The visiting Dinamo Zagreb side should be favourites in this visit to Istra 1961, as the away team holds a 55 point advantage from their 28 league games this season.
Istra 1961 and Dinamo Zagreb should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Istra 1961 form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season. Istra 1961 have only managed 1 win, 4 draws and 8 losses so far from their games here at Stadion Aldo Drosina. All in all it has been a very rough period for Istra 1961 who hasn’t won a game in their last ten attempts. Their previous win was against Lokomotiva Zagreb. The Istra 1961 manager I. Cvitanović might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.Istra 1961 drew their last game, 3-3 away at Slaven Koprivnica. Prior to that, an away loss at Rudes.
Istra 1961 have scored 9 goals here in 13 matches, not a lot. Istra 1961 have conceded 24 from these games.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
Dinamo Zagreb's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Dinamo Zagreb, who have the most points (32) away in 1. HNL, collect 32 points from their 13 away matches. 10 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Dinamo Zagreb hope to make it five in this match. Dinamo Zagreb have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.Two travels in a row for Dinamo Zagreb, whose manager N. Bjelica could celebrate last time after the 1. HNL win against Rudes. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Hajduk Split.
As mentioned earlier, Dinamo Zagreb will not be satisfied unless they get maximum points from this game. Performing as huge favourites away from home has earlier resulted in 14 wins (8 by two or more goals winning margin), 4 draws and 3 surprising defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Dinamo Zagreb's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 13 away matches. Dinamo Zagreb's manager N. Bjelica has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 4 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Dinamo Zagreb - Istra 1961 1-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 0 wins for Istra 1961, 1 draw and 9 wins for Dinamo Zagreb.Top Goalscorers
  R. Mierez 8 goals |   B. Petković 8 goals |  M. Gavranović 7 goals |
Istra 1961 missing players
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
| Istra 1961 | Dinamo Zagreb | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | Played | 13 | 26 |
| 25 | 9 | Scored | 21 | 52 |
| 52 | 24 | Conceded | 4 | 13 |
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | 92% | 96% |
| 79% | 85% | Over 1.5 | 62% | 62% |
| 50% | 38% | Over 2.5 | 23% | 38% |
| 25% | 15% | Over 3.5 | 8% | 15% |
| 14% | 15% | Over 4.5 | 8% | 12% |
| 46% | 54% | Both teams to score | 23% | 35% |
| 14% | 15% | Clean Sheet | 69% | 62% |
| 43% | 38% | Failed To Score | 15% | 8% |
| 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 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 42 | 73 |
| 2 | Rijeka | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 50 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 53 |
| 3 | Osijek | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 47 |
| 4 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 44 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 44 |
| 6 | Gorica | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 42 |
| 7 | Inter Zaprešić | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 60 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 33 | -29 | 27 |
| 8 | Slaven Koprivnica | 28 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 21 | -12 | 26 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -27 | 18 |
| 10 | Rudeš | 28 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 65 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 35 | -46 | 10 |
