1. HNL: Istra 1961 - Varaždin pre-match thoughts and numbers

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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Competition: Fri 22.July
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Aldo Drosina (9800 seats)

Match week two of the 1. HNL campaign and the teams have digested the first game. Here's the ultimate Istra 1961 - Varaždin match guide:

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Istra 1961 form and stats

Last season, Istra 1961's league statistics were 7 wins, 10 draws and 19 losses, leading to 9th spot in the Arena Cup. Over these 36 matches they scored 42 goals and let in 67. Appearing at home in the last season Istra 1961 generated 6-2-10 (win-draw-lost) with 31 goals and 35 conceded. Istra 1961's first 1. HNL home game here at Stadion Aldo Drosina ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats from 18 matches.

Istra 1961 suffered an unpredictable loss 0-2 against Hajduk Split in their previous outing, also played in front of their own fans. Midfield player Marešić got a match rating of 8.14 in that game, the max score being 10. Marešić had 44 successful passes (of 48 total).

Prior to that, an away loss at Hajduk Split.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Istra have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 4 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.

At Stadion Aldo Drosina, Istra 1961 has the goal stats of 0-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Varaždin form and stats

Let's have a look at how Varaždin performed last season in the 2. HNL: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 19 victories, 6 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 56 and conceded 29 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 4 and lost 4 with 20/17 goals scored/conceded.

Varaždin are looking to quickly end their 186 minutes long goal drought in the 1. HNL.

Varaždin might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Slaven Koprivnica proved too strong as Varaždin slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec. It is a bit worrying for Varaždin that their goalie Zelenika managed nine saves in the Slaven Koprivnica fixture, but still could not prevent a defeat.

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Dubrava Zagreb.

We have checked recent matches where Varaždin have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 3 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Istra wins - draws - Varaždin wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Istra 1961 missing players

Varaždin missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Istra 1961 Varaždin
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 1 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
2 2 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
4 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 5
8 8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 3
4 4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6 6 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 13
4 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
9 9 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 19
2 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 10
Istra 1961 Last season Varaždin
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   15 30
7 6   Won W   7 19
10 2   Drew D   4 6
19 10   Lost L   4 5
42 31   Scored S   20 56
67 35   Conceded C   17 29
94% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   87% 93%
89% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   60% 70%
61% 78%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   40% 57%
33% 39%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 33%
8% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   20% 20%
64% 78%   BTTS BTTS   40% 50%
14% 11%   Clean Sheets C S   40% 37%
28% 11%   Failed to Score F T   33% 20%
 
3.5 3.5   Corners for (avg) C F   5.6 6
5 4.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.4 4.2
2.8 2.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 2
6 4   Red cards R C   0 1
 
7.9 9.1   Shots (avg) S (   11.8 14.5
3.5 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.4 5.8
34% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 31%
 
11.3 10.3   Shots against (avg) S A   8.8 9.1
4.8 4.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.9 3.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hajduk Split 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
2 Dinamo Zagreb 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Osijek 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Rijeka 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Slaven Koprivnica 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Lokomotiva Zagreb 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
7 Gorica 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
8 Sibenik 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
9 Varaždin 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
10 Istra 1961 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Last season 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 36 24 7 5 68 22 18 12 4 2 38 11 18 12 3 3 30 11 46 79
2 Hajduk Split 36 21 9 6 64 31 18 12 3 3 29 11 18 9 6 3 35 20 33 72
3 Osijek 36 19 12 5 49 29 18 11 5 2 26 12 18 8 7 3 23 17 20 69
4 Rijeka 36 20 5 11 71 51 18 11 2 5 35 23 18 9 3 6 36 28 20 65
5 Lokomotiva Zagreb 36 12 13 11 55 50 18 9 7 2 31 18 18 3 6 9 24 32 5 49
6 Gorica 36 12 9 15 43 50 18 4 7 7 25 31 18 8 2 8 18 19 -7 45
7 Slaven Koprivnica 36 9 9 18 35 54 18 4 6 8 17 24 18 5 3 10 18 30 -19 36
8 Sibenik 36 9 5 22 46 75 18 6 1 11 25 37 18 3 4 11 21 38 -29 32
9 Istra 1961 36 7 10 19 42 67 18 6 2 10 31 35 18 1 8 9 11 32 -25 31
10 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 36 4 7 25 31 75 18 2 6 10 15 30 18 2 1 15 16 45 -44 19
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Varaždin 30 19 6 5 56 29 15 12 2 1 36 12 15 7 4 4 20 17 27 63
2 Rudes 30 17 5 8 56 27 15 14 1 0 41 6 15 3 4 8 15 21 29 56
3 Inter Zapresic 30 13 9 8 34 29 15 8 3 4 18 12 15 5 6 4 16 17 5 48
4 Jarun 30 11 11 8 46 38 15 7 6 2 30 18 15 4 5 6 16 20 8 44
5 Kustosija 30 11 9 10 39 35 15 6 6 3 19 15 15 5 3 7 20 20 4 42
6 Cibalia 30 11 8 11 44 42 15 10 4 1 30 14 15 1 4 10 14 28 2 41
7 Dinamo Zagreb II 30 11 8 11 37 44 15 11 3 1 22 9 15 0 5 10 15 35 -7 41
8 Solin 30 11 7 12 41 41 15 8 3 4 25 15 15 3 4 8 16 26 0 40
9 Orijent 1919 30 12 4 14 44 49 15 7 2 6 24 24 15 5 2 8 20 25 -5 40
10 Dugopolje 30 11 7 12 40 46 15 9 4 2 24 16 15 2 3 10 16 30 -6 40
11 Dubrava Zagreb 30 11 6 13 39 39 15 8 3 4 26 15 15 3 3 9 13 24 0 39
12 Bijelo Brdo 30 11 6 13 30 41 15 8 3 4 21 18 15 3 3 9 9 23 -11 39
13 Croatia Zmijavci 30 11 5 14 32 43 15 7 3 5 17 16 15 4 2 9 15 27 -11 38
14 Sesvete 30 9 7 14 37 41 15 5 4 6 21 19 15 4 3 8 16 22 -4 34
15 Osijek II 30 9 7 14 25 36 15 5 4 6 14 17 15 4 3 8 11 19 -11 34
16 Opatija 30 6 7 17 27 47 15 5 5 5 17 16 15 1 2 12 10 31 -20 25

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hajduk Split 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
2 Dinamo Zagreb 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Osijek 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Rijeka 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Slaven Koprivnica 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Lokomotiva Zagreb 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
7 Gorica 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
8 Sibenik 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
9 Varaždin 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
10 Istra 1961 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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