NK Istra 1961 - Rijeka

About NK Istra 1961 - Rijeka

NK Istra 1961 vs Rijeka in the Croatian Football League, played on 11/07/2026, ended 3 - 1. Croatian Football League matchday 13. In the league table, NK Istra 1961 were in position 6 and Rijeka in position 5.

Half-time score: 2-1. Goalscorers: Emil Frederiksen 30', Toni Fruk 39', Emil Frederiksen 45+1', Emil Frederiksen 87'. Sent off: Jakov Puljić 27', Ante Majstorović 83'. Cards: 5 yellow, 2 red. Corners: NK Istra 1961 5, Rijeka 7. Top Soloscore rating of the match: Emil Frederiksen (9.0). Managers: NK Istra 1961 – Javier Cabello, Rijeka – Matjaz Kek.

NK Istra 1961 starting XI (4-2-3-1): Hamza Jaganjac, Gustavo Albarracin, Emil Frederiksen, Rene Hrvatin, Franko Kolic, Demirel Hodzic, Niko Šepić, Raul Kumar, Mohamed Nasraoui, Nik Skafar Zuzic, Dukan Ahmeti. Rijeka starting XI (4-2-3-1): Jakov Puljić, Toni Fruk, Amer Gojak, D. Adu-Adjei, Ante Majstorović, Tiago Dantas, Anel Husic, Igor Vekič, Branko Pavic, Ante Orec, Justas Lasickas. Injured or suspended for NK Istra 1961: Antonio Mauric, Daouda Doumbia. Injured or suspended for Rijeka: Teo Barisic.

In their last 30 meetings, NK Istra 1961 won 5, Rijeka won 19 and 6 ended level. Their previous meeting, on 08/23/2026, ended Rijeka 3-2 NK Istra 1961. NK Istra 1961 won 12, drew 8 and lost 10 of their last 30 matches. Rijeka won 17, drew 6 and lost 7 of their last 30 matches. Next match for NK Istra 1961: Dinamo Zagreb vs NK Istra 1961 (11/21/2026). Next match for Rijeka: Rijeka vs HNK Gorica (11/21/2026).

Venue: Stadion Aldo Drosina. Referee: Ivan Vukancic. The match was broadcast on TV in 1 countries; find the channels in the TV Broadcast section.

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