Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Vuteks-Sloga & Istra 1961 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Croatia Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Vuteks-Sloga 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.
Vuteks-Sloga form and stats
Vuteks-Sloga was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Croatia Cup.Vuteks-Sloga has recorded two wins in a row here at Vuteksov stadion na Sajmištu, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Vuteks-Sloga faced defeat in their previous match, away at Granicar Zupanja (0-2).
Previous to that game, a 3. HNL - Istok home match hosting NASK Nasice in a game that was won 4-1.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Vuteks-Sloga, as the 3. HNL - Istok home game vs Zrinski Jurjevac is only four days away.
Istra 1961 form and stats
Istra's mission in Croatia Cup last season failed in the final.The visitors are W0-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the 1. HNL.
Istra has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Slaven Koprivnica for a 1. HNL game that ended a draw (1-1). As mentioned above, Istra 1961 drew the match against Slaven Koprivnica. Manager G. García García brought on Mauro Perković to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. João Silva, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.4. Silva hit one key pass and won 6 of 11 duels.
A loss against Hajduk Split was the result prior to that, in a 1. HNL home game.Istra 1961 are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 4 away games. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Istra's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 10 goals in 4 travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Bandé 4 goals | D. Dijon 2 goals | M. Perković 1 goals |
Vuteks-Sloga missing players
Istra 1961 missing players
| Vuteks-Sloga | Istra 1961 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 14 | ||
| 50 | 30 | Scored | S | 11 | 25 | ||
| 40 | 12 | Conceded | C | 22 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 36% | ||
| 2.6 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11.7 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.1 | 7.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 58% | 65% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rijeka | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Osijek | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Gorica | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -2 | 10 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
| 9 | Slaven Koprivnica | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 5 |