Both Istra 1961 and Dinamo Zagreb are itching for points in this game, even with the guesting team having a 22 point advantage so far this season.
- Istra 1961 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest conceded goals (15) in 1. HNL
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Istra 1961 form and stats
5 victories, 0 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Istra 1961 have to build on here at Stadion Aldo Drosina in the 1. HNL. When Istra 1961 hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Osijek and Rijeka), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
The Istra 1961 crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Dinamo Zagreb here at Stadion Aldo Drosina. The attacker Mišković won the honour of being "man of the match" for Istra 1961 with the rating of 7.3/10. Mišković scored one goal and hit the woodwork once.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Gorica.Istra 1961 have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Aldo Drosina with 21 goals in 11 league matches.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
Dinamo Zagreb have an excellent away record in the 1. HNL so far with 7-1-1 from 9 games. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Istra 1961.
Dinamo Zagreb have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic. It's been 360 minutes since they last conceded in 1. HNL.
It's the second away game in a row for Dinamo Zagreb, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Istra 1961 (placed 9th) last time out. Oršić, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.3. Oršić scored one goal, hit six key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Hrvatski Dragovoljac.Again, the away team are huge favourites in this match and any other result would be an upset. We checked our Tipsway database for earlier, recent games with Dinamo Zagreb given similar win odds in an away game. This check revealed ten matches with nine wins as expected, one draw and zero surprise home wins. The favourites won seven of these games by at least two goals.
The Dinamo Zagreb manager Kopić has got the team scoring on the road, with 21 away goals in 9 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
The squads have played each other already this season, with the final score Istra 1961 - Dinamo Zagreb 0-2 registered in the official records. These teams battled well and hard when they last played each other. Both Theophile-Catherine (Dinamo Zagreb), Lucic (Istra 1961) and Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) were sent off. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Istra 1961 zero wins, two draws and Dinamo Zagreb eight victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  B. Bandé 7 goals | D. Dijon 7 goals |   M. Oršić 6 goals |
Istra 1961 missing players
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
| Istra 1961 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | 22 | 5 | Scored | S | 12 | 23 | 45 |
| 44 | 24 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 86% |
| 64% | 83% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 38% |
| 32% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 24% |
| 9% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 19% |
| 59% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 33% |
| 14% | 17% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 52% |
| 27% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 5.3 | 6.9 |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7.9 | 8.8 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.8 | 12.4 | 13.9 |
| 3.3 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.7 | 6 |
| 38% | 43% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 40% | 36% |
| 10.8 | 10.1 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3 |
- All of Istra 1961's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Dinamo Zagreb have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dinamo Zagreb have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest conceded goals (15) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most clean sheets (11) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most clean sheets (5) away in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the the best goal difference (+15) away in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the the best goal difference (+28) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Dinamo Zagreb have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Dinamo Zagreb haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Istra 1961 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Istra 1961 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 28 | 43 |
| 2 | Osijek | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 43 |
| 3 | Rijeka | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 19 | 41 |
| 5 | Gorica | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -6 | 29 |
| 6 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -7 | 23 |
| 8 | Slaven Koprivnica | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -12 | 23 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | -16 | 21 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 33 | -37 | 7 |
