HNK Rijeka 3-2 Istra 1961 — HNL, 23 Aug 2026
HNK Rijeka beat Istra 1961 3-2 in the HNL on 23 August 2026 at Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka. Jakov Puljić, Toni Fruk, Hamza Jaganjac, 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 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 0-118'Own Goal
- 43'
- 1-143'
- Half-time2-0
- 2-153'
- 60'
- 60'
- 61'
- 61'
- 61'
- 62'Foul
- 2-271'
- 72'
- 72'
- 72'
- 78'
- 84'
- 2-390+3'assist: Dukan Ahmeti
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
HNK Rijeka
- 7.9Toni FrukM
- 7.7Tiago DantasM
- 7.0Ante OrečD
- 7.0Ante MajstorovićD
- 6.9Anel HusicD
- 6.9Ivan ĆubelićM
- 6.7Amer GojakM
- 6.7Justas LasickasD
- 6.7Samuele VignatoM
- 6.7Branko PavićM
- 6.3Jakov PuljićF
- 6.2Aleksa TodorovićG
- 5.9Niko JankovićM
Istra 1961
- 7.9Franko KolićG
- 7.3Hamza JaganjacF
- 6.9Gustavo AlbarracÃnM
- 6.7Nik Škafar ŽužićM
- 6.5Ivan ŠaranićM
- 6.5Vinko RozićF
- 6.5Antonio MaurićM
- 6.5Daouda DoumbiaM
- 6.5Rene HrvatinD
- 6.3Advan KadušićD
- 6.3Raul KumarD
- 6.2Emil FrederiksenM
- 6.0Niko ŠepićD
- 5.5Mohamed NasraouiD
Line-ups
Istra 19614-2-3-1
HNK Rijeka4-2-3-1
Substitutes
HNK RijekaMatjaz Kek
Substitutes
- 14Amer Gojak60'M6.7
- 5Alfonso Barco72'M
- 34Mladen Devetak84'D
- 13Igor VekičG
- 3Moreno ŽivkovićD
- 7Yusuf KabadayıF
- 11Gabriel RukavinaF
- 77Ante JuričF
- 91Noel BodetićD
- 18Daniel Adu-Adjei72'F
- 1Vito KovacG
- 6Branko PavićM6.7
Istra 1961Javi Cabello
Substitutes
- 11Silvio GoričanF
- 16Samuli MiettinenD
- 40Jan Paus-KunštG
- 7Vinko Rozić61'F6.5
- 44Rene Hrvatin61'D6.5
- 24Filip TarabaD
- 9IsaacF
- 25Gustavo AlbarracÃn61'M6.9
- 20Dukan Ahmeti72'M
- 27Dominik CelijaF
- 34Matija KablarM
- 39Toni BrajkovićF
Team statistics
60%Possession40%
1.88Expected goals (xG)0.40
13Total shots5
7Shots on target1
4Shots off target4
2Blocked shots0
5Corners2
1Offsides0
7Fouls8
0Yellow cards1
1Goalkeeper saves5
0.05Goals prevented0.05
537Total passes352
467Accurate passes294
87%Pass accuracy84%
HNK Rijeka
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fruk | 79 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 2 | 7.9 |
| Tiago Dantas | 79 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.7 |
| Ante Oreč | 79 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Ante Majstorović | 79 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Anel Husic | 72 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Ivan Ćubelić | 60 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Amer Gojak | 19 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Justas Lasickas | 79 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 6.7 |
| Samuele Vignato | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Branko Pavić | 19 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jakov Puljić | 72 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Aleksa Todorović | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Niko Janković | 79 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 5.9 |
Istra 1961
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franko Kolić | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Hamza Jaganjac | 79 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Gustavo AlbarracÃn | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Nik Škafar Žužić | 61 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Ivan Šaranić | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 6.5 |
| Vinko Rozić | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Antonio Maurić | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Daouda Doumbia | 61 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.5 |
| Rene Hrvatin | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Advan Kadušić | 61 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Raul Kumar | 79 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Emil Frederiksen | 79 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Niko Šepić | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Mohamed Nasraoui | 79 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 5.5 |
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