.86–1.00	1W
Istra	LWDDLWDL	1.12	1.75–1.62	1L

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Rijeka	4	2	1	0	0
Istra	3	3	2	0	1

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Rijeka

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Istra

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.