VarazdinAttacking momentumIstra 1961
Preview
- Matchweek 18 of the 2025-2026 1. HNL brings Varaždin against Istra 1961 on 2025-12-19 (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
- During the previous encounter, Oriol Riera scored 1 victory, N. Šafarić scored no victories, and there were 0 ties.
- After 17 matchdays, Varaždin sit 5th with 23 points and Istra 1961 are 4th having collected 23 points.
- There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Varaždin or Istra 1961.
- Our model projects Varaždin in a 3-defender setup (3-4-2-1), with Istra 1961 anticipated to match that in 3-4-2-1.
- Last time out, Iuri Tavares registered the best mark for Varaždin - 8.9 - and Salim Lawal did likewise for Istra 1961 with an 8 score.
- Varaždin were beaten 0-2 by Vukovar, whereas Istra 1961 secured a win 5-1 against Osijek.
- Struggling form all round: Varaždin are 1-2-2 and Istra 1961 are 2-1-2 in their recent 5 matches.
- Dominance for Varaždin: across 34 clashes, they've won 12 games and only lost 10 games to Istra 1961, with 12 stalemates.
- We're forecasting a stalemate, 1-1, as Varaždin's 1.63 goals/game at home balance out Istra 1961's 1.22 away scoring.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Varazdin
Istra 1961
Events
| 20' | M. Heister | ||
| 25' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 26' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 44' | R. Puncec | ||
HT 1 - 1 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 46' | 1 - 2 | ||
| 55' | |||
| 57' | M. Nasraoui | ||
| 63' | L. Ba | ||
| 67' | V. Rozic | ||
| 67' | |||
| 68' | 1 - 3 | ||
| 75' | |||
| 78' | |||
| 78' | |||
| 82' | I. Mamut | ||
| 83' | |||
| 83' | |||
| 83' | |||
| 83' | |||
Stats
Lineups
Standings
TV Channels
Varazdin is going head to head with Istra 1961 on 19/12/2025 15:00 GMT for the Croatia 1. HNL. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Varazdin v Istra 1961 H2H statistics!