Istra 1961 Rijeka betting prediction

The home team is currently in the 8^th position of the league, with 8 points won, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Hajduk Split, by (1‑0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Dinamo Zagreb, by (5‑0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 2 points in away matches, with 4 goals scored and 16 conceded, against 6 points won at their stadium, with 2 goals scored and 2 conceded. In the last 4 home league matches Istra 1961 has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses, so they have won 6 points out of 12 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 10 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 6 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 12 home matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (76'‑90') and 3 of their 8 goals between (31'‑45').

Istra 1961 achieved a victory in its last match for the competition and left the last position. Against Rijeka, the team has another opportunity, at home, to add the three points and get out of the relegation zone. The team needs to go over the opponent seeking to dominate the confrontation with ball possession, strong pressing to not give space to the rival, besides attacking with speed to overcome the opponent's defense.