Struggling Istra 1961 will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Hajduk Split in the upcoming league round. It’s 8th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Istra have less rest than Hajduk Split in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a 1. HNL game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Rijeka, was also a home game here at Stadion Aldo Drosina. The away team is better rested.
Istra 1961 form and stats
The story so far in the 1. HNL for Istra 1961 at their home stadium (Stadion Aldo Drosina) is 3 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.
The Istra crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Rijeka here at Stadion Aldo Drosina in a 1. HNL match. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Dinamo Zagreb (0-2).
The Istra fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 13 matches. Istra have conceded 20 from these games.
Hajduk Split form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Hajduk Split so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-5 (win-draw-lose).
Hajduk had fun at their own home (Stadion Aldo Drosina) last time out, beating Inter Zapresic 2-1. Mijo Caktaš and Kristian Dimitrov scored. Prior to that match, the Hajduk manager I. Tudor faced defeat when travelling to Rijeka and losing 0-2.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager I. Tudor when Kristian Dimitrov scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute. The end of the last match, against Inter Zapresic, was very satisfying as Kristian Dimitrov scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Hajduk Split have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. 13 goals have been conceded by Hajduk Split in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Hajduk Split - Istra 1961 2-1. Istra-Hajduk Split H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Istra 1961 zero wins, Hajduk Split nine wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Caktaš 12 goals |  J. de Macedo da Silva 9 goals | S. Eduok 9 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 | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 20 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 9 | 13 | 43 |
| 43 | 20 | 8 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 24 |
| 93% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 93% |
| 74% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 77% | 81% |
| 37% | 54% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 38% | 48% |
| 22% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 7% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 41% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 54% | 41% |
| 19% | 23% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 31% | 44% |
| 48% | 23% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 22% |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.6 | 5.9 | 6.7 |
| 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 5.5 | 4.3 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 242 | 119 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 49 | 120 | 289 |
| 95 | 45 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 48 | 127 |
| 21% | 33% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 27% | 34% |
- Hajduk Split have scored more than double the goals of Istra 1961.
- Istra 1961 has the fewest matches over the total-line (10)
- Istra 1961 has the fewest points from losing position (2)
- Istra 1961 has the most matches under the total-line (17)
- 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 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 42 | 68 |
| 2 | Rijeka | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 50 |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 48 |
| 4 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 46 |
| 5 | Osijek | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 45 |
| 6 | Gorica | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 28 | -8 | 36 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 29 | -20 | 27 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 23 | -23 | 19 |
| 9 | Inter Zapresic | 27 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 53 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 28 | -24 | 17 |
| 10 | Varazdin | 27 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -25 | 17 |