Rijeka 0-2 Istra 1961: result and report

1. HNL · Sunday 15 March 2026

Result

Rijeka 0-2 Istra 1961

1. HNL · Sunday 15 March 2026, 16:45 UTC · half-time 0-2

Rijeka · Istra 1961 · 1. HNL predictions

Rijeka 0-2 Istra 1961: match report

Rijeka lost to Istra 1961 0-2 in the 1. HNL on Sunday 15 March 2026. The half-time score was 0-2.

Smail Prevljak opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Rijeka did not score. Istra 1961 scored through Smail Prevljak (2') and Emil Frederiksen (9').

Discipline: Rijeka received 3 yellow cards; Istra 1961 received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rijeka were 3rd on 38 points from 25 and Istra 1961 6th on 30 points from 25. Rijeka went on to finish that season 4th with 53 points, and Istra 1961 6th with 43.

Rijeka lined up in a 4-4-2 and Istra 1961 in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Advan Kadusic of Istra 1961 (8.2), ahead of Smail Prevljak (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Rijeka wins, 2 draws and 2 for Istra 1961.

Going into the match Rijeka's last five read W-W-L-W-D and Istra 1961's L-L-L-L-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Smail PrevljakIstra 1961 · 0-1
  • 9'Goal · Emil FrederiksenIstra 1961 · 0-2
  • 36'Yellow card · Anel HusicRijeka
  • 73'Yellow cardIstra 1961
  • 73'Yellow card · Niko ŠepićIstra 1961
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Ante OrecRijeka
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Tiago DantasRijeka
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Marcel HeisterIstra 1961

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rijeka 6, draws 2, Istra 1961 2.

Team news

Rijeka line-up (4-4-2)

Martin Zlomislic, Justas Lasickas, Ante Majstorovic, Anel Husic, Noel Bodetic, Gabriel Rukavina, Tiago Dantas, Dejan Petrovic, Dimitri Legbo, Ante Matej Juric, Duje Cop

Istra 1961 line-up (4-2-3-1)

Franko Kolic, Advan Kadusic, Mohamed Nasraoui, Raul Kumar, Marcel Heister, Josip Radosevic, Leo Stulac, Emil Frederiksen, Antonio Mauric, Silvio Gorican, Smail Prevljak