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Open game expected at Stadion Aldo Drosina: Istra 1961 vs Slaven Koprivnica preview

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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Date: Sat 17.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Aldo Drosina (8923 seats)

The 1. HNL season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Istra 1961 and Slaven Koprivnica promises to be an interesting one.

It's no vacation for neither Istra 1961 nor Slaven Koprivnica 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

Istra 1961 have only played one game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 3 wins, 4 draws and 11 defeats from 18 matches.

The Istra 1961 fans got no joy from their last match, a 1. HNL game also here at Stadion Aldo Drosina: A 2-3 defeat against Slaven Koprivnica. Prior to that, an away loss at Lokomotiva Zagreb.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Istra 1961 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won 0 Drawn 1 Lost 5.

At Stadion Aldo Drosina, Istra 1961 has the goal stats of 3-1 (for/against) from 1 fixture.

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Slaven Koprivnica form and stats

No points yet away for Slaven Koprivnica, from their first 2 matches.

It's the second away game in a row for Slaven Koprivnica, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Istra 1961 in the 1. HNL last time out. Before that, Slaven Koprivnica secured a home win against Hajduk Split with the score 2-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Slaven Koprivnica playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were 2 Slaven Koprivnica wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in away games so far, Slaven Koprivnica has managed 1 goal and let in 5 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Istra 1961-Slaven Koprivnica H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Istra 1961 2 wins, Slaven Koprivnica 4 wins, 4 draws. 3 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

M. Ćuže
6 goals
I. Krstanović
2 goals
D. Puclin
1 goals

Istra 1961 missing players

Slaven Koprivnica missing players

Istra 1961 Slaven Koprivnica
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
5 2 1 Played 1 3 5
2 1 1 Won 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
3 1 0 Lost 1 2 3
8 5 3 Scored 0 4 6
10 4 1 Conceded 2 7 11
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 100% 100% Over 2.5 0% 67% 80%
60% 100% 100% Over 3.5 0% 67% 40%
40% 50% 0% Over 4.5 0% 33% 20%
60% 100% 100% BTTS 0% 67% 60%
20% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
20% 0% 0% Failed To Score 100% 33% 40%
 
3.4 3.5 4 Corners For (avg) 5 4 3.4
7 7.5 11 Corners Against (avg) 5 4 4
2 2.5 3 Yellow Cards (avg) 3 3 3.8
1 0 0 Red Cards 1 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • All of Istra 1961's home matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • All of Slaven Koprivnica's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Istra 1961 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Istra 1961 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Slaven Koprivnica have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Slaven Koprivnica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Istra 1961 Last season Slaven Koprivnica
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
36 18 6 Played 6 18 36
6 3 2 Won 2 2 7
7 4 2 Drew 4 10 16
23 11 2 Lost 0 6 13
31 12 5 Scored 7 20 41
73 36 5 Conceded 4 28 53
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 83% 89% 94%
78% 78% 67% Over 1.5 67% 83% 81%
50% 39% 0% Over 2.5 17% 39% 36%
31% 22% 0% Over 3.5 17% 28% 22%
19% 17% 0% Over 4.5 0% 11% 11%
44% 39% 33% BTTS 67% 67% 64%
17% 22% 33% Clean Sheets 33% 17% 14%
42% 44% 33% Failed To Score 17% 28% 28%
 
3.7 4.3 5 Corners For (avg) 3 3.2 4.2
5.1 3.9 4 Corners Against (avg) 6.2 5.8 5.2
3 2.7 3.2 Yellow Cards (avg) 3 3.1 2.9
6 3 1 Red Cards 2 4 7
Key stats last season:
  • Istra 1961 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Slaven Koprivnica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Slaven Koprivnica have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Istra 1961
All Arena Cup 1. HNL Croatia Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
21-07-19 1.H Hajduk Split 2 - 0 Istra 1961
26-07-19 1.H Inter Zaprešić 0 - 2 Istra 1961
03-08-19 1.H Istra 1961 3 - 1 Varaždin
10-08-19 1.H Lokomotiva Zagreb 4 - 1 Istra 1961
17-08-19 1.H Istra 1961 19:00 Slaven Koprivnica
25-08-19 1.H Gorica 16:00 Istra 1961
31-08-19 1.H Istra 1961 17:00 Osijek
14-09-19 1.H Dinamo Zagreb - Istra 1961
21-09-19 1.H Istra 1961 - Rijeka
28-09-19 1.H Istra 1961 - Hajduk Split
Slaven Koprivnica
All Arena Cup 1. HNL Croatia Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
19-07-19 1.H Osijek 2 - 0 Slaven Koprivnica
27-07-19 1.H Slaven Koprivnica 0 - 3 Dinamo Zagreb
03-08-19 1.H Rijeka 3 - 1 Slaven Koprivnica
11-08-19 1.H Slaven Koprivnica 2 - 1 Hajduk Split
17-08-19 1.H Istra 1961 19:00 Slaven Koprivnica
24-08-19 1.H Slaven Koprivnica 17:00 Varaždin
31-08-19 1.H Lokomotiva Zagreb 17:00 Slaven Koprivnica
14-09-19 1.H Inter Zaprešić - Slaven Koprivnica
21-09-19 1.H Slaven Koprivnica - Gorica
28-09-19 1.H Slaven Koprivnica - Osijek

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Dinamo Zagreb 5 4 1 0 11 2 2 2 0 0 6 1 3 2 1 0 5 1 9 13
2 Hajduk Split 4 3 0 1 9 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 2 7 9
3 Rijeka 4 3 0 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 9
4 Gorica 4 2 1 1 7 5 3 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 7
5 Osijek 4 2 1 1 6 4 3 2 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 7
6 Istra 1961 4 2 0 2 6 7 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 2 3 6 -1 6
7 Lokomotiva Zagreb 5 1 1 3 5 9 2 1 0 1 4 2 3 0 1 2 1 7 -4 4
8 Slaven Koprivnica 4 1 0 3 3 9 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 5 -6 3
9 Inter Zaprešić 5 0 2 3 5 10 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 4 -5 2
10 Varaždin 5 0 2 3 5 11 2 0 1 1 1 4 3 0 1 2 4 7 -6 2
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Dinamo Zagreb 36 29 5 2 74 20 18 16 2 0 44 12 18 13 3 2 30 8 54 92
2 Rijeka 36 19 10 7 70 36 18 11 6 1 39 11 18 8 4 6 31 25 34 67
3 Osijek 36 18 8 10 61 36 18 10 4 4 34 18 18 8 4 6 27 18 25 62
4 Hajduk Split 36 17 11 8 59 39 18 9 6 3 31 15 18 8 5 5 28 24 20 62
5 Gorica 36 17 8 11 57 46 18 8 3 7 30 27 18 9 5 4 27 19 11 59
6 Lokomotiva Zagreb 36 13 10 13 51 43 18 7 6 5 25 19 18 6 4 8 26 24 8 49
7 Slaven Koprivnica 36 7 16 13 41 53 18 5 6 7 21 25 18 2 10 6 20 28 -12 37
8 Inter Zaprešić 36 9 4 23 40 84 18 4 3 11 23 38 18 5 1 12 17 46 -44 31
9 Istra 1961 36 6 7 23 31 73 18 3 4 11 12 36 18 3 3 12 19 37 -42 25
10 Rudeš 36 3 5 28 26 80 18 2 2 14 12 38 18 1 3 14 14 42 -54 14

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