Hajduk Split 2-2 Istra 1961 result, stats and report

Rijeka beat Hajduk Split 3-0 in the Croatian 1. HNL despite being outplayed for long stretches. Connor Maguire breaks down how desire and clinical finishing overturned a story the numbers were telling differently.

Dalisson de Almeida's 22nd-minute header proved the difference as Hajduk Split ground out a 1-0 win over a Slaven Koprivnica side who finished the match with ten men.

Emil Frederiksen scored all three goals for Istra 1961 as they beat Rudeš 3-2 in the Croatian 1. HNL, but a nervy finale showed exactly why this side cannot afford to switch off. Rudeš made them pay in the closing minutes and nearly nicked a point they had no business taking.

Hajduk Split won 3-2 against Raków Częstochowa in the UEFA Europa Conference League despite the hosts controlling possession for large parts of the match. Goals in the final minutes from Mahir Emreli and Rokas Pukstas sealed a remarkable away win for Split.

Hajduk Split are flying in the Croatian 1. HNL but Varaždin have already taken three points off them this campaign. Saturday at Poljud is not a formality.

Lokomotiva Zagreb host Istra 1961 on Saturday in desperate need of a result, but their recent form is an embarrassment and Istra are arriving with genuine momentum. Something has to give.

Hajduk Split have not lost a Conference League match in four attempts, but Ajax arrive in Croatia having scored freely in every single game they have played. Something has to give on Thursday night.