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

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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Competition: Sat 06.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Aldo Drosina (9800 seats)

This is shaping up to be yet another entertaining run-in at Stadion Aldo Drosina in the 1. HNL. Istra 1961 is in 10th position and host Osijek in 6th place. Read about the match here!

Insights:
  • Istra 1961 have the most conceded goals (8) in 1. HNL

It's no vacation for neither Istra 1961 nor Osijek as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Istra 1961 form and stats

0-0-2 (win-draw-lost) are the 1. HNL numbers at home for Istra 1961, who have the most conceded goals (8) in 1. HNL, so far this season.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Istra 1961, who played 0-0 against Osijek. That match was also played at this venue (Stadion Aldo Drosina). Defender Marin got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.05/10. Marin hit the woodwork once and won 3 of 4 duels.

Heartbreak before that as Istra lost 1-4 at Dinamo Zagreb's place.

Early season league goal statistics from Istra 1961's 2 home games: 1 goal, 4 conceded.

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Osijek form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the 1. HNL ended in defeat. Last season Osijek had these away match statistics: Played 18; won 8, drew 7 and lost 3.

Osijek are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Istra 1961 (placed 10th). Ivušić was the team player of the game with the player rating of 6.85. The agile goalkeeper Ivušić topped it up with a clean sheet.

A draw for Osijek before that, at their own venue hosting Slaven Koprivnica (0-0).

It's early days yet, but Osijek has scored 1 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Stats for the former ten meetings between these two participants are: two wins for Istra, one draw and seven wins for Osijek. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

OsijekD. Dijon
D. Dijon
2 goals
Istra 1961L. Marin
L. Marin
1 goals
Istra 1961M. Bakrar
M. Bakrar
1 goals

Istra 1961 missing players

Osijek missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Istra 1961 Osijek
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 3 0 Played P 1 2 4
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
3 2 0 Lost L 1 1 1
2 1 0 Scored S 1 1 3
8 4 0 Conceded C 2 2 3
75% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 50% 50%
75% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 50%
50% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 50%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 50%
25% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
50% 67% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 50%
 
4.2 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 2 3.5
4 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 7 4.5 4.5
1.8 2.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4.5 3.7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 6 4 9.5
3.2 2.7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 1.5 3.2
15% 12% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 33% 23%
 
9.8 8.7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 8 4.5 6.2
3.5 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2 2
Key stats in 1. HNL this season:
  • Istra 1961 have the most conceded goals (8) in 1. HNL
  • Istra 1961 have the most conceded goals in the second half (5) in 1. HNL
  • Istra 1961 have the the worst goal difference (-6) in 1. HNL
  • Istra 1961 is in the worst form (0-0-3)
Istra 1961 Last season Osijek
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
7 6   Won W   8 19
10 2   Drew D   7 12
19 10   Lost L   3 5
42 31   Scored S   23 49
67 35   Conceded C   17 29
94% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 83%
89% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 67%
61% 78%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   39% 42%
33% 39%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 19%
8% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 6%
64% 78%   BTTS BTTS   50% 44%
14% 11%   Clean Sheets C S   39% 47%
28% 11%   Failed to Score F T   28% 25%
 
3.5 3.5   Corners for (avg) C F   5.3 5.9
5 4.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.3 3.9
2.8 2.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.4
6 4   Red cards R C   4 4
 
7.9 9.1   Shots (avg) S (   10.8 12.3
3.5 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.1 5.4
34% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 25%
 
11.3 10.3   Shots against (avg) S A   11.2 9.5
4.8 4.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.4 3.7

  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 4 3 1 0 13 5 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 1 1 0 6 2 8 10
2 Hajduk Split 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 6
3 Šibenik 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
4 Slaven Koprivnica 4 1 2 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 -3 5
5 Rijeka 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
6 Osijek 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 4
7 Varazdin 4 1 1 2 3 5 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 -2 4
8 Lokomotiva Zagreb 3 1 0 2 5 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 3 5 -1 3
9 Gorica 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 2
10 Istra 1961 3 0 0 3 2 8 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 -6 0
Last season 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 36 24 7 5 68 22 18 12 4 2 38 11 18 12 3 3 30 11 46 79
2 Hajduk Split 36 21 9 6 64 31 18 12 3 3 29 11 18 9 6 3 35 20 33 72
3 Osijek 36 19 12 5 49 29 18 11 5 2 26 12 18 8 7 3 23 17 20 69
4 Rijeka 36 20 5 11 71 51 18 11 2 5 35 23 18 9 3 6 36 28 20 65
5 Lokomotiva Zagreb 36 12 13 11 55 50 18 9 7 2 31 18 18 3 6 9 24 32 5 49
6 Gorica 36 12 9 15 43 50 18 4 7 7 25 31 18 8 2 8 18 19 -7 45
7 Slaven Koprivnica 36 9 9 18 35 54 18 4 6 8 17 24 18 5 3 10 18 30 -19 36
8 Šibenik 36 9 5 22 46 75 18 6 1 11 25 37 18 3 4 11 21 38 -29 32
9 Istra 1961 36 7 10 19 42 67 18 6 2 10 31 35 18 1 8 9 11 32 -25 31
10 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 36 4 7 25 31 75 18 2 6 10 15 30 18 2 1 15 16 45 -44 19

Table
  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 4 3 1 0 13 5 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 1 1 0 6 2 8 10
2 Hajduk Split 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 6
3 Šibenik 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
4 Slaven Koprivnica 4 1 2 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 -3 5
5 Rijeka 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
6 Osijek 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 4
7 Varazdin 4 1 1 2 3 5 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 -2 4
8 Lokomotiva Zagreb 3 1 0 2 5 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 3 5 -1 3
9 Gorica 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 2
10 Istra 1961 3 0 0 3 2 8 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 -6 0

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