Croatian HNL 2026/27 Matchweek 4 · 23 Aug 2026
HNK Rijeka vs Istra 1961 in the Croatian HNL 2026/27.
At Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka.
HNK Rijeka beat Istra 1961 3–2. An own goal from M. Nasraoui opened the scoring for HNK Rijeka after 18 minutes. T. Fruk made it 3–0 after 53 minutes, and that was the winner.
HNK Rijeka went into the match 7th and came out of it 4th, on 6 points. Istra 1961 went into the match 5th and came out of it 6th, on 4 points.
Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | NK Osijek | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 3 | NK Varazdin | 4 | +4 | 9 |
| 4 | HNK Rijeka | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 6 | Istra 1961 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| 7 | HNK Hajduk Split | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | NK Slaven Belupo | 4 | -6 | 3 |
| 9 | Rudes | 4 | -7 | 3 |
| 10 | HNK Gorica | 4 | -7 | 0 |
Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Where clubs are level on all three, the order between them is ours and not the competition's.