Istra 1961 know they are in for a rough trip to Šibenik and their Stadion Šubićevac. This match preview has all the facts you require ahead of the game.
- Šibenik have the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in 1. HNL
Both teams have had enough days rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's aim for an in-your-face fixture!
Šibenik form and stats
With 1 1. HNL win, 3 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Šibenik are certainly not brimming with confidence. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Šibenik, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Šibenik are returning here after visiting Slaven Koprivnica and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Perić scored the goal(s). Šibenik goalkeeper Rogić did an outstanding job against Slaven Koprivnica with seven saves, so vital to securing the victory. Goalkeeper Rogić got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.65 out of ten. Rogić topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, the home loss against Lokomotiva Zagreb with the scoreline 0-4.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Šibenik as they are travelling to their away game against Bijelo Brdo in the Croatia Cup. That match is four days after this one.
Šibenik aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Šubićevac in the league, with only {7 goals} from 11 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded.
Istra 1961 form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Istra 1961 playing as the away team in the 1. HNL this season.
Istra had fun at their own home (Stadion Šubićevac) last time out, beating Osijek 1-0. Erceg scored. Marešić, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.03. Marešić won 8 of 9 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Varazdin.Low-scoring game? 9 of this team's latest 11 league fixtures have contained zero, one or two goals.
Istra 1961 have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Šibenik have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive games without losing (2-2-0) when playing Istra 1961.Šibenik and Istra 1961 have faced off before this season: Istra 1961 - Šibenik 0-0.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Erceg 9 goals |   D. Čop 4 goals |  I. Dolček 3 goals |
Šibenik missing players
Istra 1961 missing players
| Šibenik | Istra 1961 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 27 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 77% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 86% |
| 68% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 62% |
| 41% | 45% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 33% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 45% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 30% | 33% |
| 32% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | 48% |
| 45% | 45% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 33% |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| 4.8 | 2.5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.8 | 4.6 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.4 | 8.5 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6.1 | 6.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 21% | 17% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 30% | 29% |
| 12.1 | 10.3 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 11 | 10 |
| 5.2 | 5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
- Istra 1961 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Istra 1961 have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in 1. HNL
- Istra 1961 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Šibenik have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Šibenik have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Šibenik have the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in 1. HNL
| 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 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 35 | 52 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 44 |
| 3 | Osijek | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Istra 1961 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 30 |
| 5 | Slaven Koprivnica | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -12 | 29 |
| 6 | Rijeka | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | -5 | 28 |
| 7 | Varazdin | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -7 | 27 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Šibenik | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -11 | 19 |
| 10 | Gorica | 22 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -21 | 9 |
