Hajduk Split vs Istra Live Stream, Predictions

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Hajduk Split

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Hajduk Split will be looking for another win after a 0-3 Prva Liga victory vs Rijeka.

In that match, Hajduk Split had 50% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For Hajduk Split, the goals were scored by Marko Livaja (13', 37') and Dino Mikanović (41'). For their opponents, Rijeka had 11 shots on goal with 3 on target.

Their latest results really do illustrate the point that things are going according to plan in the Hajduk Split backline. Hajduk Split have kept it tight, seeing the total number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their previous six matches standing at 2. Such a pattern won’t necessarily follow through here, though.

Pre-game facts show that Hajduk Split:

• haven't been beaten in the league by Istra 1961 in their previous 5 matches.
• are undefeated in their last 6 home league matches.

Istra 1961

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Following on from being beaten in their last game against Šibenik in Prva Liga competition, Istra and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Istra 1961 managed 60% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. The only player to score for Istra 1961 was Facundo Cáseres (73'). For their opponents, Šibenik got 8 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Ivan Delić (26') and Mario Ćurić (45') scored for Šibenik.

Looking at their form, and Istra have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 12 goals overall. Defensively, Istra 1961 just haven’t been too solid at all.

Taking a look at their past results, Istra 1961:

• have not registered a win against Hajduk Split in away games against them for the last 15 league matches. A shocking away run it has been.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 12 matches in the league. Their travelling support will be needed here, for sure.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 31/10/2020 shows us that Hajduk Split have won 4 of these and Istra 1, with the tally of drawn results being 1.

13 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 10 from Bili and 3 being from Verudeži. The average goals per game has been 2.17.

The last league game between the two was Prva Liga match day 26 on 06/03/2022 which ended up with the score at Istra 1961 1-1 Hajduk Split.

That day, Istra 1961 had 52% possession and 11 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer was Dion Drena Beljo (54').

Hajduk Split got 13 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Nikola Kalinić (30') scored.

The referee was Tihomir Pejin.

📰 Team News: Hajduk Split

The Hajduk Split boss Valdas Dambrauskas doesn’t have any fitness worries to speak of coming into this match thanks to a completely injury-free squad to pick from.

📋 Team News: Istra

Owing to an otherwise full-strength group, there’s just the one fitness issue for the Istra boss Gonzalo García to contend with. Bernardo Matic (Partial damage to the cruciate ligament) won’t be playing here.

✨ Prediction

For this match, we think that Istra 1961 certainly have the ability to score a goal against this Hajduk Split outfit, but that is unlikely to be enough to avoid defeat.

We are anticipating a close game with a 2-1 advantage for Hajduk Split at the end of the match. It really should be an interesting one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 23:58 09/05/2022