Istra 1961 hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 24 points and a 8th position in the 1. HNL table. Visiting Hajduk Split holds 5th place with 40 pts.
- Istra 1961 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hajduk Split haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the 1. HNL.
Istra 1961 form and stats
Istra 1961 have played 13 1. HNL games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-1-7 (wins-draws-losses).
Istra's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Osijek (placed 2nd).
Istra's goalkeeper Ivan Lučić was extremely busy against Osijek, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Istra as they have a new game in only three days, a Croatia Cup match thankfully also at home. Rijeka are visiting.
Istra are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 13 games. Istra have conceded 17 in these home matches.
Hajduk Split form and stats
The visitors are W7-D1-L5 on the road this term. That's in the 1. HNL.
There were no winners in Hajduk's previous match, a 1. HNL home game that ended 2-2 vs Slaven Koprivnica (placed 7th). Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Lokomotiva Zagreb.
Hajduk are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 13 games (in the league). Hajduk Split have conceded 15 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Hajduk Split - Istra 1-0. Istra-Hajduk Split H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Istra 1961 one win, Hajduk Split eight wins, one draw. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Caktaš 9 goals |  M. Nayir 6 goals |   Š. Gržan 5 goals |
Istra 1961 missing players
Hajduk Split missing players
| Istra 1961 | Hajduk Split | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 22 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 16 | 33 |
| 41 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 59% | 54% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 69% | 69% |
| 37% | 38% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 38% |
| 22% | 23% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 15% | 19% |
| 15% | 15% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 8% |
| 48% | 46% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 46% | 46% |
| 15% | 15% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 38% |
| 41% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7.8 | 7.7 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 9.8 | 10.3 |
| 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 27% | 32% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 35% | 36% |
- Hajduk Split haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Istra 1961 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Istra 1961 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 41 | 61 |
| 2 | Osijek | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 28 | 61 |
| 3 | Gorica | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 48 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 42 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 40 |
| 6 | Sibenik | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | -10 | 27 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -10 | 26 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -19 | 24 |
| 9 | Varazdin | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -24 | 23 |
| 10 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -27 | 20 |