In total; 29 game weeks have been played and Gorica are 14 points ahead of Istra 1961. Who wins?
- Gorica have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (11) in 1. HNL
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Gorica form and stats
Gorica have collected 16 points from their 1. HNL home games so far after 4-4-6. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at ŠRC Velika Gorica.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Dominik Kotarski not having conceded a league goal in 378 minutes.
Gorica are returning here after visiting Sibenik and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Stojanovski scored the goal(s). Midfielder Kalik was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.03 (out of ten) in that game. Kalik hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 23 successful passes (of 28 total).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Rijeka.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Gorica have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won three times, drawn two and lost two.
Gorica has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Gorica defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Istra 1961 form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Istra 1961 so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 1-6-7 (win-draw-lose). Istra 1961 has drawn their two previous away games.
Istra have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 306 minutes ago. Beljo was the goal scorer.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Rijeka with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Midfield player Cáseres was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.43/10. Cáseres had 42 successful passes (of 49 total).
Before that, Istra 1961 travelled to Hrvatski Dragovoljac and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.Istra are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, four draws and three defeats. From a total of seven matches.
Goals are few and far between in Istra 1961's away league games. Only 7 goals from 14 travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Istra have conceded 23 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest head-to-head meeting ended Istra 1961 - Gorica 2-1, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - six - one (Gorica wins - draws - Istra 1961 wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Dijon 11 goals | B. Bandé 7 goals |   A. Kalik 5 goals |
Gorica missing players
Istra 1961 missing players
| Gorica | Istra 1961 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 6 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 35 | 20 | 11 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 32 |
| 41 | 25 | 8 | Conceded | C | 9 | 23 | 53 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 72% | 86% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 86% |
| 52% | 57% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 36% | 55% |
| 28% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 21% | 28% |
| 10% | 14% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 52% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 43% | 59% |
| 28% | 21% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 21% | 17% |
| 28% | 21% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 31% |
| 4.8 | 6 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10.8 | 12.2 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 7 | 8 |
| 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| 27% | 27% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 18% | 33% |
| 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.3 |
| 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
- Gorica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gorica have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Istra 1961 have scored away.
- Gorica have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in 1. HNL
- Gorica have the most matches under the total-line (14) in 1. HNL
- Gorica have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Gorica haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Istra 1961 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Istra 1961 have the fewest scored goals (7) away in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (11) 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 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 35 | 60 |
| 2 | Osijek | 29 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 58 |
| 3 | Rijeka | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 55 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 26 | 53 |
| 5 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 39 |
| 6 | Gorica | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | -6 | 39 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -16 | 30 |
| 8 | Sibenik | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -23 | 26 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -21 | 25 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 29 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 65 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 40 | -41 | 14 |
