In this week 24 match, on Sat Feb 19th, Istra 1961 will host Osijek at Stadion Aldo Drosina in a meeting of these two mismatched 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 9th placed Istra 1961, recorded a 1-1 draw against Lokomotiva Zagreb. Drena Dijon scored the first goal for Istra 1961 in the 54th minute, but Sandro Kulenović got the equalizer for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 80th minute earning Lokomotiva Zagreb a comeback draw. Istra 1961 looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Osijek recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Rijeka. Sava-Arangel Cestic struck first for Osijek on an own goal in the 85th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Rijeka couldn’t muster any offence and Osijek ran away with the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Osijek should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on the 6th of November, Osijek was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Zaper struck first for Osijek in the 5th minute on a feed from Petar Bočkaj, then Mihret Topcagic added another in the 59th minute In the end, Istra 1961 couldn’t muster any offence and Osijek ran away with the shutout win.
Both Mijo Caktaš and Damjan Bohar have been the hottest scorers for Osijek in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Drena Dijon has been the most prolific scorer on Istra 1961 in his last five matches with two goals.