A glance at the 1. HNL standings shows that this is top- vs mid-table, but that's not all there is to know. Read our Dinamo Zagreb - Istra 1961 match preview!
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (51) in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 is in the best form (4-1-1) in 1. HNL
This looks to be an interesting fixture with lots of action and energy as both participants are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
Home games in the 1. HNL have been a walk in the park for Dinamo Zagreb so far, with 28 points won from 10 matches; 9 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
The Dinamo Zagreb coach Čačić and his gang return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Slaven Koprivnica (placed 4th). Ademi, defender, was given a rating of 7.35/10 in that game, top of the team. Ademi hit one key pass and won 6 of 10 duels.
Ahead of that match, Dinamo Zagreb won a home game hosting Lokomotiva Zagreb (2-1).Take note: 15 of the latest 19 league matches from this club have had goals from both sides.
Dinamo are traveling soon after this match as the Croatia Cup match at Split awaits in four days.
Dinamo Zagreb always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Stadion Maksimir with 31 goals in 10 league games.
Istra 1961 form and stats
As the visiting team matches, Istra 1961 have produced an overall stat of 3-3-3 so far.
Impressive finishing from Marešić and Galilea secured the home win 2-1 against Varazdin in their previous game. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager García when Marešić scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute. Galilea was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.6. The defender Galilea scored one goal and won 1 of 6 duels.
Before that, Istra 1961 secured a home win against Hajduk Split with the score 3-0.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 we find 5 games. Results are {0 Istra 1961 wins}, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
The visiting Istra 1961 have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 9 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Istra have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Dinamo Zagreb have won all of the 4 latest fixtures versus this opponent. Another win today?The two sides played each other previously this campaign: Dinamo Zagreb - Istra 1961 4-1. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Petković 8 goals |   A. Erceg 8 goals |  J. Drmic 5 goals |
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
Istra 1961 missing players
| Dinamo Zagreb | Istra 1961 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 14 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 51 | 31 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 19 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 84% |
| 84% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 68% |
| 68% | 90% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 37% |
| 47% | 70% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 22% | 11% |
| 37% | 50% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 79% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 37% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 44% | 47% |
| 11% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 32% |
| 4.8 | 5.9 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 6.2 | 4.9 |
| 1.2 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.6 | 16 | 19.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 38% | 40% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | 29% |
| 8.6 | 7.4 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 10.6 | 9.6 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
- Dinamo Zagreb have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 more than double the goals of Istra 1961.
- Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most points (28) at home in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (31) at home in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (51) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the the best goal difference (+21) at home in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the the best goal difference (+32) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Dinamo Zagreb have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Istra 1961 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Istra 1961 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Istra 1961 is in the best form (4-1-1) in 1. HNL
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 32 | 46 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 38 |
| 3 | Osijek | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Slaven Koprivnica | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -11 | 28 |
| 5 | Istra 1961 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 27 |
| 6 | Varazdin | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 27 |
| 7 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -6 | 22 |
| 8 | Rijeka | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | -8 | 22 |
| 9 | Sibenik | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -8 | 16 |
| 10 | Gorica | 20 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -18 | 9 |
