Istra 1961 are welcoming Varaždin for another important game after their 0-2 result against 8th-placed Inter Zapresic.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Istra 1961 form and stats
Istra 1961's struggle is real here at Stadion Aldo Drosina with only 7 points collected from 9 1. HNL games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-4-4.
The fans are hoping that Istra 1961 will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the 1. HNL game against Inter Zapresic (placed 8th). Preceding that match was the home Arena Cup game against Lokomotiva Zagreb that was lost 1-3.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Istra 1961's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won two matches, drawn zero and lost zero.
Istra 1961 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Istra 1961 defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Varaždin form and stats
There's been little loot from Varaždin's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 10 away games in the 1. HNL. Varaždin only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
Two away games in a row for Varaždin, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Rijeka in the 1. HNL. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Rijeka wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Varaždin when being an outsider away as they are today, we find one match with the visitors losing one time, drawing zero and winning zero games.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Varaždin have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Varaždin - Istra 1961 1-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Istra 1961 won six, Varaždin won three and one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Glavica 4 goals |  L. Benko 3 goals |   A. Ivančić 2 goals |
Istra 1961 missing players
Varaždin missing players
| Istra 1961 | Varaždin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 16 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 30 |
| 90% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 75% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 68% |
| 40% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 42% |
| 25% | 44% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 26% |
| 10% | 11% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 45% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 53% |
| 15% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 37% |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 6 | 6.4 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 7 | 6.9 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 180 | 82 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 67 | 159 |
| 67 | 32 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 27 | 57 |
| 24% | 34% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 33% | 25% |
- Istra 1961 has the fewest points (7) at home
- Istra 1961 has the most matches under the total-line (12)
- Istra 1961 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Istra 1961 is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Varaždin has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
- Varaždin has the fewest points (3) away
- Varaždin has the fewest scored goals (14)
- Varaždin has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5)
- Varaždin has the fewest scored goals in the second half (9)
- Varaždin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Varaždin have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Varaždin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Varaždin have yet to win a game away.
- Varaždin 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 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 28 | 47 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | Rijeka | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Osijek | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 33 |
| 5 | Gorica | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 29 |
| 6 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -17 | 18 |
| 8 | Inter Zapresic | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -14 | 16 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -16 | 12 |
| 10 | Varaždin | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -16 | 12 |