Rijeka 3-0 Istra 1961: result and report
1. HNL · Sunday 4 February 2024
Result
Rijeka 3-0 Istra 1961
1. HNL · Sunday 4 February 2024, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Rijeka 3-0 Istra 1961: match report
Rijeka won against Istra 1961 3-0 in the 1. HNL on Sunday 4 February 2024. The half-time score was 2-0.
Veldin Hodza opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Rijeka's goals came from Veldin Hodza (10'), Niko Jankovic (34', penalty) and Mirko Marić (74'). Istra 1961 did not score.
Discipline: Rijeka received 2 yellow cards; Istra 1961 received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Rijeka were 2nd on 41 points from 20 and Istra 1961 9th on 18 points from 20. Rijeka went on to finish that season 2nd with 74 points, and Istra 1961 8th with 41.
Rijeka lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Istra 1961 in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Ivan Smolcic of Rijeka (8.1), ahead of Veldin Hodza (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Rijeka wins, 3 draws and 1 for Istra 1961.
Key events
- 10'Goal · Veldin Hodza
- 17'Yellow card · Bruno Bogojevic
- 23'Yellow card · Ante Erceg
- 23'Yellow card · Lovro Majkic
- 34'Penalty goal · Niko Jankovic
- 40'Yellow card · Lindon Selahi
- 45'Red card · Antonio Mauric
- 74'Goal · Mirko Marić
Head-to-head
Team news
Rijeka line-up (4-2-3-1)
Nediljko Labrovic, Ivan Smolcic, Niko Galesic, Stjepan Radeljic, Bruno Bogojevic, Lindon Selahi, Veldin Hodza, Marco Pašalić, Niko Jankovic, Marko Pjaca, Jorge Obregón
Istra 1961 line-up (4-3-3)
Lovro Majkic, Moris Valincic, Ante Majstorovic, Dario Maresic, Advan Kadusic, F. Mlinar, Slavko Blagojević, Antonio Mauric, Emmanuel Ekong, Ante Erceg, Matej Vuk