In a weekend match in week 21, on Friday Feb 10th, Dinamo Zagreb will host Istra 1961 in a meeting of these two closely matched 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Dinamo Zagreb sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Slaven Koprivnica. Josip Drmić struck first for Dinamo Zagreb in the 3rd minute, then in the 32nd minute, Ante Crnac sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Nikola Jambor earning Slaven Koprivnica at least a draw. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Dinamo Zagreb should be reasonably happy with their performance, while istra 1961 sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Varaždin. Einar Galilea scored the first goal for Istra 1961 in the 42nd minute, then Fran Brodić got the equalizer for Varaždin in the 57th minute on a feed from Agon Elezi. Istra 1961 is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Istra 1961 and Dinamo Zagreb last played eachother at the Stadion Maksimir on Jul 29th. Dinamo Zagreb won by a score of 4 to 1. Mislav Oršić scored the first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in the 11th minute from the penalty spot, then Boško Šutalo added another in the 32nd minute on a feed from Petar Bočkaj.
Both Ante Erceg and Einar Galilea have been the hottest scorers for Istra 1961 in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Dinamo Zagreb hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Baturina and Stefan Ristovski, and they each have 1 goal.