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Predictions and Tips
Hajduk Split will be taking on away side Istra at Stadion Poljud in the Prva Liga fixture on Wednesday.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Hajduk Split v Istra 1961 game - plus the latest betting odds.
📏 Form Guide

Hajduk Split
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Hajduk Split will play in this game following on from a 1-1 Prva Liga drawn match against Varaždin.
In that match, Hajduk Split had 33% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Hajduk Split was Marko Livaja (50'). For their opponents, Varazdin got 16 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Matej Vuk (42') was the scorer for Varaždin.
Over their last 6 games, Gennaro Gattuso's Hajduk Split have celebrated scoring 6 times, with that being an average number of goals per match equal to 1.
Leading up to this clash, Hajduk Split:
- have not lost a league tie with Istra 1961 in their last 6 games.
- haven't won against Istra 1961 in their last 4 league games.
- are undefeated in their previous 16 home league matches. A fantastic home record.
Istra 1961
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Istra will go into this encounter following on from a 2-0 Prva Liga win against Rijeka in their last game.
In that match, Istra 1961 had 55% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 4 on target. For Istra 1961, the scorers were Salim Fago Lawal (28') and Vinko Rozić (70'). At the other end, Rijeka got 6 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.
In the course of their six latest matches, Gonzalo García's Istra 1961 have seen their goal attempts be successful 9 times - giving them a goals scored per game average of 1.5.
Leading up to this clash, Istra 1961:
- haven't beaten Hajduk Split when they've played them away from home in the last 2 matches in the league.
- are without an away win for the past 4 league games.
👥 Head to head
A glance at their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 26/11/2023 tells us that Hajduk Split have won 2 of them & Istra 0, with the number of drawn results being 4.
A total of 11 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 7 of them from Bili and 4 belonging to Verudeži. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.83.
The last league meeting featuring these clubs was Prva Liga match day 22 on 15/02/2025 which ended up with the score at Istra 1961 1-1 Hajduk Split.
On that day, Istra 1961 managed 47% possession and 7 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Vinko Rozić (13').
Hajduk Split got 11 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Abdoulie Sanyang (29') was the scorer.
The referee was Igor Pajač.
✨ Prediction
We believe that Hajduk Split look set to fashion enough chances to find the net more than once while possibly not conceding when they line up against Istra 1961, who won’t find it easy scoring.
We can therefore see a pretty comfortable 2-0 winning margin for Hajduk Split at the end of this one.
Andre Moura, 15:05 23/04/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

⚽️ Team Focus:
Hajduk Split
Formed: 1911
Stadium: Stadion Poljud (35,000)
Captain: Lovre Kalinić
Chairman: Ivan Bilić
Manager: Gennaro Gattuso
Competitions: Prva Liga position 2
⭐ Key Man: Marko Livaja
Regularly playing in the Striker position, Marko Livaja was born in Split, Croatia. Having made his senior debut playing for Cesena in the 2011 - 2012 season, the gifted Forward has scored 16 league goals in the HNL 2024 - 2025 campaign to date coming from a total of 29 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 56 | WLWWL |
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30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 56 | LWWDD |
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31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 52 | WDLWW |
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31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 44 | WLWWL |
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31 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 41 | DDLDW |
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30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | -7 | 38 | LWWLW |
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31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 35 | LDDWW |
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31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 33 | DLDLL |
9 |
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30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 31 | DLLLL |
10 |
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31 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -27 | 28 | LWLLW |
Gorica |
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Dinamo Zagreb |
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Lokomotiva Zagreb |
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Slaven Belupo |
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Rijeka |
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Šibenik |
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Gorica |
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NK Osijek |
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Varaždin |
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Slaven Belupo |
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Slaven Belupo |
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Dinamo Zagreb |
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Goals scored | 1.9 |
Goals conceded | 0.6 |
Time first goal scored | 35 |
Time first goal conceded | 38 |
Yellow cards | 1.9 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.7 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | null |
Goals scored | 0.7 |
Goals conceded | 1.5 |
Time first goal scored | 30 |
Time first goal conceded | 48 |
Yellow cards | 3.1 |
Red cards | 0.2 |
Subs used | 4.1 |
Biggest victory | 2-1 |
Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
Marko Livaja | 18 |
Bruno Durdov | 3 |
Anthony Kalik | 3 |
Filip Krovinović | 3 |
Niko Sigur | 3 |
Salim Fago Lawal | 5 |
Mateo Lisica | 5 |
Stjepan Lončar | 5 |
Vinko Rozić | 5 |
Giorgi Gagua | 3 |
Gorica |
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