Istra vs Slaven Belupo Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Istra 1961

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Istra will be looking for a repeat result of the 1-2 Prva Liga success over NK Osijek.

In that game, Istra 1961 had 51% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 5 on target. For Istra 1961, the goals were scored by Matej Vuk (39') and Emmanuel Ekong (51'). For their opponents, Osijek had 14 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Ramón Mierez (14') was the scorer for NK Osijek.

Paolo Tramezzani's Istra 1961 have found the net a sum total of 5 times over their prior 6 outings. The corresponding number of goals that have been scored against them in those same games amounts to 9.

Leading up to this clash, Istra 1961:

• haven't been beaten in the league by Slaven Belupo in their last 4 matches.
• have not won at home in their last 3 league matches.

Slaven Belupo

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After being defeated in their last game at the hands of Hajduk Split in Prva Liga competition, Slaven Belupo will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, Slaven Belupo managed 38% possession and 13 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. For their opponents, Hajduk Split got 16 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Aleksandar Trajkovski (12') was the scorer for Hajduk Split.

The stats tell the story, and Slaven Belupo have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 10 goals in total. Defensively, Slaven Belupo can certainly do much better.

Coming into this clash, Slaven Belupo have not beaten Istra 1961 when having played them away from home in the previous 4 matches in the league. They really have not been travelling well at all.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head meetings going back to 20/01/2023, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Istra winning 1 of those games, Slaven Belupo 1 and 4 being drawn after 90 minutes of play.

A combined total of 12 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 6 for Verudeži and 6 coming from Farmaceuti. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.

The previous league meeting featuring these sides was Prva Liga match day 23 on 16/02/2024 when it ended Slaven Belupo 1-1 Istra 1961.

On that occasion, Slaven Belupo managed 57% possession and 12 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Ivan Lepinjica (54').

On the other side, Istra 1961 had 7 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Dario Marešić (38') was the scorer.

The referee was Mateo Erceg.

📋 Team News: Istra

The Istra boss Paolo Tramezzani has zero fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this clash owing to a fully healthy squad ready to go.

ℹ️ Team News: Slaven Belupo

With a fully injury-free group ready to go, the Slaven Belupo manager Ivan Radeljić has no fitness concerns to report ahead of this clash.

💭 Prediction

We think that Slaven Belupo will do well to hit the back of the net against this Istra 1961 side who we think will likely get the win and a maybe even keep a clean sheet as well.

That’s why we have predicted a 1-0 victory for Istra 1961 when the full-time whistle blows.

Expecting it to be tight.

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Peter Guest, 05:01 26/04/2024