Istra 1961 hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 23 points and a 9th position in the 1. HNL table. Visiting Gorica holds 6th place with 46 pts.
It's no vacation for neither Istra nor Gorica as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Istra are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Gorica are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Istra 1961 form and stats
4-6-6 (win-draw-lost) are the 1. HNL numbers at home for Istra 1961 so far this season.
Istra faced defeat in their previous match, away at Slaven Koprivnica (0-3). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Lokomotiva Zagreb.
The game against Slaven Koprivnica was basically lost in the first half (0-3) and the second half was more of a formality.
This is expected to be a close game, with Istra 1961 perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Istra 1961 as a small favourite), we find seven games. Istra 1961 has won one of these, drawn one and lost five.
Istra 1961 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 16 games. Istra's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Gorica form and stats
5 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Gorica playing as the away team in the 1. HNL this season.
Gorica had fun at their own home (Stadion Aldo Drosina) last time out, beating Hajduk Split 3-1. Joey Suk, Cherif Ndiaye and Jiloan Hamad scored. Preceding that game was the away victory against Rijeka with the score of 2-1.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Gorica playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were three Gorica wins, zero draws and one defeat.
The visiting Gorica have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 16 games. As for defending, Gorica rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 31 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Gorica - Istra 3-0 entered in the official records. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's one Istra 1961 victories, four draws and four Gorica wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Lovrić 13 goals | P. Ndiaye 7 goals |  J. Suk 4 goals |
Istra 1961 missing players
Gorica missing players
| Istra 1961 | Gorica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 16 | 32 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 19 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | 18 | 2 | Scored | S | 10 | 19 | 41 |
| 51 | 22 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 31 | 44 |
| 94% | 94% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 94% | 84% |
| 75% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 94% | 81% |
| 38% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 56% |
| 19% | 31% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 31% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| 38% | 56% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 19% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 19% | 34% |
| 50% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 31% |
| 4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 5.6 | 5.8 | 7.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 296 | 154 | 36 | Total Shots | T S | 76 | 154 | 333 |
| 115 | 56 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 37 | 66 | 144 |
| 20% | 32% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 29% | 28% |
- Gorica has the most matches over the total-line (18)
- Gorica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Istra 1961 has the fewest scored goals (23)
- Istra 1961 has the fewest scored goals in the second half (11)
- Istra 1961 has the most matches under the total-line (20)
- Istra 1961 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Istra 1961 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 9 | 42 | 73 |
| 2 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 57 |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 54 |
| 4 | Osijek | 31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 53 |
| 5 | Rijeka | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 52 |
| 6 | Gorica | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 31 | -3 | 46 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 34 | -18 | 34 |
| 8 | Varaždin | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 48 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 27 | -22 | 27 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 29 | -28 | 23 |
| 10 | Inter Zapresic | 31 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 60 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 31 | -31 | 17 |