In a weekend match on Sat Oct 29th, in week 15, Rijeka plays host to Istra 1961 in a meeting of these two 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 9th placed Rijeka, recorded a 1-2 loss against Slaven Koprivnica. Arber Hoxha struck first for Slaven Koprivnica in the 45th minute on a feed from Krstanovic, then Haris Vučkić tied it up for Rijeka in the 49th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while istra 1961 sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Šibenik. Istra 1961 had 6 on net, and Šibenik had 3, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Istra 1961 is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Rijeka and Istra 1961 last played eachother at the Stadion Aldo Drosina on Aug 21st. Istra 1961 and Rijeka battled to a 1-1 draw. Haris Vučkić struck first for Rijeka in the 4th minute on a feed from Prince Ampem, then Vinko Petković got the equalizer for Istra 1961 in the 26th minute on a feed from F. Cáseres squeezing out at least the one point for Istra 1961.
Istra 1961 is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Reda Boultam and Ante Erceg each having 2 goals in their last five. Rijeka’s top weapon lately has been Haris Vučkić, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.