HNL

Istra 1961 vs HNK Rijeka

Sun, 17th May, 2026

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17:45 PM

TIP: Away Win or Draw(X2)
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Istra 1961 vs HNK Rijeka Prediction, H2H, Stats & Betting Tips

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Istra 1961

May 17th, 2026

0 - 0

Away Win or Draw(X2)
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HNK Rijeka

Home

Draw

Away

19.8
4.50
27.0
3.30
53.3
1.67

H2H

Previous Matches

L

HNK Rijeka

0 - 2

15/03/2026

Istra 1961

W
L

Istra 1961

1 - 2

20/01/2026

HNK Rijeka

W
D

HNK Rijeka

0 - 0

27/09/2025

Istra 1961

D
W

Istra 1961

2 - 0

19/04/2025

HNK Rijeka

L
W

HNK Rijeka

1 - 0

02/04/2025

Istra 1961

L
L

HNK Rijeka

0 - 1

09/02/2025

Istra 1961

W
L

Istra 1961

0 - 1

03/11/2024

HNK Rijeka

W
W

HNK Rijeka

4 - 0

18/08/2024

Istra 1961

L

last five matches

Istra 1961

Previous Matches

D

0 - 0

Vs

NK Varazdin

04/09/2026

D

2 - 2

Vs

Dinamo Zagreb

29/08/2026

L

3 - 2

Vs

HNK Rijeka

23/08/2026

W

3 - 0

Vs

NK Slaven Belupo

15/08/2026

D

2 - 2

Vs

HNK Hajduk Split

09/08/2026

L

2 - 3

Vs

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb

01/08/2026

D

2 - 2

Vs

Lecce

25/07/2026

W

5 - 2

Vs

Orijent 1919

21/07/2026

D

2 - 2

Vs

Udinese

18/07/2026

W

2 - 1

Vs

Milton Keynes Dons

17/07/2026

HNK Rijeka

Previous Matches

W

4 - 1

Vs

NK Osijek

05/09/2026

D

0 - 0

Vs

HNK Gorica

31/08/2026

L

1 - 4

Vs

FC Midtjylland

27/08/2026

W

3 - 2

Vs

Istra 1961

23/08/2026

L

2 - 0

Vs

FC Midtjylland

20/08/2026

L

2 - 0

Vs

NK Varazdin

16/08/2026

D

1 - 1

Vs

Ilves

13/08/2026

W

1 - 0

Vs

Ilves

06/08/2026

W

2 - 1

Vs

Rudes

02/08/2026

W

0 - 1

Vs

Derry City

30/07/2026

league table

Team

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts

1 Dinamo Zagreb

36

27

5

4

65

86

2 HNK Hajduk Split

36

20

8

8

25

68

3 NK Varazdin

36

15

9

12

1

54

4 HNK Rijeka

36

14

11

11

13

53

5 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb

36

10

14

12

-12

44

6 Istra 1961

36

12

7

17

-11

43

7 NK Slaven Belupo

36

10

11

15

-15

41

8 HNK Gorica

36

11

8

17

-8

41

9 NK Osijek

36

8

11

17

-22

35

10 Vukovar

36

6

10

20

-36

28

Match Centre

2 Shots on Goal 1
7 Shots off Goal 4
11 Total Shots 7
2 Blocked Shots 2
7 Shots insidebox 6
4 Shots outsidebox 1
16 Fouls 11
7 Corner Kicks 4
2 Offsides 1
50% Ball Possession 50%
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1 Goalkeeper Saves 1
355 Total passes 372
284 Passes accurate 280
80% Passes % 75%
1.21 expected_goals 0.62
0.10 goals_prevented 0.10
35' 🟨 Smail Prevljak (Istra 1961)
43' 🟨 Branko Pavić (HNK Rijeka)
43' 🟨 Alfonso Barco (HNK Rijeka)
57' 🟥 Christian Ouguehi Legbo (HNK Rijeka)
57' Christian Ouguehi Legbo (HNK Rijeka)
62' 🔄 A. Kadusic (Istra 1961)
62' 🔄 M. Ndockyt (HNK Rijeka)
72' 🔄 N. Sepic (Istra 1961)
72' 🔄 A. Mauric (Istra 1961)
83' 🔄 D. Ahmeti (Istra 1961)
84' 🟨 Marcel Heister (Istra 1961)
Under Over

Recent Goal Lines

Istra 1961 HNK Rijeka

Under 1   Over 5

83%

1.5

Goals

Under 1   Over 5

83%

Under 1   Over 5

83%

2.5

Goals

Under 3   Over 3

50%

Under 2   Over 4

67%

3.5

Goals

Under 3   Over 3

50%

Both Scored (Yes/No)

Yes 4   No 2

67%

Yes 3   No 3

50%

Goals By Time Period

Istra 1961

0'
1
15'
30'
1
HT
1
60'
1
75'
0'
2
15'
2
30'
1
HT
60'
1
75'

HNK Rijeka

0'
1
15'
2
30'
HT
1
60'
75'
1
0'
1
15'
1
30'
HT
60'
75'

Avg. Event Time

Scored Conceded

Istra 1961

0 15 30 HT 60 75 FT

HNK Rijeka

0 15 30 HT 60 75 FT

Shots

Last 2 matches

Istra 1961 Avg. per game
Total shots 15
Blocked 6
50% off target 50% on target
43% inside box 57% outside box
HNK Rijeka Avg. per game
Total shots 11.5
Blocked 1
43% off target 57% on target
65% inside box 35% outside box

Passes

Istra 1961

Total 409
Accurate 329.5 (42%)
Possession 53%

HNK Rijeka

Total 484.5
Accurate 401 (82%)
Possession 52%

Upcoming Fixtures Difficulty

Istra 1961

A · 08 Sep

Zagorec

Unrated

H · 12 Sep

Rudes

Unrated

H · 19 Sep

HNK Gorica

2/5

A · 10 Oct

NK Osijek

1/5

A · 17 Oct

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb

3/5

H · 24 Oct

HNK Hajduk Split

5/5

A · 31 Oct

NK Slaven Belupo

2/5

H · 07 Nov

HNK Rijeka

4/5

HNK Rijeka

A · 12 Sep

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb

3/5

A · 16 Sep

Vrbovec

Unrated

H · 19 Sep

HNK Hajduk Split

5/5

A · 10 Oct

NK Slaven Belupo

2/5

A · 17 Oct

Rudes

Unrated

A · 24 Oct

Dinamo Zagreb

5/5

H · 31 Oct

NK Varazdin

4/5

A · 07 Nov

Istra 1961

3/5

Istra 1961 vs HNK Rijeka Prediction & Tips

Istra 1961 will face HNK Rijeka in the HNL at Stadion Aldo Drosina on May 17, 2026.

Istra 1961 entering the match after recorded 3 draws in their last 6 outings and holding an impressive home record, boasting 3 victories from 5 games on their own ground this season.

HNK Rijeka arrive with little recent match data available to draw on.

Of their last 5 meetings, Istra 1961 have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 against HNK Rijeka.

Prediction: HNK Rijeka to win with probability 53%.

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