RIJEKA. Rijeka and Istra 1961 are facing off in the 21st round of the 1. HNL.

Niko Jankovic has scored a penalty in the 34th minute. The result is now 2-0 for Rijeka over Istra 1961.

Match Statistics

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 14 Total 2
  • 7 On Target 0
  • 4 Off Target 0
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 132 Attack 101
  • 77 Dangerous attack 36
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 20 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Rijeka had a superior ball possession 57% while Istra 1961 was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rijeka was more pushing with dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target.

Rijeka shot 6 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Istra 1961 shot 1 times, 0 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Rijeka received 2 yellow cards (Lindon Selahi and Bruno Bogojevic). On the other side, Istra 1961 received 2 yellow cards (Ante Erceg and Lovro Majkic).

Also, Istra 1961 didn’t end the match with 11 players after Antonio Mauric (Istra 1961) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (45′).

Niko Jankovic

Niko Janković

Defender, Midfielder

Croatia

Age: 23

186 cm

kg

Season 2023/2024
Played 31 5 Missed
Minutes 2063 66.5 Avg
Goals 11 0.4 Avg
Assist 4 0.1 Avg
Attempt 24 0.8 Avg
Passes 661 21.378.4% AvgSucc
Yellow 5 0.2 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 20 times for 1561 minutes for 1. HNL.

Niko Jankovic scored 7 goals for Rijeka. He procured 4 assists. He received 3 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 2nd in 1. HNL. In the last match Rijeka won 2-1 against Hajduk Split. The next match in 1. HNL will be against Honvéd.

The last time the teams played each other, the score was 2-1 for Rijeka.

Rijeka performance and stats

Rijeka

Manager: Željko Sopić
Rank 2nd
Win 22
Draw 5
Loss 7
Goals 65-28
Diff 37

Rijeka is currently 2nd in the 1. HNL with 41 points.

In the last 20 games, it has won 12 times, drawn 5 times, and lost 3 times. In its last match, Rijeka won 1-2 against Hajduk Split.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 38 goals and conceding 19.​

Rijeka will play the next match in 1. HNL against Gorica on Saturday 10th of February in Velika Gorica.​

Istra 1961 performance and stats

Istra 1961

Manager: Paolo Tramezzani
Rank 8th
Win 9
Draw 11
Loss 14
Goals 34-52
Diff -18
This season

Istra 1961 is currently 9th in the 1. HNL with 18 points.

In the last 20 games, it has won 4 times, drawn 6 times, and lost 10 times. In its last match, Istra 1961 lost 0-1 against Dinamo Zagreb.​​

It has a negative goal difference after scoring 18 goals and conceding 35.​

Istra 1961 will play the next match in 1. HNL against Osijek on Saturday 10th of February in Pula.​