Istra 1961 1-2 HNK Rijeka — HNL, 20 Jan 2026
HNK Rijeka beat Istra 1961 2-1 in the HNL on 20 January 2026 at Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula. S. Lawal, L. Menalo, T. Dantas got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Istra 1961 have won 2 and HNK Rijeka 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-05'
- 1-19'
- 16'
- 16'
- 16'out: Amer Gojak
- Half-time1-1
- 58'out: Vinko Rozić
- 66'
- 69'
- 1-275'Penalty
- 80'Foul
- 83'
- 85'Time wasting
- 86'Foul
- 88'—out: D. Cop
- 88'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Istra 1961
- 8.0Salim Fago LawalF
- 7.2Dario MarešićM
- 6.9Smail PrevljakF
- 6.9Josip RadoševićM
- 6.7Emil FrederiksenD
- 6.6Stjepan LončarF
- 6.6Israel AyumaM
- 6.5Charles AgadaF
- 6.3Marcel HeisterD
- 6.3Danijel Dejan DjuricF
- 6.3Franko KolićG
- 6.2Vinko RozićF
- 6.2Ville KoskiD
- 6.2Raul KumarD
- 6.0Advan KadušićD
HNK Rijeka
- 7.3Luka MenaloM
- 7.3Tornike MorchiladzeM
- 7.3Tiago DantasM
- 7.3Ante MajstorovićD
- 7.0Samuele VignatoM
- 6.9Dejan PetrovičM
- 6.9Ante OrečD
- 6.7Téo BarišićD
- 6.6Stjepan RadeljićD
- 6.5Mladen DevetakD
- 6.3Martin ZlomislicG
- 6.3Amer GojakM
- 6.3Duje ČopF
- 6.3Toni FrukM
- 6.2Ante JuričF
- 6.2Daniel Adu-AdjeiF
Line-ups
- 9Smail PrevljakF6.9
- 4Dario Marešić86'M7.2
- 10Stjepan Lončar69'F6.6
- 5J. RadosevicM6.9
- 26Marcel HeisterD6.3
- 17Emil FrederiksenD6.7
- 21Ville Koski16'D6.2
- 1Franko KolićG6.3
- 18Israel AyumaM6.6
- 70S. Lawal5'58'F8.0
- 38R. Kumar83'D6.2
Substitutes
- 97Advan Kadušić16'D6.0
- 6L. RobertssonM
- 22D. Djuric69'F6.3
- 40Jan Paus-KunštG
- 7Vinko Rozić58'F6.2
- 3Mohamed NasraouiD
- 44Rene HrvatinD
- 24Filip TarabaD
- 2J. IvanisevicD
- 77Charles Agada83'F6.5
- 20Dukan AhmetiM
- 32Dominik CelijaF
- 13N. SepicD
HNK Rijeka4-2-3-1
Coach: Victor Sanchez
- 6Stjepan Radeljić85'D6.6
- 45Ante MajstorovićD7.3
- 17L. Menalo9'66'M7.3
- 26T. Dantas75'M7.3
- 34Mladen DevetakD6.5
- 13Martin ZlomislicG6.3
- 8D. PetrovicM6.9
- 22Ante OrečD6.9
- 10Toni Fruk16'M6.3
- 19Samuele Vignato80'88'M7.0
- 77Ante Jurič16'F6.2
Substitutes
- 14Amer Gojak16'M6.3
- 23Justas LasickasD
- 9D. Cop88'F6.3
- 20M. NdockytM
- 99Aleksa TodorovićG
- 7T. Morchiladze66'M7.3
- 51Anel HusicD
- 28T. Barisic88'D6.7
- 91Noel BodetićD
- 18Daniel Adu-Adjei16'F6.2
- 2L. KitinD
- 25D. ThaqiF
- 79A. SamatehM
Team statistics
46%Possession54%
11Total shots10
4Shots on target2
3Shots off target7
4Blocked shots1
3Corners4
1Offsides1
16Fouls14
1Yellow cards2
0Goalkeeper saves3
375Total passes444
301Accurate passes372
80%Pass accuracy84%
Istra 1961
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salim Fago Lawal | 58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 8.0 |
| Dario Marešić | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Smail Prevljak | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Josip Radošević | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Emil Frederiksen | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Stjepan Lončar | 69 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Israel Ayuma | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Charles Agada | 13 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Marcel Heister | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Danijel Dejan Djuric | 21 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Franko Kolić | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Vinko Rozić | 32 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ville Koski | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Raul Kumar | 83 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Advan Kadušić | 74 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.0 |
HNK Rijeka
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Menalo | 66 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Tornike Morchiladze | 24 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Tiago Dantas | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Ante Majstorović | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Samuele Vignato | 88 | – | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Dejan Petrovič | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ante Oreč | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Téo Barišić | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Stjepan Radeljić | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Mladen Devetak | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Martin Zlomislic | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Amer Gojak | 74 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Duje Čop | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Toni Fruk | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ante Jurič | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Daniel Adu-Adjei | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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