Betting preview: Istra 1961 faced with a tough challenge when Hajduk Split visits

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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Competition: Sun 29.January
Match begins: 16:10 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Aldo Drosina (9800 seats)

Stadion Aldo Drosina: Get ready for a football party when Istra 1961 host Hajduk Split. Get the latest news on the fixture at Tipsway!

Insights:
  • Istra 1961 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in 1. HNL
  • Hajduk Split is in the best form (3-3-0) in 1. HNL

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Istra 1961 form and stats

Istra 1961, who have the most clean sheets (4) at home in 1. HNL, have played 8 1. HNL games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Istra 1961 haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 180 minutes ago. Bakrar scored that one.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Istra, who played 0-0 against Slaven Koprivnica. That match was also played at this venue (Stadion Aldo Drosina). Galilea, defender, was given a rating of 7.91/10 in that game, top of the team. Galilea hit one key pass and won 7 of 9 duels.

A 1-1 draw away in the Arena Cup before that, with Lokomotiva Zagreb the opponent.

Low on goals? In this team's last 14 league games, 11 have had two goals or less.

Istra 1961 aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Aldo Drosina in the league, with only {5 goals} from 8 games. Istra have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Hajduk Split form and stats

4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Hajduk Split playing as the away team in the 1. HNL this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Hajduk Split as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.

Hajduk Split won their last game, 2-1 versus Sibenik played at home. Krovinović, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.01. Krovinović hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 37 successful passes (of 41 total).

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Slaven Koprivnica.

Sports betting statistic: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 13 of this club's latest 16 league games.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Hajduk have scored 13 goals in 9 league games away. Hajduk Split have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Hajduk Split have pulled off a sequence of 8 consecutive games without losing (6-2-0) when playing Istra 1961.

The most recent past scoreline featuring both these squads is the Hajduk Split - Istra 1961 2-2 played not long ago this season. One of the stars has been Livaja with 9 goals scored against Istra in these 10 encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Hajduk SplitM. Livaja
M. Livaja
12 goals
Istra 1961A. Erceg
A. Erceg
6 goals
Hajduk SplitJ. Mlakar
J. Mlakar
4 goals

Istra 1961 missing players

Hajduk Split missing players

Istra 1961 Hajduk Split
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 8 1 Played P 2 9 18
5 2 1 Won W 1 4 11
6 3 0 Drew D 1 3 5
6 3 0 Lost L 0 2 2
15 5 1 Scored S 4 13 35
18 7 0 Conceded C 2 11 20
82% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
65% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 78% 89%
29% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 61%
12% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 39%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
35% 38% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 72%
47% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 44% 28%
35% 38% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.1 4 3 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.8 5.3
5 3.6 1 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.8 3.2
2.4 2.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.7 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
6.9 7.2 7 Shots (avg) S ( 8 11 12.4
3.7 3.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.8 4.8
24% 17% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 30% 40%
 
9.4 8.1 16 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 11 8.8
3.3 2.9 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.9 3.7
Key stats in 1. HNL this season:
  • Hajduk Split have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Hajduk Split have scored more than double the goals of Istra 1961.
  • Hajduk Split have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in 1. HNL
  • Hajduk Split haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Hajduk Split is in the best form (3-3-0) in 1. HNL
  • Istra 1961 have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in 1. HNL
  • Istra 1961 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in 1. HNL
  • Istra 1961 have the most clean sheets (4) at home in 1. HNL
  • Istra 1961 have won significantly more corners at 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 17 13 3 1 48 17 9 8 1 0 29 9 8 5 2 1 19 8 31 42
2 Hajduk Split 18 11 5 2 35 20 9 7 2 0 22 9 9 4 3 2 13 11 15 38
3 Osijek 18 9 4 5 30 22 9 5 4 0 15 7 9 4 0 5 15 15 8 31
4 Varazdin 19 7 6 6 23 24 10 3 4 3 11 12 9 4 2 3 12 12 -1 27
5 Slaven Koprivnica 19 7 6 6 16 27 9 3 3 3 8 16 10 4 3 3 8 11 -11 27
6 Istra 1961 17 5 6 6 15 18 8 2 3 3 5 7 9 3 3 3 10 11 -3 21
7 Lokomotiva Zagreb 18 5 4 9 23 29 9 4 2 3 14 11 9 1 2 6 9 18 -6 19
8 Rijeka 18 4 4 10 18 28 9 1 2 6 7 16 9 3 2 4 11 12 -10 16
9 Sibenik 18 1 10 7 11 21 9 1 3 5 6 12 9 0 7 2 5 9 -10 13
10 Gorica 18 1 6 11 11 24 9 1 3 5 4 10 9 0 3 6 7 14 -13 9