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

Football Croatian HNL Istra 1961 - Varaždin
Result
1:0
03/10/2025 at 12:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • HNL - Round 9
  • Referee: Pavlesic P. (Cro)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
croatiaCroatiaMAX Sport 1, MAXtv To Go
sloveniaSloveniaArena Sport 1

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
0.381.12
Ball Possession
49%51%
Total shots
918
Shots on target
45
Big Chances
12
Corner Kicks
14
Passes
80% (329/413)82% (341/418)
Yellow Cards
34
Expected Goals (xG)
0.381.12
xG on target (xGOT)
0.431.03
Total shots
918
Shots on target
45
Shots off target
35
Blocked Shots
28
Shots inside the Box
511
Shots outside the Box
47
Hit the Woodwork
00
Big Chances
12
Corner Kicks
14
Touches in opposition box
1030
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
30
Free Kicks
1411
Passes
80% (329/413)82% (341/418)
Long passes
43% (22/51)56% (31/55)
Passes in final third
53% (39/73)69% (73/106)
Crosses
25% (3/12)24% (5/21)
Expected assists (xA)
0.181.45
Throw-ins
1724
Fouls
1114
Tackles
64% (14/22)64% (7/11)
Duels won
4950
Clearances
3317
Interceptions
114
Errors leading to shot
10
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper Saves
53
xGOT faced
1.030.43
Goals prevented
1.03-0.57

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 0)
  • 30', Duvnjak T. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 0)
  • 46', Abdullazada R. , Vuk M. ,
  • 54', Maresic D. 🟨,
  • 63', Ba L. 🟨,
  • 63', Robertsson L. , Rozic V. ,
  • 64', 1 - 0, Loncar S. , Kadusic A. (A),
  • 67', Latkovic A. , Mamic L. ,
  • 75', Mamut I. , Dabro M. ,
  • 75', Marina M. , Bockaj P. ,
  • 82', Mauric A. , Frederiksen E. ,
  • 85', Lawal S. , Zgomba M. ,
  • 86', Tavares I. , Antunovic M. ,
  • 90+1', Vuk M. 🟨,
  • 90+2', Koski V. 🟨,
  • 90+6', Prevljak S. 🟨,
  • 90+6', Zelenika O. 🟨,

Chances of winning


Istra 1961
41.3%
Draw
30%
Varaždin
28.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
50.4% 26.9% 22.7%

Our Initial ML Estimation

52.5% 28% 21.8%

Istra 1961 - Varaždin Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
2.27
(1.83)
3.12
(3.43)
3.28
(4.05)
6.6%
(8.7%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.25
What is the prediction for Istra 1961 - Varaždin?
  • Users Predictions: 13 users predict this event. Istra 1961 will win (votes: 9 - 69.2%). Varaždin will win (votes: 2 - 15.4%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 15.4%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Istra 1961: 44.1%94.3%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Istra 1961 will win (4 of 4 users predict this - 100%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 7 and 3 in the zone Promotion ~ Conference League (Qualification: )).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Istra 1961 won 1.
    • Currently, both teams are in excellent shape.
    • Istra 1961 will hold a modest advantage in this match.
    • There will not play in Varaždin: Belcar L. (Yellow Cards) Bockaj P. (Inactive)
    • There are questionable in Istra 1961: Heister M. (Inactive) Jay A. (Inactive) Rozic V. (Inactive)
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Istra 1961 won 5 matches, drew 8 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 18:19. (average 0.9:1).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Istra 1961 won 4 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 8:5. (average 0.9:0.6).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Istra 1961 - Varaždin were as follows:
    11.05.2025 Istra 1961 - Varaždin 0:0
    08.03.2025 Varaždin - Istra 1961 0:0
    07.12.2024 Istra 1961 - Varaždin 0:0
    20.09.2024 Varaždin - Istra 1961 1:0
    17.05.2024 Istra 1961 - Varaždin 2:0
    Latest results of Istra 1961
    27.09.2025 Rijeka - Istra 1961 0:0
    21.09.2025 Istra 1961 - Osijek 2:1
    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
    Latest results of Varaždin
    26.09.2025 Varaždin - Vukovar 91 2:1
    13.09.2025 Varaždin - Hajduk Split 2:0
    09.09.2025 Gaj Mače - Varaždin 1:7
    30.08.2025 Varaždin - Dinamo Zagreb 2:2
    Croatian HNL Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Hajduk Split1392222:81429
    2Din. Zagreb1281324:101425
    3Slaven Belupo1353517:20-318
    4Lok. Zagreb1345415:19-417
    5Varazdin1244414:14016
    6Istra 19611244412:16-416
    7Gorica1343618:21-315
    8Rijeka1235417:16114
    9Vukovar 19911325612:21-911
    10Osijek1324711:17-610

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