It's only been eight days since Istra 1961 played against Dinamo Zagreb and the score was 0-1. What will happen versus Osijek?
- Istra 1961 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Osijek have the fewest points from losing position (0) in 1. HNL
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Istra 1961 form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Istra 1961 have to build on here at Stadion Aldo Drosina in the 1. HNL. Two home wins in a row for Istra 1961 bring valid hopes of a third.
No payout for Istra 1961 in their previous match, an away game at Dinamo Zagreb that ended in defeat 0-1. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going undefeated through three league rounds.
Ahead of that match, Istra won a home game hosting Varazdin (2-1).It should be added that a look at the 10 most recent league matches reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
From these home matches, Istra 1961 have conceded only 8 goals.
Osijek form and stats
4-0-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Osijek in their 1. HNL matches away.
The attacking players of Osijek have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 207 minutes.
Osijek's last game was the home draw against Slaven Koprivnica (0-0). Defender Barišić was the best team player with a rating of 7.81. Barišić won 8 of 10 duels.
A 0-1 defeat away at Lokomotiva Zagreb before that.A bet on few goals? 5 league fixtures in a row with this side have had zero, one or two goals.
The travelling fans enjoy Osijek's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. Osijek have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This was the end result when the squads met earlier this season; Osijek - Istra 1961 2-0. Antovski (Istra) was given a red card by the ref when these teams last met. Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two squads are: two wins for Istra 1961, one draw and seven wins for Osijek. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Erceg 8 goals |   M. Caktaš 7 goals |  R. Mierez 4 goals |
Istra 1961 missing players
Osijek missing players
| Istra 1961 | Osijek | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | 32 |
| 20 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 23 |
| 85% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 65% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 71% |
| 35% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 48% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 29% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 14% |
| 35% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 48% |
| 45% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 43% |
| 35% | 30% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 19% |
| 3.1 | 3.9 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| 4.8 | 3.8 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| 2.3 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9.1 | 11.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 29% | 28% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 37% | 32% |
| 9.9 | 8.8 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 10.5 | 9.2 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
- Istra 1961 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Istra 1961 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Osijek have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Osijek have the fewest points from losing position (0) in 1. HNL
- Osijek have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Osijek haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 33 | 49 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 41 |
| 3 | Osijek | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Slaven Koprivnica | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -11 | 29 |
| 5 | Istra 1961 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 27 |
| 6 | Varazdin | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 7 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -2 | 25 |
| 8 | Rijeka | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 9 | Sibenik | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -12 | 16 |
| 10 | Gorica | 21 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -20 | 9 |
