Evenly matched teams: Istra 1961 vs Slaven Koprivnica match preview

Istra is in the 9th league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. Slaven Koprivnica are staying put at 7th place whatever happens for the rest of the season.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

Istra 1961 form and stats

Istra 1961's struggle is real here at Stadion Aldo Drosina with only 17 points collected from 17 1. HNL games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 5-2-10. When Istra 1961 hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Istra 1961, Hrvatski Dragovoljac and Šibenik), they have won 2 of 4 matches! All in all it has been a very rough period for Istra 1961 who hasn’t won a league-game in their last 14 attempts. Their previous win was against Gorica, 111 days ago.

Istra faced defeat in their previous match, away at Hajduk Split (1-3). Midfielder Galilea was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.05 (out of ten) in that game. Galilea had 24 successful passes (of 27 total).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Šibenik (1-2).

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 1961 as a small favourite), we find 8 games. Istra 1961 has won 5 of these, drawn 0 and lost 3.

A decent goal production from Istra in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 17 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

Slaven Koprivnica form and stats

As the visiting team in 1. HNL matches, Slaven Koprivnica have produced an overall stat of 5-3-9 so far.

Slaven Koprivnica's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Rijeka that finished 2-2. Krstanović has bagged at least one goal for the away side three matches in a row. The capability! Krstanović, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.31. Krstanović scored two goals, hit the woodwork once and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A 1-1 draw at Hrvatski Dragovoljac's stadium before that.

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 7 relevant matches. Results were 3 Koprivnica wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Slaven Koprivnica struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 27 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these parties face each other this campaign, as the records show this recent match: Slaven Koprivnica - Istra 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Istra 1961 victories, five draws and three Slaven Koprivnica wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

D. Dijon 13 goals

I. Krstanović 10 goals

B. Bandé 7 goals

Istra 1961 missing players

Slaven Koprivnica missing players