Varaždin - Istra 1961: Small difference between teams in 1. HNL clash

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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Competition: Sat 20.June
Match begins: 19:05 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Anđelko Herjavec (10800 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the 1. HNL, Varaždin holding 9th place and Istra 1961 lying 8th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

It's no vacation for neither Varaždin nor Istra 1961 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Varaždin form and stats

With {2 1. HNL wins}, 5 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Varaždin are certainly not brimming with confidence. Varaždin are slowly digging their own grave here at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Istra 1961 match.

A strong away win for Varaždin against Hajduk Split the last match, as Petar Mamić and Domagoj Drožđek (2) were on target. Sensational by Varaždin last match, beating Hajduk Split away as big underdogs. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Rijeka that ended 0-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Varaždin have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won two, drawn zero and lost one.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Varaždin here at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 14 games). Varaždin have conceded 21 from these games.

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Istra 1961 form and stats

There's been little loot from Istra 1961's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 14 away games in the 1. HNL. Istra 1961 only have 1 win to counter their 11 defeats and 2 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Istra have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone twelve consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Inter Zapresic game.

Istra 1961 had fun at their own home (Stadion Anđelko Herjavec) last time out, beating Inter Zapresic 2-0. Petar Bosančić and Šime Gržan scored. A 0-1 loss hosting Hajduk Split before that.

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 four relevant matches. Results were two Istra 1961 wins, zero draws and two defeats.

Goals are few and far between in Istra's away league games. Only 5 goals from 14 travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Istra have conceded 23 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Istra 1961 - Varaždin 1-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (Varaždin wins - draws - Istra 1961 wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VaraždinL. Benko
L. Benko
5 goals
VaraždinD. Glavica
D. Glavica
4 goals
Istra 1961Š. Gržan
Š. Gržan
3 goals

Varaždin missing players

Istra 1961 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Varaždin Istra 1961
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 2 Played P 3 14 29
4 2 0 Won W 1 1 5
9 5 1 Drew D 1 2 7
16 7 1 Lost L 1 11 17
22 8 0 Scored S 2 5 22
46 21 1 Conceded C 2 23 44
90% 86% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 93% 93%
69% 64% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 72%
45% 36% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 21% 34%
28% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 21%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
48% 36% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 21% 38%
17% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 67% 14% 21%
45% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 67% 71% 48%
 
4.1 4.6 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.6 4
6.8 6.6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.8 5.9
2.6 2.6 4.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.3 2.2
5 2 1 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
240 133 21 Total Shots T S 34 123 267
82 45 4 Shots on Target S O 8 50 102
27% 18% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 10% 22%
Key stats in 1. HNL this season:
  • Istra 1961 has the fewest matches over the total-line (10)
  • Istra 1961 has the fewest points (5) away
  • Istra 1961 has the fewest points from losing position (2)
  • Istra 1961 has the fewest scored goals (5) away
  • Istra 1961 has the most matches under the total-line (19)
  • Istra 1961 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Varaždin has the fewest scored goals (8) at home
  • Varaždin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

