Istra vs Rijeka Prediction 20 January 2026
🔊How will the weather conditions and the state of the field affect the game? Today, the teams Istra and Rijeka are meeting. The match is scheduled to start at 15:00. The tournament match HNL will take place in the city of Pula at the Aldo Drosina Stadium stadium. The odds for the teams' victories have been determined by bookmakers at and , respectively, with the team Rijeka being the favorite of the match.
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 27 September 2025 and ended with a scoreline of 0:0. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Rijeka):
- ball possession percentage: 52% vs 48%;
- corner kicks: 10 vs 2;
- fouls: 16 vs 8;
- yellow cards: 3 vs 0;
- shots on target: 1 vs 1.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Istra and Rijeka:
- played 57 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 6, for the away team - 40, draws - 11;
- number of goals - 38 against 112;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.39, in the 2nd half - 1.25;
- average total goals in the match - 2.63.
Head-to-head statistics Istra - Rijeka
Istra Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 7 December 2025 as part of the HNL tournament (home team - Osijek, away team - Istra). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:5.
Here's the game statistics (Istra vs Osijek):
- ball possession: 49% vs 51%;
- corner kicks: 3 vs 6;
- fouls: 14 vs 16;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 2;
- shots on target: 6 vs 4.
- 6 wins,
- 5 losses,
- 5 draws.
📈Currently, Istra stands at a mid-tier position within the HNL standings, with a win percentage of 38% and a loss percentage of 31%.
⚽️Istra has scored a total of 20 goals. On the defensive end, Istra has allowed 20 goals over the season.
Match Results: Istra
Rijeka Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 11 December 2025 as part of the UEFA Europa Conference League tournament (home team - Rijeka, away - Celje). The match concluded with a scoreline of 3:0.
Here are the match stats (Rijeka vs Celje):
- ball possession: 50% vs 50%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 2;
- fouls: 14 vs 11;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 1;
- shots on target: 10 vs 3.
- 5 wins,
- 5 losses,
- 6 draws.
📈Currently, Rijeka stands at a mid-tier position within the HNL standings, with a win percentage of 31% and a loss percentage of 31%.
⚽Rijeka has scored a total of 26 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 19 goals over the season.
Match Results: Rijeka
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 57;
- home team wins - 6, away team wins - 40, draws - 11.
Statistics: Istra vs Rijeka
- matches played in the tournament: 16 vs 16;
- wins: 6 vs 5;
- win percentage: 38% vs 31%;
- losses: 5 vs 5;
- draws: 5 vs 6.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 4 vs 5;
- losses: 3 vs 2;
- draws: 3 vs 3.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 0.67, the guests - 1.96;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 2.63;
- both teams scored: overall - 21; at the home team's field - 11.
Statistics: Istra vs Rijeka
- average total in the tournament: 2.5 vs 2.81;
- average total goals scored: 1.25 vs 1.63;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.56 vs 0.94;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.69 vs 0.69;
- Istra: average total at home in the tournament - 1.25;
- Rijeka: average total away in the tournament - 1.25;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.3 (home - 1) vs 2.2 (away - 1.4).
- Istra have scored in 8 of last 9 home games (HNL).
- Rijeka have conceded in last 9 away games.
- Rijeka have conceded in last 7 away games (HNL).
Prediction on corners
Istra: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 3.69; at home field - 4.13;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 3.1; at home field - 3.4.
Rijeka: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 6.31, away - 6.38;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 6.2; away - 5.8.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 57;
- both teams scored all-time - 21 times;
- on the home team’s field - 11 times.
Statistics: Istra vs Rijeka
- number of matches played in the tournament: 16 vs 16;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 10 vs 10;
- number of BTTS matches for Istra at home - 5 (63%);
- number of BTTS matches for Rijeka away - 6 (75%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 6 vs 6;
- BTTS matches for Istra at home - 3 (60%);
- BTTS matches for Rijeka away - 4 (80%).
- Istra have scored and conceded in 7 of last 8 games.
- Istra have scored and conceded in 6 of last 7 games (HNL).
- Rijeka have scored and conceded in 6 of last 7 away games (HNL).
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 1:1 (14/80, 17.5%);
- Istra at home most often finish matches: 1:0 , 1:1 , 2:1 (2/8, 25%);
- Rijeka away most often play: 1:1 (2/8, 25%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
1:1 - 12.84% (odds 5.8)
0:1 - 12.31% (odds 5.95)
1:2 - 9.38% (odds 8.1)
Editorial Prediction
- Istra have scored and conceded in 7 of last 8 games.
- Istra have scored and conceded in 6 of last 7 games (HNL).
- Rijeka have scored and conceded in 6 of last 7 away games (HNL).
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