National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Polet or Istra 1961 that keep their silverware dream alive.
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!
Polet form and stats
Polet have played 15 3. HNL - Sjever games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-5-6 (wins-draws-losses). The Polet manager might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
A decent goal production from Polet in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 15 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Polet have conceded 21 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Istra 1961 form and stats
Istra was sent out of Croatia Cup in the 2nd round last season.As the visiting team in 1. HNL matches, Istra 1961 have produced an overall stat of 0-2-2 so far. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 20 away games in a row.
180 minutes! That's how long the Istra goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Istra are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Lokomotiva Zagreb. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Šibenik in the 1. HNL.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Istra 1961 as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Istra 1961 struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 6 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Polet missing players
Istra 1961 missing players
| Polet | Istra 1961 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 10 | 14 | ||
| 46 | 17 | Scored | S | 6 | 20 | ||
| 43 | 20 | Conceded | C | 30 | 44 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 72% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 48% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 87 | 209 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 41 | 88 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 23% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Medimurje Cakovec | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 90 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 65 | 66 |
| 2 | Bjelovar | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 81 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 24 | 49 | 65 |
| 3 | Koprivnica | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 96 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 14 | 70 | 64 |
| 4 | Mladost Ždralovi | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 82 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 61 | 58 |
| 5 | Croatia Grabrovnica | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 81 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 45 | 57 |
| 6 | Podravina Ludbreg | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 88 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 45 | 52 |
| 7 | Varazdin | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 66 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 19 | 34 | 50 |
| 8 | Podravac Virje | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 60 | 58 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 2 | 49 |
| 9 | Polet | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 52 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 37 |
| 10 | Virovitica | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 34 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | Rudar Mursko Sredisce | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 30 | -11 | 36 |
| 12 | Nedelisce | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 35 | 67 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 41 | -32 | 33 |
| 13 | Slatina | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 44 | 67 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 39 | -23 | 30 |
| 14 | Mladost Prelog | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 42 | 83 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 37 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 46 | -41 | 24 |
| 15 | Granicar Kotoriba | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 47 | 87 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 56 | -40 | 20 |
| 16 | Cakovec | 30 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 238 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 115 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 123 | -223 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gorica | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
| 3 | Osijek | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Varazdin | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 7 |
| 6 | Rijeka | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 | Istra 1961 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 5 |
| 9 | Slaven Koprivnica | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Šibenik | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 4 |