Croatia

HNL

Round 26

HNK Rijeka vs Istra 1961 Prediction & Betting Tips

HNK Rijeka

3rd38 pts

15 Mar 2026

16:45

Istra 1961

6th30 pts

Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka

Best Bet

Our #1 Pick

Match Result

Home Win

@ 1.42

61%

Confidence

Betting Tips

61%

23%

16%

HNK RijekaDrawIstra 1961

Match Result

Best Value

Home Win

@ 1.42

61%

Total Goals

Under 2.5

@ 1.76

53%

Both Teams to Score

No

@ 1.70

54%

Double Chance

Home/Draw

@ 1.10

42%

Asian Handicap

AH Home -1

@ 1.90

53%

Half Time

Home Win

@ 1.99

42%

HT/FT

Home/Home

@ 2.20

45.5%

Correct Score

1:0

@ 4.80

20.8%

Additional Markets

Total Corners

Under 9.5

@ 1.49

61.6%

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Match Facts

HNK Rijeka

HNK Rijeka have scored all 3 penalties this season

HNK Rijeka have won just 2 of 10 away matches this season

HNK Rijeka average 2.5 yellow cards per game (53 in 21 matches)

Istra 1961

Istra 1961 have lost their last 5 league matches

Istra 1961 have conceded in each of their last 10 matches

Istra 1961 concede 30% of goals after the 75th minute (8 goals)

S. Prevljak has scored 10 of Istra 1961's 29 goals (34%)

S. Prevljak has been involved in 12 goals (10G + 2A)

Istra 1961 concede 22% of goals in the first 15 minutes (6 goals)

