On Feb 27th, Istra 1961 will travel to Šibenik to battle Šibenik in a clash of these two evenly matched 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 8th placed Šibenik, recorded a 2-4 loss against Rijeka. Lindon Selahi struck first for Rijeka in the 16th minute on a feed from Andrija Vukčević, then Haris Vučkić added another in the 34th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while istra 1961 is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Osijek. Mijo Caktaš struck first for Osijek in the 27th minute on a feed from Ramón Mierez, then Zaper added another in the 40th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Nov 20th, Šibenik took the match by a score of 4 to 3. Marin Jakoliš struck first for Šibenik in the 38th minute on a feed from Antonio Marin, but Luka Marin got the equalizer for Istra 1961 in the 44th minute , but Šibenik kept scoring and walked away with the win.
Drena Dijon has been the most prolific scorer on Istra 1961 in the last five matches with three goals. Curic has been the most prolific scorer on Šibenik in his last five matches with two goals.