Rijeka 3-2 Istra 1961: result and report

Rijeka 3-2 Istra 1961

1. HNL · Sunday 23 August 2026, 16:30 UTC · Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka · half-time 2-0

Rijeka · Istra 1961 · 1. HNL predictions

Rijeka won against Istra 1961 3-2 in the 1. HNL on Sunday 23 August 2026 at Stadion HNK Rijeka. The half-time score was 2-0.

Rijeka's goals came from an own goal by Mohamed Nasraoui (18'), Jakov Puljic (43') and Toni Fruk (53'). Istra 1961 scored through Hamza Jaganjac (71') and Emil Frederiksen (90+3').

Discipline: Rijeka received no yellow cards; Istra 1961 received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Rijeka were 7th on 3 points from 2 and Istra 1961 5th on 4 points from 3. In the current table Rijeka are 5th on 18 points and Istra 1961 are 6th on 16 points.

Rijeka lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Istra 1961 in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Franko Kolic of Istra 1961 (8.0), ahead of Toni Fruk (7.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Rijeka wins, 2 draws and 3 for Istra 1961.