Season ticket holders at Aldo Drosina Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Istra 1961 languishing in the 8th position so far. The guesting Gorica will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Istra 1961 form and stats
Istra 1961's results here at Aldo Drosina Stadium in the 1. HNL have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 3 defeats. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in eleven attempts.
The home team returns to Aldo Drosina Stadium after sharing the points with Slaven Koprivnica (placed 9th) on their last time out; the 1. HNL game ended 0-0. Before that game, the home loss against Inter Zapresic with the scoreline 1-2.
Istra 1961 has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Istra 1961 defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Gorica form and stats
Playing away, Gorica have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 4 defeats in the 1. HNL this season.
Gorica are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the 1. HNL against Hajduk Split (placed 2nd). Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Hajduk Split in the Croatia Cup.
Gorica are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 7 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Gorica have conceded 12 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Gorica - Istra 1961 1-1, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Istra 1961 won 1 game, 1 match ended with a draw and Gorica has 3 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 3Top Goalscorers
 
K. Lovrić
7 goals
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M. Ćuže
6 goals
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J. Suk
3 goals
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Istra 1961 missing players
Gorica missing players
| Istra 1961 | Gorica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 21 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 71% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 36% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 71% | 57% |
| 29% | 43% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 43% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 57% | 64% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 21% |
| 50% | 43% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 21% |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 1 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5 | 5 |
| 5.7 | 6.1 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 3 | 5 | 6 |
- All of Gorica's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Gorica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gorica haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 31 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 27 |
| 3 | Osijek | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
| 6 | Gorica | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Inter Zapresic | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 11 |
| 9 | Slaven Koprivnica | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -18 | 11 |
| 10 | Varazdin | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 10 |