Corners for (avg) C F   8 8 4.7 4.7   Corners against (avg) C A   10 10 1.7 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1 1 0 0   Red cards R C   0 0   27 27   Total Shots T S   8 8 12 12   Shots on Target S O   1 1 33% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   0% 0%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Charleston Battery 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 6
2 Saint Louis FC 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Indy Eleven 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 3
4 Charlotte Independence 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Louisville City 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Bethlehem Steel 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
8 Loudoun United 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
12 New York RB II 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 North Carolina 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Swope Park Rangers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Atlanta United II 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Memphis 901 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
17 Miami FC II 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 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 Phoenix Rising 34 24 6 4 89 36 17 13 3 1 51 16 17 11 3 3 38 20 53 78
2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 34 19 11 4 58 30 17 10 7 0 30 10 17 9 4 4 28 20 28 68
3 Nashville 34 20 7 7 59 26 17 10 4 3 30 11 17 10 3 4 29 15 33 67
4 Indy Eleven 34 19 6 9 48 29 17 13 4 0 26 6 17 6 2 9 22 23 19 63
5 Reno 1868 34 18 6 10 72 51 17 8 4 5 39 26 17 10 2 5 33 25 21 60
6 Louisville City 34 17 9 8 58 41 17 10 4 3 38 21 17 7 5 5 20 20 17 60
7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 16 10 8 61 33 17 8 6 3 33 14 17 8 4 5 28 19 28 58
8 New York RB II 34 17 6 11 74 51 17 11 3 3 42 15 17 6 3 8 32 36 23 57
9 Fresno FC 34 16 9 9 58 44 17 10 5 2 33 20 17 6 4 7 25 24 14 57
10 North Carolina 34 16 8 10 57 37 17 11 5 1 40 15 17 5 3 9 17 22 20 56
11 Real Monarchs 34 16 8 10 71 53 17 11 4 2 47 22 17 5 4 8 24 31 18 56
12 Orange County 34 15 9 10 54 43 17 10 4 3 34 17 17 5 5 7 20 26 11 54
13 Ottawa Fury 34 14 10 10 50 43 17 10 5 2 28 16 17 4 5 8 22 27 7 52
14 El Paso Locomotive 34 13 11 10 42 36 17 8 5 4 28 19 17 5 6 6 14 17 6 50
15 Sacramento Republic 34 14 6 14 50 43 17 8 4 5 31 18 17 6 2 9 19 25 7 48
16 Austin Bold 34 13 9 12 53 52 17 10 3 4 35 20 17 3 6 8 18 32 1 48
17 LA Galaxy II 34 12 12 10 59 62 17 7 6 4 33 28 17 5 6 6 26 34 -3 48
18 New Mexico United 34 11 13 10 59 57 17 6 8 3 32 24 17 5 5 7 27 33 2 46
19 Charleston Battery 34 11 13 10 44 44 17 8 6 3 28 20 17 3 7 7 16 24 0 46
20 San Antonio 34 12 9 13 62 57 17 9 6 2 37 20 17 3 3 11 25 37 5 45
21 Birmingham Legion 34 12 7 15 35 51 17 7 3 7 13 15 17 5 4 8 22 36 -16 43
22 Saint Louis FC 34 11 9 14 40 41 17 8 6 3 25 16 17 3 3 11 15 25 -1 42
23 Rio Grande Valley 34 11 8 15 50 58 17 9 3 5 26 16 17 2 5 10 24 42 -8 41
24 Las Vegas Lights 34 11 8 15 46 56 17 9 4 4 31 17 17 2 4 11 15 39 -10 41
25 Loudoun United 34 11 6 17 59 65 17 7 3 7 39 30 17 4 3 10 20 35 -6 39
26 Portland Timbers II 34 10 8 16 65 71 17 5 4 8 34 36 17 5 4 8 31 35 -6 38
27 Charlotte Independence 34 9 11 14 42 53 17 7 2 8 26 28 17 2 9 6 16 25 -11 38
28 OKC Energy 34 9 11 14 45 58 17 5 6 6 21 25 17 4 5 8 24 33 -13 38
29 Atlanta United II 34 9 8 17 45 77 17 8 1 8 28 36 17 1 7 9 17 41 -32 35
30 Memphis 901 34 9 7 18 37 52 17 5 3 9 24 23 17 4 4 9 13 29 -15 34
31 Tulsa Roughnecks 34 8 10 16 45 69 17 6 3 8 25 28 17 2 7 8 20 41 -24 34
32 Bethlehem Steel 34 8 7 19 49 78 17 4 3 10 26 35 17 4 4 9 23 43 -29 31
33 Seattle Sounders II 34 8 7 19 42 82 17 7 3 7 30 31 17 1 4 12 12 51 -40 31
34 Hartford Athletic 34 8 5 21 49 80 17 6 4 7 31 32 17 2 1 14 18 48 -31 29
35 Colorado Springs 34 7 6 21 31 65 17 6 3 8 19 24 17 1 3 13 12 41 -34 27
36 Swope Park Rangers 34 6 8 20 46 80 17 5 5 7 27 34 17 1 3 13 19 46 -34 26

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 Charleston Battery 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 6
2 Saint Louis FC 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Indy Eleven 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 3
4 Charlotte Independence 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Louisville City 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Bethlehem Steel 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
8 Loudoun United 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
12 New York RB II 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 North Carolina 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Swope Park Rangers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Atlanta United II 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Memphis 901 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
17 Miami FC II 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0

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