Croatia

HNL

Round 35

Istra 1961 vs HNK Rijeka Prediction & Betting Tips

Istra 1961

6th39 pts

17 May 2026

16:45

HNK Rijeka

4th46 pts

Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula

Best Bet

Our #1 Pick

Double Chance

Draw/Away

90%

Confidence

Betting Tips

10%

45%

45%

Istra 1961DrawHNK Rijeka

Match Result

HNK Rijeka

45%

Total Goals

Under 2.5

51%

Both Teams Score

Yes

61%

Double Chance

Draw/Away

90%

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Match Facts

Istra 1961

Istra 1961 have lost their last 4 league matches

Istra 1961 have conceded in each of their last 7 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%)

Istra 1961 conceded in the first half in 11 of their last 15 matches (73%)

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

HNK Rijeka

HNK Rijeka have scored all 3 penalties this season

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

Both teams scored in just 3 of HNK Rijeka's last 15 matches (20%)

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

Key Statistics

4

4Draws

12

2.6Avg Goals

30%BTTS

35%Over 2.5

15 Mar 2026HNK Rijeka0-2Istra 1961

20 Jan 2026Istra 19611-2HNK Rijeka

27 Sept 2025HNK Rijeka0-0Istra 1961

19 Apr 2025Istra 19612-0HNK Rijeka

9 Feb 2025HNK Rijeka0-1Istra 1961

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vs

0%

Form

100%

33%

Attack

67%

33%

Defense

67%

42%

Poisson

58%

50%

H2H

50%

63%

Goals

38%

44%

Overall

56%

Istra 1961

WLLLL

0.9Scored/G

1.4Conceded/G

10%CS

40%BTTS

HNK Rijeka

WDLDL

0.9Scored/G

1.4Conceded/G

30%CS

30%BTTS

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Additional Information

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

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

No injuries reported

HNK Rijeka

No injuries reported

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Dinamo Zagreb	33	25	4	4	87	27	+60	79
2	HNK Hajduk Split	33	19	7	7	54	30	+24	64
3	NK Varazdin	33	13	8	12	42	45	-3	47
4	HNK Rijeka	33	12	10	11	44	36	+8	46
5	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	33	10	11	12	38	50	-12	41
6	Istra 1961	33	11	6	16	38	48	-10	39
7	HNK Gorica	33	10	8	15	38	45	-7	38
8	NK Slaven Belupo	33	9	11	13	44	55	-11	38
9	NK Osijek	33	7	11	15	25	46	-21	32
10	Vukovar	33	6	10	17	34	62	-28	28

Champions League

Europa League

Conference League

Relegation

Istra 1961

HNK Rijeka

Istra 1961

29Goals Scored

28Goals Conceded

1.4Goals/Match

3Clean Sheets

4Failed to Score

4-3-3Formation

39Yellow Cards

0Red Cards

1/1Penalties

HNK Rijeka

31Goals Scored

23Goals Conceded

1.5Goals/Match

6Clean Sheets

6Failed to Score

4-2-3-1Formation

53Yellow Cards

2Red Cards

3/3Penalties

Detailed Form & Recent Matches

Istra 1961

WLLLL

10Played

3Wins

0Draws

7Losses

Points/Game	0.9
Win %	30%
Goals/Game	2.3
Scored Avg	0.9
Conceded Avg	1.4
BTTS	40%
Clean Sheets	10%
Failed to Score	50%

Recent Matches

4 MayWvs NK Slaven Belupo3-1

27 AprLat HNK Gorica0-1

22 AprLvs Dinamo Zagreb0-2

18 AprLvs Vukovar1-2

11 AprLat NK Lokomotiva Zagreb0-2

HNK Rijeka

WDLDL

10Played

2Wins

3Draws

5Losses

Points/Game	0.9
Win %	20%
Goals/Game	2.3
Scored Avg	0.9
Conceded Avg	1.4
BTTS	30%
Clean Sheets	30%
Failed to Score	50%

Recent Matches

3 MayWat NK Lokomotiva Zagreb3-0

26 AprDvs HNK Hajduk Split0-0

22 AprLat NK Varazdin0-1

18 AprDat Dinamo Zagreb2-2

12 AprLvs NK Osijek0-2

Head to Head History

Betting Statistics

Metric	Value
Total Matches	20
Average Goals	2.6
BTTS	30%
Over 2.5 Goals	35%
Over 1.5 Goals	75%

Goals by Team

Team	Total	Average
Istra 1961	15	0.75 per game
HNK Rijeka	37	1.85 per game

Clean Sheets

Team	Clean Sheets
Istra 1961	5 (25%)
HNK Rijeka	10 (50%)

15 Mar 2026HNLHNK Rijeka0-2Istra 1961

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