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Match preview · HNL

NK Istra 1961 – HNK Rijeka

NK Istra 1961 6th in HNL Home 0.86 projected goals by the model
HNK Rijeka 5th in HNL Away 1.37 projected goals by the model

Model updated 5 October, 21:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
0.86 1.37
NK Istra 1961 HNK Rijeka
NK Istra 1961
21%
Draw
32%
HNK Rijeka
48%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
NK Istra 1961 Draw HNK Rijeka
Fair odds 4.88 3.13 2.10
Total goals
2.23
Over 2.5 goals
39%
Both teams to score
49%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans HNK Rijeka

48% HNK Rijeka to win

Attack
2nd vs 7th
HNK Rijeka attack v NK Istra 1961 defence
Defence
1st vs 6th
HNK Rijeka defence v NK Istra 1961 attack
Recent xG form
+0.68 vs +0.18
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
0.86 – 1.37
NK Istra 1961 v HNK Rijeka
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: NK Istra 1961 and HNK Rijeka compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading NK Istra 1961 HNK Rijeka
xG / match 1.44 · 5th (better) 1.65 · 2nd
xGA / match 1.26 · 5th (better) 0.77 · 2nd
xGD / match +0.19 · 6th (better) +0.88 · 2nd
xPts / match 1.45 · 6th (better) 1.96 · 2nd
Last 6 xGD / match +0.18 (better) +0.68

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 40% of the model's distribution.

HNK Rijeka clean sheet
40%
HNK Rijeka 2+ goals
41%
Under 2.5 goals
61%
Both teams to score: no
51%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
16.4%
0:1
12.5%
0:0
10.8%
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Match result

NK Istra 1961 to win
20.5% 4.88 —
Draw
32.0% 3.13 —
HNK Rijeka to win
47.5% 2.10 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
69.6% 1.44 —
Under 1.5 goals
30.4% 3.29 —
Over 2.5 goals
39.1% 2.56 —
Under 2.5 goals
60.9% 1.64 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
48.7% 2.05 —
Both teams not to score
51.3% 1.95 —

Team goals — NK Istra 1961

NK Istra 1961 to score
60.5% 1.65 —
NK Istra 1961 not to score
39.5% 2.53 —
NK Istra 1961 2+ goals
20.8% 4.81 —
NK Istra 1961 at most 1 goal
79.2% 1.26 —

Team goals — HNK Rijeka

HNK Rijeka to score
77.5% 1.29 —
HNK Rijeka not to score
22.5% 4.44 —
HNK Rijeka 2+ goals
41.0% 2.44 —
HNK Rijeka at most 1 goal
59.0% 1.69 —

Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
NK Istra 1961 sample
20 matches
HNK Rijeka sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · NK Istra 1961
5 matches
Away xG sample · HNK Rijeka
3 matches
Computed
Monday, 05/10/2026 at 21:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.