In this 3rd week match, on Friday Jul 29th, Dinamo Zagreb will play host to Istra 1961 in a clash of these two extremely mismatched 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Dinamo Zagreb recorded a 5-1 win against Slaven Koprivnica. Mario Marina scored the first goal for Slaven Koprivnica in the 2nd minute, then Baturina tied it up for Dinamo Zagreb in the 7th minute But luckily in the 15th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Mislav Oršić. Dinamo Zagreb is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Istra 1961, recorded a 1-2 loss against Varaždin. Luka Marin scored the first goal for Istra 1961 in the 70th minute, but Fran Brodić got the equalizer for Varaždin in the 77th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 83rd minute on a penalty goal by Igor Postonjski. Istra 1961 looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Dinamo Zagreb won the head to head battle with 3 wins.
Drena Dijon has been the most prolific scorer on Istra 1961 in the last five matches with 2 goals. Dinamo Zagreb’s most prolific scorer has been Josip Drmić. The Swiss attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.