HNL 2026-2027 | Regular Season - 4
| 23 Aug 2026-4:30 pm
HNK Rijeka
w w d l l
3 : 2
2.01
xG
1.23
Full Time
Istra 1961
l d w
M. Nasraoui
18'
J. Puljic
43'
T. Fruk
53'
H. Jaganjac
71'
E. Frederiksen
90'
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
4'
Goals
Goal (own)
18'
43'
Goal
T. Fruk (Assistant: T. Dantas)
53'
71'
90'
Goal
Missed Penalties
Missed Penalty
43'
Cards
62'
Yellow Card
Lineups
6.2
99
A. Todorovic
6.7
23
J. Lasickas
6.9
51
A. Husic
6.9
45
A. Majstorovic
6.6
22
Ante Oreč
7.7
26
T. Dantas
7
8
I. Cubelic
5.9
4
N. Jankovic
7.3
10
T. Fruk
6.6
19
S. Vignato
6.3
21
J. Puljic
8
1
F. Kolic
6.2
13
N. Sepic
6.5
4
R. Kumar
5.3
3
M. Nasraoui
6.3
97
A. Kadusic
6.5
8
A. Mauric
6.5
88
D. Doumbia
6.7
30
N. Skafar Zuzic
6.5
80
I. Saranic
7.5
22
E. Frederiksen
7.5
94
H. Jaganjac
field field
HNK Rijeka
6.2
22
d
6.6
6.9
51
d
72'
6.9
6.7
60'
7
26
m
7.7
19
m
60'
6.6
10
m
53'
7.3
84'
5.9
21
f
43'72'
6.3
Substitutes
13
g
1
g
34
d
84'
6.2
91
d
14
m
60'
6.9
6
m
60'
6.6
5
m
72'
6.2
77
f
72'
6.5
Coach
Istra 1961
1
g
8
97
d
61'
6.3
18'
5.3
4
d
6.5
13
d
6.2
88
m
61'
6.5
8
m
72'
6.5
90'
7.5
78'
6.5
61'
6.7
62'71'
7.5
Substitutes
24
d
44
d
61'
7
20
m
72'
7.2
61'
6.9
34
m
78'
6.5
9
f
27
f
11
f
7
f
61'
6.3
Coach
Match Stats
HNK Rijeka
Istra 1961
Off Target 4 Blocked 2
On Target 8
On Target 3
Off Target 6 Blocked 2
0 Yellow Cards 1
6 Corners 4
10 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 0
59 Ball Possession 41
14 Shots 11
8 Shots on Goal 3
3 Goals 2
4 Shots off Goal 6
2 Blocked Shots 2
8 Shots insidebox 7
6 Shots outsidebox 4
1 Goalkeeper Saves 6
620 Total passes 427
537 Passes accurate 358
2.01 Expected Goals 1.23
HNK Rijeka Home
L L D W W
1.86 4-1-2 PPG Overall
3.00 3-0-0 PPG at Home
1.00 1-1-2 PPG Away
L 20 Aug AFC Midtjylland 0-2
L 16 Aug ANK Varazdin 0-2
D 13 Aug AIlves 1-1
W 06 Aug HIlves 1-0
W 02 Aug HRudes 2-1
Istra 1961 Away
W D L
1.33 1-1-1 PPG Overall
1.50 1-0-1 PPG at Home
1.00 0-1-0 PPG Away
W 15 Aug HNK Slaven Belupo 3-0
D 09 Aug AHNK Hajduk Split 2-2
L 01 Aug HNK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2-3
Venue form: HNK Rijeka at home +200% on points per game vs Istra 1961 away (3.00 vs 1.00)
Not enough games this season (HNK Rijeka: 2, Istra 1961: 3), so these stats use each club's last 10 games in all competitions.
xG & Finishing
2.01 3 goals · +0.99 HNK Rijeka xG
1.23 2 goals · +0.77 Istra 1961 xG
21% Shots scored 18%
57% Shots on target 27%
0.14 xG per shot 0.11
HNK Rijeka scored 0.99 more than their chances were worth
Top Performersby match rating
1 F. Kolic 8.0 Player of the match 90 min
2 T. Dantas 7.7 1 assist · 90 min
3 E. Frederiksen 7.5 1 goal · 90 min
4 H. Jaganjac 7.5 1 goal · 90 min
Result in Context
Pre-match form
1.86 vs 1.33 points per game
7 + 3 recent games before kick-off
This scoreline
HNK Rijeka's first 3-2 win
Istra 1961 have now lost 2-3 2 times
Streaks
HNK Rijeka's 2-game losing run ended
Istra 1961's 1-game winning run ended
Form, scorelines and streaks: recent games in all competitions up to this one
Player Stats
HNK Rijeka
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Istra 1961
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Referees
Referee: I. Pajač
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