On the 10th of December, Istra 1961 hosts Hrvatski Dragovoljac at Stadion Aldo Drosina in a clash of the 1. HNL. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Istra 1961 is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Hajduk Split. Ljubicic struck first for Hajduk Split in the 11th minute on a feed from Biuk, then Marco Fossati added another in the 27th minute In the end, Istra 1961 couldn’t muster any offence and Hajduk Split ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Hrvatski Dragovoljac is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Rijeka. Jorge Obregón struck first for Rijeka in the 16th minute, then Robert Murić added another in the 44th minute. Hrvatski Dragovoljac looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 3 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stadion Nšc Stjepan Spajić, Istra 1961 was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Drena Dijon struck first for Istra 1961 in the 20th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hrvatski Dragovoljac couldn’t manage to score, and Istra 1961 took the shutout win.
Luka Viduka and Majstorovic are the top scorers for Hrvatski Dragovoljac in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Drena Dijon has been the most prolific scorer on Istra 1961 in the last 5 matches with 3 goals.