Only a win will satisfy the Dinamo Zagreb supporters in this Stadion Maksimir clash with Istra 1961, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the 1. HNL table.
Dinamo have less rest than Istra 1961 in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa League game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Stadion Maksimir. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Istra 1961 have had more rest.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
When playing at home in the 1. HNL, Dinamo Zagreb, who have the most scored goals (24) in 1. HNL, have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games.
Dinamo's previous game was a Europa League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Wolfsberger AC. The home side are looking to build on that result. A 1-1 draw away in the 1. HNL before that, with Lokomotiva Zagreb the opponent.
The victory against Wolfsberger AC came after Iyayi Believe Atiemwen's winning goal. The Dinamo Zagreb manager Z. Mamić was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 75th minute.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Dinamo is on fire here. A stunning 16 from 4 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Dinamo defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Istra 1961 form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest scored goals (6) in 1. HNL, on their 1. HNL travels is 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Istra won their last game, 1-0 versus Hajduk Split played at home. Prior to that match, the Istra manager F. Budicin faced defeat when travelling to Slaven Koprivnica and losing 1-5.
The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for Istra 1961 we find seven games. Results are zero Istra wins, zero draws and seven defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Istra as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league. For Istra, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Istra 1961 - Dinamo 0-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: nine wins for Dinamo Zagreb, one draw and zero wins for Istra 1961. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Gavranović 6 goals |  M. Oršić 5 goals |  L. Majer 3 goals |
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
Istra 1961 missing players
| Dinamo Zagreb | Istra 1961 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 89% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 44% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 33% |
| 44% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 22% |
| 44% | 100% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 67% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 33% |
| 33% | 25% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 44% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | 42 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 37 | 57 |
| 61 | 29 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 18 | 26 |
| 39% | 55% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 22% | 23% |
- All of Dinamo Zagreb's home-matches have had more than 4,5 goals.
- Dinamo Zagreb has the most scored goals (16) at home in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb has the most scored goals (24) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb has the most scored goals in the first half (10) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb has the the best goal difference (+10) at home in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb has the the best goal difference (+15) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have not yet lost a game.
- Dinamo Zagreb have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dinamo Zagreb have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Dinamo Zagreb have scored in all their matches so far.
- Dinamo Zagreb have scored more than double the goals of Istra 1961.
- Dinamo Zagreb haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Istra 1961 has the fewest scored goals (6) in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Istra 1961 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Istra 1961 have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 23 |
| 2 | Osijek | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Gorica | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| 5 | Slaven Koprivnica | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Hajduk Split | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 8 |
| 9 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 7 |
| 10 | Varazdin | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 7 |