Victories have not come easily for Istra 1961 so far, and that also applies to Hrvatski Dragovoljac. These weathered teams eye some much needed points here.
- Istra 1961 have the most conceded goals (19) at home in 1. HNL
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the fewest scored goals (15) in 1. HNL
Only a few days to rest for the home team, as they were involved in a 1. HNL fixture only four days back. Thankfully the previous game, versus Slaven Koprivnica, 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, 0 draws and 5 defeats. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Istra with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Lokomotiva Zagreb game, 39 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
The Istra crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Slaven Koprivnica here at Stadion Aldo Drosina in a 1. HNL match. Robert Mišković (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.43/10. Mišković scored one goal.
A 2-2 draw away in the Croatia Cup before that, with Gorica (after extra-time, 4-2 on penalties) the opponent.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (16 in 8 games), Istra 1961's attacking play is working. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Istra with 19 goals conceded in these matches.
Hrvatski Dragovoljac form and stats
There's been little loot from Hrvatski Dragovoljac's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 9 away games in the 1. HNL. Hrvatski Dragovoljac only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw. Dragovoljac are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Slaven Koprivnica fixture.
Dragovoljac play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-4 to Rijeka (placed 1st). Attacker Vinko Petković got a player rating of 7.15 in the game. "Man of the match" Petković scored one goal and hit two key passes.
A 0-1 loss hosting Gorica before that.The attacking power of Dragovoljac when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. There are big problems for the Dragovoljac defense as they have conceded 28 goals in 9 away games.
Head 2 Head
The latest head to head match ended Hrvatski Dragovoljac - Istra 0-1, earlier this season. Stats for the former ten meetings between these two sides are: six wins for Istra, one draw and three wins for Hrvatski Dragovoljac. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  B. Bandé 6 goals | D. Dijon 6 goals | R. Mišković 3 goals |
Istra 1961 missing players
Hrvatski Dragovoljac missing players
| Istra 1961 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 21 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 38 | 19 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 28 | 44 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 72% |
| 65% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 56% |
| 41% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | 44% |
| 12% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 44% | 22% |
| 65% | 88% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 56% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 6% |
| 24% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 8.7 | 9.1 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 9.2 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 7.4 | 6.9 |
| 3.3 | 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 38% | 43% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 29% | 31% |
| 11.4 | 10.9 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 14.6 | 14.2 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 6.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 7.1 | 6.7 |
- All of Istra 1961's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the fewest points (4) away in 1. HNL
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the fewest scored goals (15) in 1. HNL
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in 1. HNL
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the most conceded goals (28) away in 1. HNL
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the most conceded goals (44) in 1. HNL
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in 1. HNL
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the the worst goal difference (-20) away in 1. HNL
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the the worst goal difference (-29) in 1. HNL
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hrvatski Dragovoljac is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Istra 1961 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Istra 1961 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Istra 1961 have the most conceded goals (19) at home in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rijeka | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 36 |
| 2 | Osijek | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 33 |
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 31 |
| 5 | Gorica | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 26 |
| 6 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 19 |
| 8 | Slaven Koprivnica | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -11 | 16 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -17 | 15 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 28 | -29 | 7 |