This match features two teams living in the basement of the 1. HNL, Istra 1961 holding 10th place and Lokomotiva Zagreb lying 8th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Istra 1961 have the fewest scored goals (24) in 1. HNL
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have the most conceded goals (55) in 1. HNL
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Istra are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Lokomotiva are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Istra 1961 form and stats
With {5 1. HNL wins}, 1 draw and 10 defeats from their home games, Istra 1961, who have the fewest scored goals (24) in 1. HNL, are certainly not brimming with confidence. It's been an uphill battle for Istra 1961 in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Lokomotiva Zagreb game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
Istra are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 252 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by T. Hara).
Preceding that match was the home game against Gorica that was lost 0-2.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Slaven Koprivnica are coming to town in four days.
Istra have scored 14 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 22 goals have been conceded.
Lokomotiva Zagreb form and stats
There's been little loot from Lokomotiva Zagreb's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 16 away games in the 1. HNL. Lokomotiva Zagreb, who have the most conceded goals (55) in 1. HNL, only have 2 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 5 draws. Bitter travels for Lokomotiva as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Slaven Koprivnica match.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Sibenik.
A new game in only four days for Lokomotiva Zagreb, the 1. HNL home match versus Osijek. Busy days.
The attacking power of Lokomotiva when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 16 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Lokomotiva have conceded 28 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Lokomotiva Zagreb - Istra 0-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Istra, three draws and four wins for Lokomotiva Zagreb. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  Š. Gržan 5 goals |  M. Vuk 5 goals |   J. Pivarić 5 goals |
Istra 1961 missing players
Lokomotiva Zagreb missing players
| Istra 1961 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 9 | 18 |
| 24 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 28 |
| 49 | 22 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 28 | 55 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 81% | 88% |
| 58% | 56% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 62% | 70% |
| 33% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 48% |
| 18% | 19% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | 12% |
| 45% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 38% | 39% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 31% | 27% |
| 45% | 44% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 45% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 7.4 | 7.9 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| 25% | 30% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 26% | 32% |
- 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.
- Istra 1961 have the fewest clean sheets (4) in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 have the fewest scored goals (24) in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Istra 1961 is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have the fewest scored goals in the first half (11) in 1. HNL
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have the most conceded goals (28) away in 1. HNL
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have the most conceded goals (55) in 1. HNL
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in 1. HNL
- Lokomotiva Zagreb have the the worst goal difference (-18) away in 1. HNL
| 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 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 73 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 48 | 75 |
| 2 | Osijek | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 28 | 68 |
| 3 | Gorica | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 21 | 59 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 52 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 48 |
| 6 | Sibenik | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 20 | -9 | 35 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 33 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 50 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -15 | 31 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 33 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 28 | -27 | 29 |
| 9 | Varazdin | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 54 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 23 | -28 | 27 |
| 10 | Istra 1961 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -25 | 25 |