Istra vs Slaven Belupo Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Istra 1961

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Istra will be wanting a better result here following a 2-0 Prva Liga loss in their previous game against Lokomotiva Zagreb.

In that game, Istra 1961 managed 60% possession and 7 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. For their opponents, Lokomotiva Zagreb had 14 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Sandro Kulenović (11') and Luka Stojković (73') scored for Lokomotiva Zagreb.

A common feature of more recent Istra 1961 games is the high number of scores with a nil in them.

From their previous six matches before this one, in 5 of them a wager on BTTS would've lost.

Pre-game facts show that Istra 1961:

• have not been beaten in the league by Slaven Belupo in their last 3 matches.
• are unbeaten in their last 2 home league matches.

Slaven Belupo

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In their last fixture, Slaven Belupo drew 2-2 in the Prva Liga tie with Hajduk Split.

In that game, Slaven Belupo managed 49% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target. For Slaven Belupo, the scorers were Arbër Hoxha (49') and Ivan Krstanović (57'). For their opponents, Hajduk Split got 8 shots at goal with 4 on target. Filip Krovinović (12') and Rokas Pukštas (28') scored for Hajduk Split.

Zoran Zekić's Slaven Belupo have turned their attacks into goals a total of 7 times throughout their latest six matches. The number of goals that have been scored against them during that period adds up to 8.

Going into this encounter, Slaven Belupo haven't been defeated in their previous 2 league matches away from home.

↔️ Head to head

Looking over their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 15/05/2021 shows that Istra have won 3 of these and Slaven Belupo 1, with the tally of draws standing at 2.

In all, 13 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 9 of them for Verudeži and 4 coming from Farmaceuti. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.17.

The last league match featuring these clubs was Prva Liga match day 9 on 11/09/2022 and the score finished Slaven Belupo 0-3 Istra 1961.

In that match, Slaven Belupo managed 49% possession and 12 shots on goal with 2 on target.

On the other side, Istra 1961 got 9 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Vinko Petković (10'), Ante Erceg (29') and Reda Boultam (67') scored.

The referee was Goran Pečarić.

ℹ️ Team News: Istra

Slavko Blagojevic (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) and Lovre Knezevic (Knee Problems) aren’t available for Istra manager Gonzalo García.

📋 Team News: Slaven Belupo

With a completely injury-free group ready to go, the Slaven Belupo boss Zoran Zekić has zero fitness concerns to report before this match.

💡 Prediction

Our thinking is that Slaven Belupo will need to apply a lot of pressure to get anything against this Istra 1961 outfit who we think might well score at least once to put them ahead.

Our tip is therefore for a hard-fought 1-0 victory for Istra 1961 at the conclusion of the game.

Should be interesting.

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Andre Moura, 00:28 16/01/2023