Week 23 brings us a match on Feb 24th, where Šibenik plays host to Istra 1961 in a clash 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 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Šibenik is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Slaven Koprivnica. Stefan Perić struck first for Šibenik in the 19th minute on a feed from Amer Hiroš, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Slaven Koprivnica couldn’t muster any offence and Šibenik ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Istra 1961 recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Osijek. Ante Erceg scored the first goal for Istra 1961 in the 57th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Osijek was frustrated by Istra 1961’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Istra 1961 ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Istra 1961 should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on the 23rd of October, Istra 1961 and Šibenik battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Istra 1961 nor Šibenik could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 3 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Ante Erceg has been the most prolific scorer on Istra 1961 in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Duje Čop has been the most prolific scorer on Šibenik in the last five matches with two goals.