On the 8th of April, in this week 30 match, Gorica plays host to Istra 1961 in a meeting of these two closely matched 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. Gorica is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Šibenik. Vlatko Stojanovski struck first for Gorica in the 40th minute on a feed from Anthony Kalik, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Šibenik couldn’t muster any offence and Gorica ran away with the shutout win. Gorica looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while istra 1961 is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Rijeka. Haris Vučkić scored the first goal for Rijeka in the 29th minute, then Haris Vučkić added another in the 87th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Istra 1961 couldn’t manage to score, and Rijeka took the shutout win. Istra 1961 looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 28th of January, Istra 1961 hosted Gorica in their last match together. Istra 1961 won by a score of 2 to 1. Jovicic struck first for Gorica in the 6th minute, then Mauro Perkovic got the equalizer for Istra 1961 in the 58th minute on a feed from Luka Marin Finally they completed the comback victory in the 74th minute on a goal by Drena Dijon to cap off a wild match. Anthony Kalik and Caio Da Cruz Oliveira Queiroz are the top scorers for Gorica in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.