Istra 1961 1-2 Rijeka: result and report

1. HNL · Wednesday 21 April 2021

Result

Istra 1961 1-2 Rijeka

1. HNL · Wednesday 21 April 2021, 16:05 UTC · half-time 1-2

Istra 1961 · Rijeka · 1. HNL predictions

Istra 1961 1-2 Rijeka: match report

Istra 1961 were beaten by Rijeka 1-2 in the 1. HNL on Wednesday 21 April 2021. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Robert Muric opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Istra 1961's goal came from Einar Galilea (44'). Rijeka scored through Robert Muric (19') and S. Kulenović (37').

Discipline: Istra 1961 received no yellow cards; Rijeka received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Istra 1961 were 9th on 24 points from 29 and Rijeka 4th on 48 points from 29. Istra 1961 went on to finish that season 9th with 29 points, and Rijeka 3rd with 61.

Istra 1961 lined up in a 3-5-2 and Rijeka in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Josip Sutalo of Istra 1961 (8.1), ahead of Slavko Blagojević (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Istra 1961 wins, 1 draw and 9 for Rijeka.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 19'Goal · Robert MuricRijeka · 0-1
  • 31'Yellow card · Adam Gnezda CerinRijeka
  • 37'Goal · S. KulenovićRijeka · 0-2
  • 44'Goal · Einar GalileaIstra 1961 · 1-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Istra 1961 0, draws 1, Rijeka 9.

Team news

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Istra 1961 line-up (3-5-2)

Ivan Lucic, Josip Sutalo, João Silva, Josip Tomašević, Rafa Navarro, Slavko Blagojević, Einar Galilea, Antonio Ivancic, Luka Hujber, Josip Špoljarić, Taichi Hara

Rijeka line-up (4-2-3-1)

Ivan Nevistic, Ivan Tomecak, Luka Capan, Nino Galović, Hrvoje Smolcic, Adam Gnezda Cerin, Stjepan Loncar, Robert Muric, Franko Andrijašević, Luka Menalo, Sandro Kulenović