Match Report
10 points for Rijeka (5th), 6 for Istra 1961 (6th): a 4-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 1.8/1.2 for Rijeka and 1.83/1.67 for Istra 1961 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.57.
Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Rijeka, 6/15 for Istra 1961.
GioScore's database holds 15 meetings between the two: 9 for Rijeka, 4 for Istra 1961 and 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals.
Stadion HNK Rijeka, capacity 8,279, hosted the game. I. Pajač took charge of the match — our records show 74 games refereed with an average of 1.6 yellow cards per game. Rijeka led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Rijeka: Mohamed Nasraoui (18' og), Jakov Puljic (43'), Toni Fruk (53') · Istra 1961: Hamza Jaganjac (71'), Emil Frederiksen (90')
Key stats
Possession: Rijeka 59% · Istra 1961 41% · Total shots: 14-11 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 6-4