Brand new|Fresh|New season, fresh|new potential|opportunities: Here's what you should|need to|must know before the Istra 1961 - Makedonija fixture!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Istra 1961 form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Istra 1961 as they were promoted from 1. HNL last season. Happy days that were secured through 5 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses from 16 games. The team scored 5 goals at home last season and conceded 7. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Kolkheti Khobi are coming to town in three days.
Istra 1961 have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and two practice matches played. These training games have ended with 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Istra 1961 scored {0 goals} and let in {2 goals} during these two games.
Makedonija form and stats
A job perfectly done for Makedonija last season as they secured promotion from First League. With a grand total of 5 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 3 were in away matches.
The schedule is very tough for Makedonija now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Arena Cup game at Arsenal Tivat is waiting in only three days.
It's a day of discovery for Makedonija as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Makedonija have played three with the results W1-D1-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Makedonija has scored {2 goals} and conceded 3 times.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
![]() A. Erceg 6 goals | ![]() M. Bakrar 3 goals | ![]() F. Mishevski 3 goals |
Istra 1961 missing players
Makedonija missing players
| Istra 1961 | Makedonija | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Istra 1961 | Last season | Makedonija | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 16 | 7 | Played | P | 8 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 9 | 19 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 12 | 20 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | ||
| 69% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | ||
| 31% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 31% | ||
| 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | ||
| 38% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 19% | ||
| 31% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 31% | ||
| 3.1 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 5 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 6.6 | 6.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 9.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 26% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 32% | ||
| 9.8 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.8 | 12.9 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 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 | Dinamo Zagreb | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 31 | 41 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Osijek | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Slaven Koprivnica | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -10 | 26 |
| 5 | Varazdin | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 22 |
| 6 | Istra 1961 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 7 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -6 | 18 |
| 8 | Rijeka | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -10 | 15 |
| 9 | Šibenik | 17 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 13 |
| 10 | Gorica | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -13 | 7 |
| 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 | Struga | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 37 |
| 2 | Shkupi | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 34 |
| 3 | Skendija 79 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Tikves | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 26 |
| 5 | Sileks | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | Bregalnica Stip | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 21 |
| 7 | Makedonija | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 8 | Rabotnicki | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 18 |
| 9 | Pobeda | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -14 | 13 |
| 10 | Akademija Pandev | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 11 | Skopje | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 18 | -17 | 11 |
| 12 | Renova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |