Istra vs Dinamo Zagreb Live Stream, Predictions

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Istra 1961

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Istra won’t want a repeat of their last result here following the 5-4 Prva Liga defeat last time out to Gorica.

In that match, Istra 1961 had 59% possession and 11 shots on goal with 4 on target. For Istra 1961, goals were scored by Monsef Bakrar (13', 42'), Facundo Cáseres (55') and Darwin Matheus (94'). Gorica had 12 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Slavko Bralić (30'), Jurica Pršir (79'), Kristian Fućak (81'), Joey Suk (83') and Josip Mitrović (95') scored for Gorica.

Over their preceding 6 games, Gonzalo García's Istra 1961 have netted 7 times which gives them an average number of goals scored per match of 1.17.

Heading into this contest, Istra 1961 have not emerged victorious against Dinamo Zagreb in their last 34 league games. A shocking run, it really is.

Dinamo Zagreb

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Since tasting defeat last time out to Šibenik in Prva Liga action, Dinamo Zagreb and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that match, Dinamo Zagreb had 71% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Dinamo Zagreb was Stefan Ristovski (64'). Šibenik had 5 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Mislav Matić (40') and Ivan Dolček (42') scored for Šibenik.

Over the course of their last half-dozen clashes, Dinamo Zagreb have helped themselves to the sum of 11 goals. Dinamo Zagreb have also not failed to score on each one of those occasions. During that period, they have seen 5 goals go against them. We shall soon see whether or not that trend will end up being sustained here.

Ahead of this clash, Dinamo Zagreb are undefeated by Istra 1961 in games played away from home for the previous 16 matches in the league. A simply stunning run of away results.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A quick look at past results between these clubs going back to 24/10/2021 reveals that these fixtures have not been kind to Istra. They’ve not been able to come away with any victories at all while Dinamo Zagreb have remained in the ascendancy, winning in 83 per cent of those match-ups.

In all, 16 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 3 for Verudeži and 13 belonging to Plavi. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.

The previous league game featuring these sides was Prva Liga match day 21 on 10/02/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Istra 1961.

That time, Dinamo Zagreb managed 56% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Their only player to score was Stefan Ristovski (37').

On the other side, Istra 1961 got 5 shots on goal with 0 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Ivan Bebek.

ℹ️ Team News: Istra

Slavko Blagojevic (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Lovre Knezevic (Knee Problems) and Mihael Rovis (Leg Injury) won’t be playing for Istra manager Gonzalo García. Ante Erceg is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

📰 Team News: Dinamo Zagreb

With a fully injury-free squad available to choose from, the Dinamo Zagreb manager Ante Čačić has no fitness worries to report before this match.

⚡ Prediction

Here is a game where Istra 1961 will have to perform well to break down this Dinamo Zagreb side who we think will likely gain the upper hand.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 win for Dinamo Zagreb after 90 minutes.

There should be little in it.

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Andre Moura, 01:44 11/03/2023