HNK Rijeka 0-2 Istra 1961 — HNL, 15 Mar 2026
Istra 1961 beat HNK Rijeka 2-0 in the HNL on 15 March 2026 at Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka. Smail Prevljak, Emil Frederiksen got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, HNK Rijeka have won 2 and Istra 1961 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 0-12'assist: Silvio Goričan
- 0-29'assist: Smail Prevljak
- 36'Foul
- Half-time0-2
- 46'
- 46'D. Petrovicout: Alfonso Barco
- 54'
- 61'
- 61'
- 68'
- 73'Foul
- 73'D. Copout: D. Thaqi
- 83'
- 90+2'Foul
- 90+5'Argument
- 90+5'Argument
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
HNK Rijeka
- 7.5Alfonso BarcoM
- 7.3Ante MajstorovićD
- 7.3Tiago DantasM
- 7.0Anel HusicD
- 6.9Ante OrečD
- 6.9Tornike MorchiladzeM
- 6.7Noel BodetićD
- 6.5Dejan PetrovičM
- 6.5Christian Ouguehi LegboM
- 6.3Dominik ThaqiF
- 6.3Ante JuričF
- 6.3Daniel Adu-AdjeiF
- 6.2Duje ČopF
- 6.2Justas LasickasD
- 6.2Gabriel RukavinaM
- 6.0Martin ZlomislicG
Istra 1961
- 8.7Advan KadušićD
- 7.6Smail PrevljakF
- 7.5Mohamed NasraouiD
- 7.3Israel AyumaM
- 7.3Josip RadoševićM
- 7.2Franko KolićG
- 7.2Raul KumarD
- 7.2Emil FrederiksenM
- 7.2Silvio GoričanM
- 6.9Samuli MiettinenD
- 6.9Marcel HeisterD
- 6.7Leo ŠtulacM
- 6.6Niko ŠepićD
- 6.3Antonio MaurićM
Line-ups
HNK Rijeka4-4-2
Coach: Victor Sanchez
- 45Ante MajstorovićD7.3
- 23Justas Lasickas46'D6.2
- 26T. DantasM7.3
- 9D. Cop73'F6.2
- 13Martin ZlomislicG6.0
- 8D. Petrovic46'M6.5
- 24D. Legbo61'M6.5
- 51Anel Husic36'D7.0
- 11Gabriel Rukavina61'M6.2
- 77Ante JuričF6.3
- 91Noel BodetićD6.7
Substitutes
- 14Amer GojakM
- 6Stjepan RadeljićD
- 55Alfonso Barco46'M7.5
- 34Mladen DevetakD
- 20M. NdockytM
- 99Aleksa TodorovićG
- 22Ante Oreč90+2'61'D6.9
- 7T. Morchiladze46'M6.9
- 10Toni FrukM
- 18Daniel Adu-Adjei61'F6.3
- 25D. Thaqi73'F6.3
- 66B. Pavic
- 9Smail Prevljak2'F7.6
- 5J. RadosevicM7.3
- 26Marcel Heister90+5'D6.9
- 23L. StulacM6.7
- 17Emil Frederiksen9'83'M7.2
- 97Advan KadušićD8.7
- 11Silvio Goričan68'M7.2
- 1Franko KolićG7.2
- 3Mohamed NasraouiD7.5
- 8Antonio Maurić54'M6.3
- 38R. KumarD7.2
Substitutes
- 16Samuli Miettinen83'D6.9
- 40Jan Paus-KunštG
- 7Vinko RozićF
- 44Rene HrvatinD
- 29Allen ObandoF
- 24Filip TarabaD
- 25Gustavo AlbarracÃnM
- 20Dukan AhmetiM
- 18Israel Ayuma54'M7.3
- 13N. Sepic68'D6.6
- 12R. BanovacG
- 30N. Skafar ZuzicF
Team statistics
71%Possession29%
2.66Expected goals (xG)0.85
29Total shots6
6Shots on target2
17Shots off target3
6Blocked shots1
11Corners0
0Offsides1
7Fouls13
3Yellow cards2
0Goalkeeper saves5
1.00Goals prevented1.00
529Total passes237
466Accurate passes147
88%Pass accuracy62%
HNK Rijeka
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Barco | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.5 |
| Ante Majstorović | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Tiago Dantas | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 9 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Anel Husic | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Ante Oreč | 29 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Tornike Morchiladze | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Noel Bodetić | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Dejan Petrovič | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Christian Ouguehi Legbo | 61 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Dominik Thaqi | 17 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Ante Jurič | 90 | – | 0 | 7 | 4 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Daniel Adu-Adjei | 29 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Duje Čop | 73 | – | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Justas Lasickas | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Gabriel Rukavina | 61 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Martin Zlomislic | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Istra 1961
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advan Kadušić | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8.7 |
| Smail Prevljak | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7.6 |
| Mohamed Nasraoui | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Israel Ayuma | 36 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Josip Radošević | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Franko Kolić | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Raul Kumar | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Emil Frederiksen | 83 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Silvio Goričan | 68 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Samuli Miettinen | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Marcel Heister | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Leo Štulac | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Niko Šepić | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Antonio Maurić | 54 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
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