Šibenik vs Istra 1961: Full pre-match guide and statistics

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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Competition: Sat 28.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Šubićevac (8000 seats)

Šibenik greet Istra 1961 for another exciting 1. HNL match here at Stadion Šubićevac.

Insights:
  • Šibenik have the most scored goals in the second half (7) in 1. HNL
  • Istra 1961 have the fewest scored goals (0) away in 1. HNL

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Šibenik form and stats

The hosts won their first 1. HNL game here at Stadion Šubićevac, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Šibenik last season were 5 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses from 18 games.

Šibenik lost their last game at Rijeka (placed 5th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Niko Rak (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.0/10. Rak hit three key passes and had 30 successful passes (of 34 total).

Ahead of that match, Šibenik won a home game hosting Hrvatski Dragovoljac (6-2).

This is expected to be a close game, with Šibenik perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Šibenik as a small favourite), we find four games. Šibenik has won one of these, drawn one and lost two.

At Stadion Šubićevac, Šibenik has the goal stats of 6-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Istra 1961 form and stats

It's not happening yet for Istra 1961 on their 1. HNL travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? With two straight losses from their last two away games, Istra 1961 are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Istra had fun at their own home (Stadion Šubićevac) last time out, beating Osijek 2-0. Hassane Bandé and Robert Mišković scored. Ivan Lučić was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.0. The agile goalkeeper Lučić stopped the opponent with four saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Lokomotiva Zagreb's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Istra 1961 playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were two Istra wins, one draw and three defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Istra 1961 has managed 0 goals and let in 6 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Šibenik three wins, one draw and Istra 1961 six victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Istra 1961B. Bandé
B. Bandé
4 goals
ŠibenikS. Bačelić-Grgić
S. Bačelić-Grgić
2 goals
ŠibenikA. Marin
A. Marin
2 goals

Šibenik missing players

Istra 1961 missing players

Šibenik Istra 1961
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 1 1 Played P 0 2 5
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
4 0 0 Lost L 0 2 3
9 6 6 Scored S 0 0 6
12 2 2 Conceded C 0 6 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
83% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 60%
33% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 40%
17% 100% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 40%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 20%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 40%
 
4.8 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 2.8
5.7 3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6.5 4.4
2.8 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.5 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.8 13 13 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6.5 8
5.3 7 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.5 4
28% 86% 86% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 30%
Key stats in 1. HNL this season:
  • All of Istra 1961's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Šibenik's home-matches have had more than 4,5 goals.
  • Istra 1961 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Istra 1961 have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Istra 1961 have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Istra 1961 have the fewest scored goals (0) away in 1. HNL
  • Istra 1961 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Istra 1961 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Šibenik have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Šibenik have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Šibenik have the most scored goals in the second half (7) in 1. HNL
  • Šibenik have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Šibenik have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Šibenik haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 6 4 1 1 10 5 3 2 0 1 4 2 3 2 1 0 6 3 5 13
2 Osijek 6 4 1 1 8 4 3 2 1 0 4 0 3 2 0 1 4 4 4 13
3 Lokomotiva Zagreb 5 3 1 1 11 6 3 2 1 0 9 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 5 10
4 Dinamo Zagreb 5 3 1 1 9 5 4 2 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 10
5 Rijeka 5 3 1 1 9 5 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 4 10
6 Gorica 6 3 0 3 7 8 3 2 0 1 5 4 3 1 0 2 2 4 -1 9
7 Istra 1961 5 2 0 3 6 9 3 2 0 1 6 3 2 0 0 2 0 6 -3 6
8 Slaven Koprivnica 6 1 2 3 4 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 2 3 -2 5
9 Šibenik 6 1 1 4 9 12 1 1 0 0 6 2 5 0 1 4 3 10 -3 4
10 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 6 0 0 6 6 19 3 0 0 3 1 7 3 0 0 3 5 12 -13 0