This league season has been difficult for Istra 1961 so far, while Dinamo Zagreb have played well. Will the away side chalk up another victory at Stadion Aldo Drosina?
- Istra 1961 have the most conceded goals (19) at home in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the the best goal difference (+22) in 1. HNL
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a 1. HNL game only three days ago.
Istra 1961 form and stats
4-0-5 (win-draw-lost) are the 1. HNL numbers at home for Istra 1961, who have the most conceded goals (19) at home in 1. HNL, so far this season. When Istra 1961 hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Osijek and Rijeka), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
A nice win for Istra last time playing, versus Hrvatski Dragovoljac. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Lisica, Bandé and Mahmoud scoring for the victors. Beljo, an attacker, was the declared top performer for the team in that fixture, receiving a rating of 8.51 (out of 10). Beljo signed up for three assists and hit five key passes.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Slaven Koprivnica (1-2).There will be little rest for Istra after this match as they are travelling to Rijeka for a 1. HNL game in only three days.
Istra can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 19 times. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Istra 1961 with 19 goals conceded in these matches.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the 1. HNL.
The supporters enjoyed Dinamo Zagreb's previous game versus Slaven Koprivnica (placed 9th), a 1. HNL 3-0 win played at home. Dinamo delivered their win in the match against Slaven Koprivnica already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance! The attacker Oršić got a match rating of 8.65 in that game. Oršić scored two goals and had 50 successful passes (of 58 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus West Ham United at their stadium, the result 1-0.The schedule is very tough for Dinamo now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A 1. HNL game at Hrvatski Dragovoljac is waiting in only four days.
The Dinamo manager Kopić has got the team scoring on the road, with 17 away goals in 7 league matches. It's not easy to score on Dinamo as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have met before this season: Dinamo Zagreb - Istra 1-1. Last ten meetings involving these sides: Istra won zero, Dinamo Zagreb triumphed in eight and we saw two draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  B. Bandé 7 goals | D. Dijon 6 goals |   B. Petković 5 goals |
Istra 1961 missing players
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
| Istra 1961 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 10 | 17 | 37 |
| 38 | 19 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 82% |
| 67% | 89% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 41% |
| 39% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 43% | 29% |
| 11% | 22% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 29% | 24% |
| 61% | 78% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 43% | 35% |
| 17% | 22% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 43% | 47% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 5 | 6.9 |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.5 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.3 | 9.8 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.7 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| 3.5 | 4.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.3 |
| 38% | 43% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 40% | 35% |
| 11.4 | 11 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7.9 | 7.1 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3 |
- All of Istra 1961's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Dinamo Zagreb have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dinamo Zagreb have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the the best goal difference (+11) away in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have the the best goal difference (+22) in 1. HNL
- Dinamo Zagreb have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Dinamo Zagreb haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Istra 1961 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Istra 1961 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Istra 1961 have the most conceded goals (19) at home in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Osijek | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 39 |
| 2 | Rijeka | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 34 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 34 |
| 5 | Gorica | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 29 |
| 6 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -6 | 19 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 18 |
| 9 | Slaven Koprivnica | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 16 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 31 | -32 | 7 |