In a weekend match in week 34, on Sat May 7th, Istra 1961 hosts Šibenik in a clash of these two evenly matched 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 9th placed Istra 1961 is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Osijek. Kristijan Lovrić scored the first goal for Osijek in the 4th minute, then Mijo Caktaš added another in the 12th minute on a feed from Kristijan Lovrić. Istra 1961 looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Šibenik, recorded a 3-5 loss against Rijeka. Josip Drmić scored the first goal for Rijeka in the 12th minute, then Juan Mesa got the equalizer for Šibenik in the 27th minute on a feed from Antonio Marin , but luckily for Rijeka it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. Šibenik looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Feb 27th, Šibenik hosted Istra 1961 at the Stadion Šubićevac in their last match together. Šibenik won by a score of 2 to 1. Drena Dijon struck first for Istra 1961 in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Lisica, then in the 53rd minute, Ivan Delić sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Antonio Marin Finally they completed the comback victory in the 64th minute on a goal by Ivan Delić to cap off a wild match.
Mario Curic and Ivan Delić are the top scorers for Šibenik in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Drena Dijon has been the most prolific scorer on Istra 1961 in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.