On Jan 20th, Istra 1961 will host Slaven Koprivnica at Stadion Aldo Drosina in a meeting of these two 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Istra 1961 sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Lokomotiva Zagreb. Sandro Kulenović struck first for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 11th minute on a penalty shot, then Stojkovic added another in the 73rd minute on a feed from Sandro Kulenović In the end, Istra 1961 was frustrated by Lokomotiva Zagreb’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lokomotiva Zagreb ended the match with the shutout victory. Istra 1961 is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Slaven Koprivnica recorded a 2-2 draw against Hajduk Split. Filip Krovinović scored the first goal for Hajduk Split in the 12th minute, then Pukstas added another in the 28th minute. Slaven Koprivnica is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sun Sep 11th, Istra 1961 took the match by a score of 3 to 0. Vinko Petković struck first for Istra 1961 in the 11th minute, then Ante Erceg added another in the 29th minute In the end, Slaven Koprivnica couldn’t muster any offence and Istra 1961 ran away with the shutout win.
Slaven Koprivnica is fortunate enough to have Arber Hoxha in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Istra 1961 hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Ante Erceg and Monsef Bakrar, and they each have 1 goal.