In a mid week match on Wednesday Dec 15th, in week 4, Istra 1961 hosts Dinamo Zagreb in a meeting of these two 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Istra 1961 recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Hrvatski Dragovoljac. Abdallahi Mahmoud struck first for Istra 1961 in the 19th minute on a feed from Drena Dijon, then Hassane Bandé added another in the 27th minute on a feed from Drena Dijon At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hrvatski Dragovoljac couldn’t manage to score, and Istra 1961 took the shutout win. Istra 1961 is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Dinamo Zagreb is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against West Ham United. Mislav Oršić struck first for Dinamo Zagreb in the 4th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, West Ham United was frustrated by Dinamo Zagreb’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Dinamo Zagreb ended the match with the shutout victory. Dinamo Zagreb is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 24th, Dinamo Zagreb hosted Istra 1961 at the Stadion Maksimir in their last match together. Dinamo Zagreb and Istra 1961 battled to a 1-1 draw. Drena Dijon scored the first goal for Istra 1961 in the 79th minute, but Dino Perić got the equalizer for Dinamo Zagreb in the 84th minute earning them at least the one point.
Bruno Petković and Luka Menalo are the top scorers for Dinamo Zagreb in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Istra 1961’s most prolific scorer has been Robert Mišković. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.