A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Dinamo Zagreb fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and Istra 1961's 8th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (66) in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 have the fewest clean sheets (4) 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.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
Dinamo Zagreb, who have the most scored goals (66) in 1. HNL, have performed here at Stadion Maksimir this season with 11 wins from 14 1. HNL matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. Ever since the Sibenik game Dinamo has been unbeatable here at Stadion Maksimir producing five straight wins.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Lokomotiva Zagreb.
Dinamo Zagreb are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Stadion Maksimir with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. ten earlier games are comparable to this one, and Dinamo has won ten times, drawn zero and lost zero. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Dinamo Zagreb has won by at least two goals five times when in this position.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Dinamo as they are travelling to their away game against Osijek in the 1. HNL. That match is three days after this one.
Dinamo Zagreb are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (38 goals in 14 games). From these home matches, Dinamo have conceded only 11 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Istra 1961 form and stats
Istra 1961, who have the fewest clean sheets (4) in 1. HNL, have only collected 8 points from their away games in the 1. HNL, after 1-5-8 (14 played).
Istra are looking to quickly end their 225 minutes long goal drought in the 1. HNL.
A 0-1 loss hosting Hajduk Split before that.
Istra are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found five matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were one win, zero draws and four defeats. Of the defeats, two games were lost by at least two goals margin.
A new game in only three days for Istra, the 1. HNL home match versus Rijeka. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Istra as they have only managed to score 9 times from 14 away games in the league. Istra struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 24 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Istra 1961 - Dinamo Zagreb 0-1 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: nine - one - zero (Dinamo wins - draws - Istra 1961 wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Oršić 14 goals |  M. Gavranović 13 goals |  B. Petković 7 goals |
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
Istra 1961 missing players
| Dinamo Zagreb | Istra 1961 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 66 | 38 | 13 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 24 | 42 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 96% |
| 85% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 57% |
| 56% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 36% | 36% |
| 41% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 21% | 21% |
| 30% | 36% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 44% | 36% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 46% |
| 48% | 57% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 43% | 43% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.7 | 11.9 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
| 6.2 | 5.7 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 40% | 48% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 21% | 26% |
- 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 most scored goals (38) at home in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals (66) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the the best goal difference (+27) at home in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the the best goal difference (+43) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Dinamo Zagreb is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Istra 1961 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Istra 1961 have the fewest clean sheets (2) away in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 have the fewest clean sheets (4) in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 have the fewest points (8) away in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 have the most conceded goals (24) away in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 have the the worst goal difference (-15) away 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 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 43 | 64 |
| 2 | Osijek | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 28 | 62 |
| 3 | Gorica | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 49 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 45 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 43 |
| 6 | Slaven Koprivnica | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -10 | 27 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | -11 | 27 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -20 | 24 |
| 9 | Varazdin | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -24 | 24 |
| 10 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 47 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -29 | 20 |