Croatia: HNL
HNK Rijeka HNK Rijeka v Istra 1961
3–2HT 2–0
Istra 1961 1
Our pickHNK Rijeka to win
Right1 49%X 27%2 24%
Likely score 2–0 · Goals expected 2.4 · Over 2.5 43% · How we pick
Last 5 H2H games
17/05/26Istra 19610–0HNK RijekaD
15/03/26HNK Rijeka0–2Istra 1961L
20/01/26Istra 19611–2HNK RijekaW
27/09/25HNK Rijeka0–0Istra 1961D
19/04/25Istra 19612–0HNK RijekaL
HNK Rijeka at home
02/08/26HNK Rijeka2–1RudesW
16/07/26HNK Rijeka2–0DekaniW
23/05/26HNK Rijeka2–0HNK GoricaW
08/05/26HNK Rijeka3–0VukovarW
26/04/26HNK Rijeka0–0HNK Hajduk SplitD
Istra 1961 away
09/08/26HNK Hajduk Split2–2Istra 1961D
25/07/26Lecce2–2Istra 1961D
18/07/26Udinese2–2Istra 1961D
11/07/26Celje1–1Istra 1961D
23/05/26NK Varazdin2–0Istra 1961L
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Last 9 H2H games
17/05/26Istra 19610–0HT 0–0HNK RijekaD
15/03/26HNK Rijeka0–2HT 0–2Istra 1961L
20/01/26Istra 19611–2HT 1–1HNK RijekaW
27/09/25HNK Rijeka0–0HT 0–0Istra 1961D
19/04/25Istra 19612–0HT 1–0HNK RijekaL
02/04/25HNK Rijeka1–0HT 0–0Istra 1961W
09/02/25HNK Rijeka0–1HT 0–1Istra 1961L
03/11/24Istra 19610–1HT 0–0HNK RijekaW
18/08/24HNK Rijeka4–0HT 3–0Istra 1961W
H2H streaks
HNK Rijeka won4 of last 9
Istra 1961 won3 of last 9
Draw2 of last 9
Over 1.54 of last 9
Over 2.52 of last 9
Both teams scored1 of last 9
1st half goal5 of last 9
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dinamo Zagreb | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +8 | 16 | WLWDW |
| 2 |  HNK Hajduk Split | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 16 | LWWWW |
| 3 |  NK Osijek | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 16 | DWLWL |
| 4 |  NK Varazdin | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +6 | 15 | DDDWL |
| 5 | HNK Rijeka | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 14 | WDWDW |
| 6 | Istra 1961 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 9 | LWDDL |
| 7 |  NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 7 | LDLLL |
| 8 |  NK Slaven Belupo | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 7 | DLWLW |
| 9 |  HNK Gorica | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 5 | WDLDL |
| 10 |  Rudes | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -14 | 4 | DLLLW |
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About this match
HNK Rijeka beat Istra 1961 3–2 at home on Sunday, 23 August 2026 (HNL).
It was 2–0 at half time.
In their last 5 H2H games HNK Rijeka won 1, Istra 1961 won 2 and 2 ended level.
HNK Rijeka won 4 of their last 5 home games; Istra 1961 won 0 of their last 5 away games.