Slaven Belupo vs Istra Live Stream, Predictions

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Slaven Belupo

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Slaven Belupo will be wanting a better result here following a 2-1 Prva Liga defeat in their last game at the hands of Rijeka.

In that match, Slaven Belupo managed 41% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Slaven Belupo was Nedim Hadžić (64'). Rijeka had 16 shots at goal with 5 on target. Josip Drmić (78', 85') was the scorer for Rijeka.

Slaven Belupo haven’t exactly had impressive attacking statistics in recent times. Their ‘goals for’ figure stands at just 2 vs opposing sides over their last 6 outings. In those meetings, Slaven Belupo have also seen the number of goals against them come to 7. Such a trend won’t necessarily be continued into this next game, of course.

Analysis of their past results shows that Slaven Belupo:

• have not beaten Istra 1961 in their previous 3 matches in the league.
• have not won at home in their last 3 league games.

Istra 1961

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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Hajduk Split in Prva Liga action, Istra and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that game, Istra 1961 managed 50% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. The scorer for Istra 1961 was Dion Drena Beljo (88'). For their opponents, Hajduk Split got 12 shots on goal with 4 on target. Marko Livaja (52', 58', 74') was the scorer for Hajduk Split.

The stats tell the story, and Istra have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 14 goals in total. At the back, Istra 1961 have clearly had some problems.

Analysis of their past results shows that Istra 1961:

• have not won against Slaven Belupo when they've played them away from home in the last 14 league games. A shocking away run it has been.
• are without a win away from home in their last 8 league games. Who knows how long it might last, too.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels dating back to 23/02/2020, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Slaven Belupo winning 2 of those games, Istra 2 and 2 being drawn in regulation time.

A sum of 17 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 11 for Farmaceuti and 6 for Verudeži. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.83.

The previous league clash between the two was Prva Liga match day 35 on 15/05/2021 which ended up with the score at Istra 1961 1-0 Slaven Belupo.

On that occasion, Istra 1961 had 52% possession and 5 shots on goal with 1 on target. Their only player to score was Matej Vuk (46').

For their opponents, Slaven Belupo got 12 shots on goal with 3 on target.

The match was refereed by Mario Zebec.

📰 Team News: Slaven Belupo

The Slaven Belupo boss Dean Klafurić will be happy not to have any fitness concerns to speak of before this match with a completely healthy group to choose from.

📰 Team News: Istra

Istra boss Gonzalo García has to currently contend with reduced team options. Lovro Majkic (Shoulder fracture) and Toni Buric (Heart Condition) miss out here.

🔮 Prediction

Here, we’re thinking that Istra 1961 will have a tough ask to put one past this Slaven Belupo team who we reckon should get the win and a maybe even keep a clean sheet as well.

We’re therefore tipping a very even contest with a 1-0 winning score for Slaven Belupo at the end of the 90 minutes.

Hopefully it’s a good one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 23:35 13/09/2021