Istra 1961 3-6 Rijeka: result and report

1. HNL · Saturday 2 October 2021

Result

Istra 1961 3-6 Rijeka

1. HNL · Saturday 2 October 2021, 17:05 UTC · half-time 1-4

Istra 1961 · Rijeka · 1. HNL predictions

Istra 1961 3-6 Rijeka: match report

Istra 1961 lost to Rijeka 3-6 in the 1. HNL on Saturday 2 October 2021. The half-time score was 1-4.

João Silva opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Istra 1961's goals came from João Silva (18'), Abdallahi Mahmoud (60') and Mateo Lisica (77'). Rijeka scored through Anton Kresic (24'), Domagoj Pavicic (32'), Domagoj Pavicic (37'), Haris Vuckic (41'), Prince Ampem (52') and Denis Busnja (85').

Discipline: Istra 1961 received 2 yellow cards; Rijeka received 6 yellow cards.

Going into the game Istra 1961 were 8th on 10 points from 9 and Rijeka 1st on 20 points from 9. Istra 1961 went on to finish that season 9th with 31 points, and Rijeka 4th with 65.

Istra 1961 lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Rijeka in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Domagoj Pavicic of Rijeka (9.3), ahead of Robert Muric (8.1).

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

18'Goal · João SilvaIstra 1961 · 1-0
24'Goal · Anton KresicRijeka · 1-1
27'Yellow card · H. SmolčićRijeka
32'Goal · Domagoj PavicicRijeka · 1-2
35'Yellow card · Prince AmpemRijeka
37'Goal · Domagoj PavicicRijeka · 1-3
41'Goal · Haris VuckicRijeka · 1-4
44'Yellow card · Rodrigo EscovalRijeka
46'Yellow card · Slavko BlagojevicIstra 1961
50'Yellow card · Haris VuckicRijeka
52'Goal · Prince AmpemRijeka · 1-5
55'Yellow card · Einar GalileaIstra 1961
60'Goal · Abdallahi MahmoudIstra 1961 · 2-5
77'Goal · Mateo LisicaIstra 1961 · 3-5
85'Goal · Denis BusnjaRijeka · 3-6
88'Yellow card · Anton KresicRijeka
88'Yellow card · Lindon SelahiRijeka

Head-to-head

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

Rijeka 2-0 Istra 19611. HNL · 25 Jul 2021
Istra 1961 1-2 Rijeka1. HNL · 21 Apr 2021
Rijeka 1-1 Istra 19611. HNL · 14 Feb 2021
Istra 1961 1-2 Rijeka1. HNL · 27 Jan 2021
Rijeka 2-1 Istra 19611. HNL · 29 Aug 2020
Rijeka 4-2 Istra 19611. HNL · 25 Jul 2020

Team news

Unavailable

Mikhail MerkulovRijeka · injury (Unknown Injury)
Nino GalovićRijeka · injury (Unknown Injury)
Antonio IvancicIstra 1961 · injury (Virus Infection)
Robbie BurtonIstra 1961 · injury (Inflamed Ligaments Of The Knee)
Lovro MajkicIstra 1961 · injury (Shoulder Fracture)
Bernardo MaticIstra 1961 · injury (Partial Damage To The Cruciate Ligament)

Istra 1961 line-up (4-3-1-2)

Ivan Lucic, Luka Hujber, João Silva, Einar Galilea, Rafa Navarro, Slavko Blagojević, Antonio Perera Calderón, Abdallahi Mahmoud, F. Mlinar, H. Bandé, Dion Beljo

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

Martin Zlomislic, Rodrigo Escoval, Anton Kresic, Hrvoje Smolcic, Andrija Vukcevic, Domagoj Pavicic, Lindon Selahi, Robert Muric, H. Vučkić, Prince Ampem, Josip Drmić