Istra 1961 1-2 Rijeka: result and report

1. HNL · Tuesday 20 January 2026

Result

Istra 1961 1-2 Rijeka

1. HNL · Tuesday 20 January 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Istra 1961 · Rijeka · 1. HNL predictions

Istra 1961 1-2 Rijeka: match report

Istra 1961 lost to Rijeka 1-2 in the 1. HNL on Tuesday 20 January 2026. The half-time score was 1-1.

Salim Fago Lawal opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Istra 1961's goal came from Salim Fago Lawal (5'). Rijeka scored through Luka Menalo (9') and Tiago Dantas (75', penalty).

Discipline: Istra 1961 received 1 yellow card; Rijeka received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Istra 1961 were 3rd on 26 points from 17 and Rijeka 5th on 24 points from 17. Istra 1961 went on to finish that season 6th with 43 points, and Rijeka 4th with 53.

Istra 1961 lined up in a 4-3-3 and Rijeka in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Samuele Vignato of Rijeka (7.5), ahead of Salim Fago Lawal (7.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Istra 1961 wins, 3 draws and 5 for Rijeka.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Salim Fago LawalIstra 1961 · 1-0
  • 9'Goal · Luka MenaloRijeka · 1-1
  • 75'Penalty goal · Tiago DantasRijeka · 1-2
  • 80'Yellow card · Samuele VignatoRijeka
  • 85'Yellow card · Stjepan RadeljicRijeka
  • 86'Yellow card · Dario MaresicIstra 1961

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Istra 1961 2, draws 3, Rijeka 5.

Team news

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

Franko Kolic, Ville Koski, Raul Kumar, Dario Maresic, Marcel Heister, Stjepan Loncar, Josip Radosevic, Israel Isaac Ayuma, Emil Frederiksen, Smail Prevljak, Salim Fago Lawal

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

Martin Zlomislic, Ante Orec, Ante Majstorovic, Stjepan Radeljic, Mladen Devetak, Tiago Dantas, Dejan Petrovic, Samuele Vignato, Toni Fruk, Luka Menalo, Ante Matej Juric