1. HNL preview and statistics: Hajduk Split - Istra 1961 at Stadion Poljud

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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Date: Sun 21.July
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Poljud (34448 seats)

This match has been long awaited by fans of both sides, as it's the first 1. HNL game of the season. Both Hajduk Split and Istra 1961 are looking for a positive start to their campaigns.

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.

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Hajduk Split form and stats

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Hajduk Split home games with this odds we find eight games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 3 matches were won by at least two goals.

Hajduk Split have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and one practice match played. These training games have ended with 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Hajduk Split scored 4 goals and let in 1 goal during these one game.

Last season, Hajduk Split's league statistics were 17 wins, 11 draws and 8 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the 1. HNL. Over these 36 matches they scored 59 goals and conceded 39. Playing at home last season Hajduk Split managed 9-6-3 (win-draw-lost) with 31 goals and 15 conceded.

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Istra 1961 form and stats

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Istra 1961 played away with similar odds. This revealed five games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 0 times, 1 were draw and the home team won as expected 4 times.

Let's have a look at how Istra 1961 performed last season in the 1. HNL: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 7 draws and 23 defeats. In total they scored 31 and conceded 73 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 3 and lost 12 with 19/37 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Hajduk Split won 10 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Istra 1961 has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 7 / 3

Top Goalscorers

Hajduk Split missing players

Istra 1961 missing players

Hajduk Split Istra 1961
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
1 1 0 Played 0 1 1
1 1 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 1 1
1 1 0 Scored 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded 0 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 100% 100%
 
8 8 0 Corners For (avg) 0 2 2
2 2 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 8 8
1 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Hajduk Split Last season Istra 1961
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
36 18   Played   18 36
17 9   Won   3 6
11 6   Drew   3 7
8 3   Lost   12 23
59 31   Scored   19 31
39 15   Conceded   37 73
89% 83%   Over 0.5   100% 97%
78% 78%   Over 1.5   78% 78%
50% 50%   Over 2.5   61% 50%
36% 33%   Over 3.5   39% 31%
17% 11%   Over 4.5   22% 19%
53% 44%   BTTS   50% 44%
31% 39%   Clean Sheets   11% 17%
28% 33%   Failed To Score   39% 42%
 
5.7 6.3   Corners For (avg)   3 3.7
2.9 2.2   Corners Against (avg)   6.3 5.1
1.9 1.8   Yellow Cards (avg)   3.3 3
4 3   Red Cards   3 6
Key stats last season:
  • Hajduk Split have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Hajduk Split have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Istra 1961 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • 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 won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Istra 1961 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Hajduk Split
All 1. HNL Europa League Croatia Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
26-05-19 1.H Dinamo Zagreb 3 - 1 Hajduk Split
21-06-19 CF Solin 1 - 4 Hajduk Split
09-07-19 EL Gzira United 0 - 2 Hajduk Split
18-07-19 EL Hajduk Split 1 - 3 Gzira United
21-07-19 1.H Hajduk Split 18:00 Istra 1961
28-07-19 1.H Varaždin 18:00 Hajduk Split
04-08-19 1.H Hajduk Split 16:00 Lokomotiva Zagreb
10-08-19 1.H Slaven Koprivnica 17:00 Hajduk Split
17-08-19 1.H Hajduk Split 17:00 Gorica
24-08-19 1.H Osijek 17:00 Hajduk Split
Istra 1961
All Arena Cup 1. HNL Croatia Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
10-05-19 1.H Gorica 4 - 1 Istra 1961
14-05-19 1.H Istra 1961 0 - 1 Inter Zaprešić
19-05-19 1.H Hajduk Split 4 - 1 Istra 1961
24-05-19 1.H Istra 1961 2 - 0 Rudes
21-07-19 1.H Hajduk Split 18:00 Istra 1961
26-07-19 1.H Inter Zaprešić 18:00 Istra 1961
03-08-19 1.H Istra 1961 17:00 Varaždin
10-08-19 1.H Lokomotiva Zagreb 17:00 Istra 1961
17-08-19 1.H Istra 1961 17:00 Slaven Koprivnica
24-08-19 1.H Gorica 17:00 Istra 1961

Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Dinamo Zagreb 36 29 5 2 74 20 18 16 2 0 44 12 18 13 3 2 30 8 54 92
2 Rijeka 36 19 10 7 70 36 18 11 6 1 39 11 18 8 4 6 31 25 34 67
3 Osijek 36 18 8 10 61 36 18 10 4 4 34 18 18 8 4 6 27 18 25 62
4 Hajduk Split 36 17 11 8 59 39 18 9 6 3 31 15 18 8 5 5 28 24 20 62
5 Gorica 36 17 8 11 57 46 18 8 3 7 30 27 18 9 5 4 27 19 11 59
6 Lokomotiva Zagreb 36 13 10 13 51 43 18 7 6 5 25 19 18 6 4 8 26 24 8 49
7 Slaven Koprivnica 36 7 16 13 41 53 18 5 6 7 21 25 18 2 10 6 20 28 -12 37
8 Inter Zaprešić 36 9 4 23 40 84 18 4 3 11 23 38 18 5 1 12 17 46 -44 31
9 Istra 1961 36 6 7 23 31 73 18 3 4 11 12 36 18 3 3 12 19 37 -42 25
10 Rudeš 36 3 5 28 26 80 18 2 2 14 12 38 18 1 3 14 14 42 -54 14

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