Dinamo Zagreb looking for adventure and three points in 1. HNL trip to Istra 1961

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Istra and Dinamo Zagreb.

Istra 1961 form and stats

3-1-4 (win-draw-lost) are the 1. HNL numbers at home for Istra 1961, who have the fewest scored goals (12) in 1. HNL, so far this season. It's trouble wherever Istra 1961 are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Istra 1961, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

Stress levels are on the rise for Istra's attacking players as they have now played 232 minutes without scoring in a league game. J. Spoljaric was their last goal scorer.

The Istra crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Dinamo Zagreb here at Stadion Aldo Drosina in a 1. HNL match. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Hajduk Split.

Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of a positive outcome are very slim. When Istra have been in this position before, they have won zero, drawn one and lost three from four games. one defeat by at least two goals.

Istra aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Aldo Drosina in the league, with only 7 goals from 8 games. 10 goals have been conceded.

Dinamo Zagreb form and stats

The away team, who have the most scored goals (50) in 1. HNL, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the 1. HNL. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Dinamo Zagreb, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Two travels in a row for Dinamo Zagreb, whose manager Z. Mamić could celebrate last time after the 1. HNL win against Istra 1961. Before that, Dinamo Zagreb secured a home win against Lokomotiva Zagreb with the score 2-0.

As mentioned earlier, Dinamo will not be satisfied unless they get a comfortable victory in this game. Performing as huge favourites away from home has earlier resulted in nine wins (seven by two or more goals winning margin), one draw and one surprising defeat.

Dinamo have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 19 goals from 9 away matches. Dinamo Zagreb have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Dinamo Zagreb - Istra 5-0 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - one - nine (Istra wins - draws - Dinamo Zagreb wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. Gavranović 11 goals

M. Oršić 10 goals

B. Petković 6 goals

Istra 1961 missing players

Dinamo Zagreb missing players

		Total						Home						Away
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	P
1	Osijek	20	14	3	3	33	15	11	9	1	1	18	4	9	5	2	2	15	11	18	45
2	Dinamo Zagreb	19	13	3	3	50	22	10	7	1	2	31	11	9	6	2	1	19	11	28	42
3	Gorica	18	10	3	5	39	26	8	4	2	2	16	12	10	6	1	3	23	14	13	33
4	Rijeka	17	9	3	5	24	22	9	5	3	1	14	10	8	4	0	4	10	12	2	30
5	Hajduk Split	19	7	2	10	23	27	10	3	2	5	12	13	9	4	0	5	11	14	-4	23
6	Šibenik	19	6	3	10	21	25	9	2	1	6	6	14	10	4	2	4	15	11	-4	21
7	Slaven Koprivnica	18	5	5	8	22	26	8	2	2	4	9	11	10	3	3	4	13	15	-4	20
8	Varaždin	20	5	4	11	19	33	10	3	2	5	14	19	10	2	2	6	5	14	-14	19
9	Lokomotiva Zagreb	19	3	6	10	16	34	10	2	3	5	10	18	9	1	3	5	6	16	-18	15
10	Istra 1961	17	3	4	10	12	29	8	3	1	4	7	10	9	0	3	6	5	19	-17	13