Key Statistics

12

4Draws

3

2.63Avg Goals

32%BTTS

37%Over 2.5

20 Jan 2026Istra 19611-2HNK Rijeka

27 Sept 2025HNK Rijeka0-0Istra 1961

19 Apr 2025Istra 19612-0HNK Rijeka

9 Feb 2025HNK Rijeka0-1Istra 1961

3 Nov 2024Istra 19610-1HNK Rijeka

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vs

83%

Form

17%

63%

Attack

38%

69%

Defense

31%

66%

Poisson

34%

50%

H2H

50%

43%

Goals

57%

62%

Overall

37%

HNK Rijeka

WWWLW

1.6Scored/G

0.5Conceded/G

50%CS

40%BTTS

Istra 1961

LLLLL

1.2Scored/G

1.5Conceded/G

0%CS

50%BTTS

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Betting Odds

Bookmaker	1	X	2
10Bet	1.15	3.55	4.75
188Bet	1.50	3.75	5.30
1xBet	1.56	3.84	5.81

Additional Information

HNK Rijeka

Top Scorers

T. FrukMidfielder

7Goals

Tiago DantasMidfielder

3Goals

A. JuričAttacker

3Goals

L. MenaloMidfielder

3Goals

D. Adu-AdjeiAttacker

2Goals

Top Assists

Tiago DantasMidfielder

5Assists

A. OrečDefender

4Assists

M. DevetakDefender

2Assists

Š. ButićMidfielder

2Assists

T. FrukMidfielder

1Assists

Cards

M. DevetakDefender

70

A. MajstorovićDefender

51

S. RadeljićDefender

50

D. PetrovičMidfielder

41

A. JuričAttacker

30

Istra 1961

Top Scorers

S. PrevljakAttacker

10Goals

S. LawalMidfielder

5Goals

E. FrederiksenMidfielder

3Goals

S. LončarMidfielder

2Goals

A. MaurićMidfielder

2Goals

Top Assists

E. FrederiksenMidfielder

5Assists

S. LončarMidfielder

5Assists

S. PrevljakAttacker

2Assists

S. LawalMidfielder

2Assists

A. KadušićDefender

2Assists

Cards

D. MarešićDefender

70

M. HeisterDefender

60

A. MaurićMidfielder

40

V. RozićAttacker

40

S. LončarMidfielder

30

HNK Rijeka

No injuries reported

Istra 1961

No injuries reported

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	pts	Form
1	Dinamo Zagreb	25	18	3	4	59	20	+39	57
2	HNK Hajduk Split	25	14	5	6	37	24	+13	47
3	HNK Rijeka	25	10	8	7	37	25	+12	38
4	NK Slaven Belupo	25	9	8	8	35	38	-3	35
5	NK Varazdin	25	9	7	9	31	36	-5	34
6	Istra 1961	25	8	6	11	29	36	-7	30
7	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	25	7	9	9	30	38	-8	30
8	HNK Gorica	25	7	6	12	29	38	-9	27
9	NK Osijek	25	5	8	12	22	36	-14	23
10	Vukovar	25	4	8	13	26	44	-18	20

Champions League

Europa League

Conference League

Relegation

HNK Rijeka

Istra 1961

HNK Rijeka

31Goals Scored

23Goals Conceded

1.5Goals/Match

6Clean Sheets

6Failed to Score

4-2-3-1Formation

53Yellow Cards

2Red Cards

3/3Penalties

Istra 1961

29Goals Scored

28Goals Conceded

1.4Goals/Match

3Clean Sheets

4Failed to Score

4-3-3Formation

39Yellow Cards

0Red Cards

1/1Penalties

Detailed Form & Recent Matches

HNK Rijeka

WWWLW

10Played

8Wins

1Draws

1Losses

Points/Game	2.5
Win %	80%
Goals/Game	2.1
Scored Avg	1.6
Conceded Avg	0.5
BTTS	40%
Clean Sheets	50%
Failed to Score	20%

Recent Matches

8 MarWat Vukovar1-0

1 MarWvs NK Lokomotiva Zagreb2-0

26 FebWvs Omonia Nicosia3-1

22 FebLat HNK Hajduk Split0-1

19 FebWat Omonia Nicosia1-0

Istra 1961

LLLLL

10Played

3Wins

1Draws

6Losses

Points/Game	1
Win %	30%
Goals/Game	2.7
Scored Avg	1.2
Conceded Avg	1.5
BTTS	50%
Clean Sheets	0%
Failed to Score	50%

Recent Matches

6 MarLvs NK Osijek0-1

27 FebLat NK Slaven Belupo0-1

21 FebLvs HNK Gorica0-2

14 FebLat Dinamo Zagreb0-4

20 JanLvs HNK Rijeka1-2

Head to Head History

Betting Statistics

Metric	Value
Total Matches	19
Average Goals	2.63
BTTS	32%
Over 2.5 Goals	37%
Over 1.5 Goals	74%

Goals by Team

Team	Total	Average
HNK Rijeka	37	1.95 per game
Istra 1961	13	0.68 per game

Clean Sheets

Team	Clean Sheets
HNK Rijeka	10 (53%)
Istra 1961	4 (21%)

20 Jan 2026HNLIstra 19611-2HNK Rijeka

27 Sept 2025HNLHNK Rijeka0-0Istra 1961

19 Apr 2025HNLIstra 19612-0HNK Rijeka

9 Feb 2025HNLHNK Rijeka0-1Istra 1961

3 Nov 2024HNLIstra 19610-1HNK Rijeka

18 Aug 2024HNLHNK Rijeka4-0Istra 1961

14 Apr 2024HNLIstra 19610-2HNK Rijeka

4 Feb 2024HNLHNK Rijeka3-0Istra 1961

22 Oct 2023HNLIstra 19611-1HNK Rijeka

6 Aug 2023HNLHNK Rijeka6-0Istra 1961

6 May 2023HNLHNK Rijeka2-2Istra 1961

3 Mar 2023HNLIstra 19610-2HNK Rijeka

29 Oct 2022HNLHNK Rijeka0-1Istra 1961

21 Aug 2022HNLIstra 19611-1HNK Rijeka

2 Apr 2022HNLIstra 19610-2HNK Rijeka

18 Dec 2021HNLHNK Rijeka1-0Istra 1961

2 Oct 2021HNLIstra 19613-6HNK Rijeka

25 Jul 2021HNLHNK Rijeka2-0Istra 1961

21 Apr 2021HNLIstra 19611-2HNK Rijeka