Istra 1961 vs Osijek – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Football Croatian HNL Istra 1961 - Osijek
Result
2:1
21/09/2025 at 13:15 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • HNL - Round 7
  • Referee: Kolaric P. (Cro)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
bosnia-and-herzegovinaBosnia-and-herzegovinaArena Sport 3
croatiaCroatiaMAX Sport 1, MAX Sport 2, MAXtv To Go
sloveniaSloveniaArena Sport 4

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
0.922.20
Ball Possession
50%50%
Total shots
1320
Shots on target
53
Big Chances
23
Corner Kicks
55
Passes
83% (351/425)82% (347/424)
Expected Goals (xG)
0.922.20
xG on target (xGOT)
2.060.71
Total shots
1320
Shots on target
53
Shots off target
79
Blocked Shots
18
Shots inside the Box
714
Shots outside the Box
66
Hit the Woodwork
01
Big Chances
23
Corner Kicks
55
Touches in opposition box
2230
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
02
Free Kicks
98
Passes
83% (351/425)82% (347/424)
Long passes
58% (39/67)50% (32/64)
Passes in final third
67% (87/130)67% (91/136)
Crosses
18% (2/11)31% (4/13)
Expected assists (xA)
0.520.94
Throw-ins
2120
Fouls
89
Tackles
67% (16/24)75% (12/16)
Duels won
4734
Clearances
2914
Interceptions
78
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper Saves
23
xGOT faced
0.712.06
Goals prevented
-0.290.06

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 1)
  • 39', 0 - 1, Omerovic N. , Colina D. (A),
  • 2nd Half (2 - 0)
  • 53', Shopov S. , Mikolcic S. ,
  • 64', Lawal S. , Robertsson L. ,
  • 65', 1 - 1, Mauric A. ,
  • 71', Bukvic D. , Zivkovic F. ,
  • 71', Jakupovic A. , Toure Y. ,
  • 74', Prevljak S. , Bangura S. ,
  • 74', Taraba F. , Nasraoui M. ,
  • 81', 2 - 1, Bangura S. ,
  • 87', Maresic D. , Ivanisevic J. ,
  • 89', Vrbancic L. , Mkrtchyan S. ,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Istra 1961
37.5%
Draw
30.6%
Osijek
31.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
43.3% 27.3% 29.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

43.3% 27.3% 29.4%

Istra 1961 - Osijek Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
2.89
(2.1)
3.37
(3.33)
3.17
(3.1)
-4.1%
(9.9%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.25
What is the prediction for Istra 1961 - Osijek?
  • Users Predictions: 13 users predict this event. Istra 1961 will win (votes: 5 - 38.5%). Osijek will win (votes: 4 - 30.8%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 30.8%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Istra 1961: 12%65%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 1 high ROI users predict this event. Tie (votes: 1 - 100%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • The game will be played between two neighbours in the standings (ranked 9 and 7)
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Istra 1961 won 3.
    • The recent form of both competitors has been shaky.
    • Osijek may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
    • Recently, Istra 1961 has had a series of away games.
    • Istra 1961 will hold a modest advantage in this match.
    • There will not play in Osijek: Babec H. (Inactive) Hasic E. (Injury) Jugovic V. (Inactive) Jurisic R. (Broken Leg) Matkovic A. (Knee Injury) Mersinaj J. (Inactive)
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Istra 1961 won 7 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 9 matches, and goals 25:33. (average 1.3:1.7).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Istra 1961 won 6 matches, drew 1 match, lost 3 matches, and goals 16:15. (average 1.6:1.5).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Istra 1961 - Osijek were as follows:
    25.05.2025 Osijek - Istra 1961 1:1
    29.03.2025 Istra 1961 - Osijek 2:1
    20.12.2024 Osijek - Istra 1961 2:2
    04.10.2024 Istra 1961 - Osijek 2:1
    20.04.2024 Osijek - Istra 1961 1:2
    Latest results of Istra 1961
    16.09.2025 Neretva - Istra 1961 1:2
    12.09.2025 Slaven Belupo - Istra 1961 2:1
    29.08.2025 Istra 1961 - Gorica 1:0
    23.08.2025 Dinamo Zagreb - Istra 1961 3:0
    15.08.2025 Vukovar 91 - Istra 1961 1:1
    Latest results of Osijek
    14.09.2025 Osijek - Vukovar 91 4:0
    31.08.2025 Lokomotiva Zagreb - Osijek 1:1
    24.08.2025 Osijek - Hajduk Split 0:2
    17.08.2025 Varaždin - Osijek 0:0
    09.08.2025 Osijek - Rijeka 0:0
    Croatian HNL Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Hajduk Split1392222:81429
    2Din. Zagreb1381425:121325
    3Varazdin1354415:14119
    4Istra 19611354414:17-319
    5Slaven Belupo1353517:20-318
    6Lok. Zagreb1345415:19-417
    7Gorica1343618:21-315
    8Rijeka1335517:17014
    9Vukovar 19911325612:21-911
    10Osijek1324711:17-610

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