On Sat Sep 17th, Hajduk Split hosts Istra 1961 in a clash of the 1. HNL. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. Hajduk Split is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Šibenik. Jan Mlakar struck first for Hajduk Split in the 49th minute, then in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Ivan Delić sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ivan Dolček earning them at least the one point. Hajduk Split is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while istra 1961 is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Slaven Koprivnica. Vinko Petković scored the first goal for Istra 1961 in the 11th minute, then Ante Erceg added another in the 29th minute on a feed from F. Cáseres At the end of 90 a dissapointed Slaven Koprivnica couldn’t manage to score, and Istra 1961 took the shutout win. Istra 1961 is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Hajduk Split and Istra 1961 last played eachother at the Stadion Aldo Drosina on the 17th of July. Hajduk Split took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Dario Melnjak struck first for Hajduk Split in the 43rd minute on a feed from Lukas Grgić, then Marko Livaja added another in the 60th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Istra 1961 couldn’t manage to score, and Hajduk Split took the shutout win.
Ante Erceg has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Istra 1961. Hajduk Split is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Nikola Kalinić and Atanasov each having 2 goals in their last 5.