Varaždin vs Istra Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Varaždin

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Varaždin go into this game after a 2-2 Prva Liga drawn match vs Rijeka.

In that game, Varaždin had 41% possession and 7 shots at goal with 3 on target. For Varaždin, goals were scored by Igor Postonjski (69') and Fran Brodić (73'). On the other side, Rijeka got 22 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Niko Janković (17') and Jorge Obregón (85') scored for Rijeka.

It’s been seldom in recent times where Varaždin haven’t conceded. The facts show that Varaždin have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 10 goals during that time. That aside, we will just have to wait and see if the trend might be replicated in this next game.

Heading into this contest, Varaždin are winless against Istra 1961 in their last 3 league matches.

Istra 1961

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Istra go into this match after a 0-1 Prva Liga win as they beat Hajduk Split in their most recent outing.

In that match, Istra 1961 managed 43% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. The only player to score for Istra 1961 was Mateo Lisica (101'). On the other side, Hajduk Split had 10 shots at goal with 2 on target.

Proving their fondness for productive matches, goals have been seen as many as 22 times in the previous six games in which Istra 1961 have taken to the pitch, giving a mean average of 3.67 goals for each fixture. Opposition teams have hit 15 of these goals.

Looking at their past form shows that Istra 1961:

• have not won against Varaždin when they've played them away from home in the last 8 league matches. A really bad run.
• remain undefeated by Varaždin in games played away from home for the previous 4 matches in the league. Travelling fans have really enjoyed these clashes.
• are undefeated in their last 2 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their past head-to-head clashes stretching back to 20/02/2021 shows that Varaždin have won 2 of these games and Istra 1, with the tally of drawn results standing at 3.

11 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 6 of them from Bumbari and 5 belonging to Verudeži. That’s an average goals per game of 1.83.

The previous league game featuring these sides was Prva Liga match day 29 on 16/04/2023 when it finished Varaždin 0-0 Istra 1961.

That time, Varaždin had 54% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 0 on target.

For their opponents, Istra 1961 got 8 shots at goal with 3 of them on target.

The referee was Ivan Bebek.

ℹ️ Team News: Varaždin

The Varaždin manager Mario Kovačević has no fitness concerns at all before this match owing to a fully healthy squad to choose from.

📰 Team News: Istra

Due to a completely injury-free group available to select from, the Istra manager David Catalá does not have any fitness concerns to report coming into this match.

💭 Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Istra 1961 might well have a job on their hands to be putting a goal past this Varaždin team who we reckon will score & stay on top.

We’re therefore seeing a 1-0 winning margin for Varaždin at the end of this one.

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.

Victor Martins, 08:08 13/09/2023