1. HNL: The average league table placements shows the journey Varaždin and Istra 1961 have undertaken uptil now. Both teams are ready for the match; let's go!
- Varaždin have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Istra 1961 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
Varaždin form and stats
Varaždin's results here at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec in the 1. HNL have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
The spoils were shared in Varaždin's previous game, also at home. Visiting Istra 1961 (placed 6th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Midfield player Teklić got a match rating of 8.12 in that game, the max score being 10. Teklić scored one goal, hit five key passes and had 29 successful passes (of 33 total).
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Slaven Koprivnica.Some goal stats: A review of the 10 most recent league games highlights that 8 of them had at least one goal from each side.
Varaždin have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Istra 1961 form and stats
2-3-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Istra 1961 in their 1. HNL matches away. Visiting Istra 1961 has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Istra has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Varaždin for a 1-1 draw. Midfield player Perković was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.65/10. Perković had 71 successful passes (of 83 total).
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Hajduk Split.Istra 1961 are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.
The travelling fans enjoy Istra's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. As opposed to that, Istra 1961 have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Varaždin have not lost in the last 7 matches (4-3-0) facing Istra 1961.The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams get together this season, as the results database show this recent game: Varaždin - Istra 1961 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Erceg 5 goals |   T. Teklić 4 goals | M. Šego 3 goals |
Varaždin missing players
Istra 1961 missing players
| Varaždin | Istra 1961 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 91% |
| 82% | 83% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 83% | 82% |
| 55% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 45% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 9% |
| 73% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 55% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 36% |
| 27% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.8 | 5.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.4 | 12.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 31% |
| 10.4 | 12 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8.8 | 9.8 |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3.5 |
- Istra 1961 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Istra 1961 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Istra 1961 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Varaždin have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Varaždin have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Varaždin 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 | Dinamo Zagreb | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 28 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Slaven Koprivnica | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 17 |
| 4 | Varaždin | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | Osijek | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Istra 1961 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 |
| 9 | Rijeka | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 6 |
| 10 | Gorica | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 5 |
