Rijeka vs Istra Prediction 27 September 2025
🔈How will refereeing decisions affect the course and outcome of the match? We will find out all about this over the 90 minutes of the match between the teams Rijeka and Istra. The confrontation of the HNL tournament is scheduled for 14:00 on 27 September. As of today, bookmakers have set the following odds for wins: and .
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 19 April 2025 and ended with a scoreline of 2:0. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Istra):
- ball possession percentage: 55% vs 45%;
- corner kicks: 3 vs 2;
- fouls: 16 vs 11;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 4;
- shots on target: 4 vs 2.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Rijeka and Istra:
- played 56 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 40, for the away team - 6, draws - 10;
- number of goals - 112 against 38;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.41, in the 2nd half - 1.27;
- average total goals in the match - 2.68.
Head-to-head statistics Rijeka - Istra

Rijeka Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 22 September 2025 as part of the HNL tournament (home team - Vukovar 1991, away team - Rijeka). The match concluded with a scoreline of 3:2.
Here's the game statistics (Rijeka vs Vukovar 1991):
- ball possession: 69% vs 31%;
- corner kicks: 16 vs 4;
- fouls: 10 vs 11;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 2;
- shots on target: 6 vs 4.
- 1 wins,
- 3 losses,
- 3 draws.
📈Currently, Rijeka stands at a mid-tier position within the HNL standings, with a win percentage of 14% and a loss percentage of 43%.
⚽️Rijeka has scored a total of 8 goals. On the defensive end, Rijeka has allowed 10 goals over the season.
Match Results: Rijeka

Istra Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 21 September 2025 as part of the HNL tournament (home team - Istra, away - Osijek). The match concluded with a scoreline of 2:1.
Here are the match stats (Istra vs Osijek):
- ball possession: 50% vs 50%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 5;
- fouls: 9 vs 9;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 0;
- shots on target: 5 vs 3.
- 2 wins,
- 3 losses,
- 2 draws.
📈Currently, Istra stands at a mid-tier position within the HNL standings, with a win percentage of 29% and a loss percentage of 43%.
⚽Istra has scored a total of 8 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 11 goals over the season.
Match Results: Istra
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 56;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 14; for visitors away - 4; number of draws - 9;
- Average first-half total: 1.41;
- Today's home team scores on average 1.04, while the visitors net 0.38.
First-Half Stats: Rijeka (home) vs Istra (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 4 vs 4;
- wins: 1 (25%) vs 0 (0%);
- losses: 1 (25%) vs 2 (50%);
- draws: 2 (50%) vs 2 (50%);
- Average goals scored: 1.25 vs 1.5;
- Average goals conceded: 0.75 vs 1.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 4 vs 3;
- losses: 2 vs 4;
- draws: 4 vs 3;
- Average first-half total: 1.4 (scored - 0.7, conceded - 0.7) vs 1.2 (scored - 0.6, conceded - 0.6).
- Istra conceded in the 1st half in 6 of last 7 games (HNL).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 56;
- home team wins - 40, away team wins - 6, draws - 10.
Statistics: Rijeka vs Istra
- matches played in the tournament: 7 vs 7;
- wins: 1 vs 2;
- win percentage: 14% vs 29%;
- losses: 3 vs 3;
- draws: 3 vs 2.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 3 vs 4;
- losses: 4 vs 3;
- draws: 3 vs 3.
- Istra won with a +1.5 handicap in 26 of last 27 games.
- Istra won with a +1.5 handicap in 23 of last 24 games (HNL).
- Istra won with a +1.5 handicap in 13 of last 14 away games.
- Istra won with a +1.5 handicap in 11 of last 12 away games (HNL).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 2, the guests - 0.68;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 2.68;
- both teams scored: overall - 21; at the home team's field - 10.
Statistics: Rijeka vs Istra
- average total in the tournament: 2.57 vs 2.71;
- average total goals scored: 1.14 vs 1.14;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.71 vs 0.29;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.43 vs 0.86;
- Rijeka: average total at home in the tournament - 1;
- Istra: average total away in the tournament - 0.75;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.4 (home - 0.75) vs 1.4 (away - 1).
- Over 1.5 goals scored in 8 of last 9 Rijeka games (HNL).
- Over 1.5 goals scored in last 7 Rijeka home games (HNL).
- Over 1.5 goals scored in last 6 Rijeka games.
- Over 1.5 goals scored in 9 of last 10 Istra games.
- Over 1.5 goals scored in 8 of last 9 Istra games (HNL).
- Over 1.5 goals scored in last 6 Istra away games.
- Over 1.5 goals scored in last 5 Istra away games (HNL).
Prediction on corners
Rijeka: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 5.71; at home field - 4.75;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 5.8; at home field - 5.5.
Istra: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 4.57, away - 4;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 5.1; away - 5.5.
- Istra have taken over 3.5 corners in 6 of last 7 away games.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 56;
- both teams scored all-time - 21 times;
- on the home team’s field - 10 times.
Statistics: Rijeka vs Istra
- number of matches played in the tournament: 7 vs 7;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 4 vs 5;
- number of BTTS matches for Rijeka at home - 2 (50%);
- number of BTTS matches for Istra away - 3 (75%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 5 vs 7;
- BTTS matches for Rijeka at home - 2 (50%);
- BTTS matches for Istra away - 5 (83%).
Editorial Prediction
- Rijeka have scored under 1.5 goals in last 5 home games.