Lokomotiva Zagreb visit Stadion Aldo Drosina on Friday for the Prva Liga game with hosts Istra.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Istra 1961 v Lokomotiva Zagreb (plus the best game odds).
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Form Guide
Istra 1961
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Istra will play in this game following on from a 0-0 Prva Liga drawn game vs Gorica.
In that match, Istra 1961 had 64% possession and 15 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. At the other end, Gorica had 7 shots on goal with 3 of them on target.
In their last 6 games, Paolo Tramezzani's Istra 1961 have found the net a total of 6 times, an average number of goals per match of 1.
Looking at their past form shows that Istra 1961:
- are winless against Lokomotiva Zagreb in their previous 9 league games.
- are undefeated in their previous 3 home league matches.
Lokomotiva Zagreb
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Lokomotiva Zagreb will go into the meeting following on from a 1-2 Prva Liga win as they beat Hajduk Split in their last match.
In that game, Lokomotiva Zagreb had 43% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Lokomotiva Zagreb was Robert Mudražija (26', 60'). Hajduk Split had 8 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Marko Livaja (96') scored for Hajduk Split.
The stats tell the story, and Lokomotiva Zagreb have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals in total. Defensively, Lokomotiva Zagreb seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Lokomotiva Zagreb:
- have not lost to Istra 1961 in away games against them for the last 4 league games. A very good record, indeed.
- have not been beaten in their last 2 away league matches.
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Head to head
An examination of past results between these clubs stretching back to 12/11/2022 shows that these fixtures have not been happy ones for Istra. They’ve not been able to come away with any wins at all whereas Lokomotiva Zagreb have just been stronger than them, getting wins in 67 per cent of those matches played.
A combined sum of 15 goals were scored between them in these games, with 2 of them for Verudeži and 13 coming from Lokosi. That is an average goals per game value of 2.5.
The previous league fixture between these sides was Prva Liga match day 19 on 16/12/2023 when it finished Lokomotiva Zagreb 3-0 Istra 1961.
On that occasion, Lokomotiva Zagreb managed 41% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target. The goalscorers were Silvio Goričan (43'), Fran Žilinski (61') and Robert Mudražija (92').
Istra 1961 got 21 shots at goal with 8 on target.
The referee was Duje Strukan.
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Team News: Istra
The Istra manager Paolo Tramezzani will be thankful to have no fitness concerns whatsoever before this game thanks to a completely injury-free group available to select from.
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Team News: Lokomotiva Zagreb
With a completely healthy group to pick from, the Lokomotiva Zagreb boss Silvijo Čabraja doesn’t have any fitness concerns at all ahead of this match.
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Prediction
Looking at these two teams, we feel that Istra 1961 will do well to be putting a goal past this Lokomotiva Zagreb outfit who we think might score one, at least.
Our tip is therefore for a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 win for Lokomotiva Zagreb at the end of the match.
Will be interesting to see how this one goes.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
08:06 29/03/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Istra
Formed: 1961
Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina (10,000)
Captain: Slavko Blagojević
Chairman: Branko Devidé Vincenti
Manager: Paolo Tramezzani
Competitions: Prva Liga position 9
⭐ Key Man: Frano Mlinar
Mostly taking to the field in the Central Defensive Midfielder position, Frano Mlinar was born in Zagreb, Croatia. After making a first senior appearance for Dinamo Zagreb in the 2009 - 2010 season, the skilful Midfielder has contributed 2 league goals in the HNL 2023 - 2024 season to date from a total of 18 appearances.