It's still early in the 1. HNL season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Istra 1961 - Šibenik preview!
Istra 1961 and Šibenik should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Istra 1961 form and stats
Istra 1961 are yet to win a home game, having collected 0 points from their first two 1. HNL games here at Stadion Aldo Drosina. The Istra 1961 manager F. Budicin might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
An away draw last time out for Istra 1961, facing Gorica in a game that ended 2-2. Before that game, the home loss against Varazdin with the scoreline 0-1.
This is expected to be a close game, with Istra 1961 perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Istra as a small favourite), we find eight games. Istra 1961 has won one of these, drawn one and lost six.
Early season league goal statistics from Istra 1961's 2 home games: 0 goals, 2 conceded.
Šibenik form and stats
The 1. HNL season is young and Šibenik have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
Šibenik had fun at their own home (Stadion Aldo Drosina) last time out, beating Lokomotiva Zagreb 3-2. Deni Jurić and Prince Ampem (2) scored. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Slaven Koprivnica.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Šibenik in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Šibenik, one draw and two defeats.
Šibenik have scored 3 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. Šibenik's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 5 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Istra victories, four draws and four Šibenik wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Ampem 2 goals |   Š. Gržan 1 goals | G. Guzina 1 goals |
Istra 1961 missing players
Šibenik missing players
| Istra 1961 | Šibenik | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 80% |
| 60% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 20% |
| 60% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 4.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 6 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 43 | 72 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 21 | 33 |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 14% | 18% |
- Istra 1961 has the fewest points (0) at home in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 has the fewest scored goals (0) at home in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 has the fewest scored goals (3) in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Istra 1961 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Istra 1961 have failed to score a single goal at home.
- Istra 1961 have lost all their home matches so far.
- Istra 1961 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Istra 1961 is in the worst form (0-1-4)
- Šibenik have yet to win a game away.
| Istra 1961 | Last season | Šibenik | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 9 | 19 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 21 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 27 | 20 | Scored | S | 8 | 26 | ||
| 59 | 24 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | ||
| 92% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 75% | 72% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 44% | 58% | ||
| 39% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 11% | 32% | ||
| 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | ||
| 8% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | ||
| 39% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 22% | 37% | ||
| 19% | 28% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 47% | ||
| 50% | 28% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 350 | 187 | Total Shots | T S | 112 | 293 | ||
| 135 | 68 | Shots on Target | S O | 39 | 106 | ||
| 20% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 24% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
| 2 | Gorica | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Osijek | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Varazdin | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 7 |
| 6 | Rijeka | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Šibenik | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 9 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 4 |
| 10 | Istra 1961 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 1 |