Istra 1961Attacking momentumVarazdin
Preview
- It's week 27 of the 2025-2026 1. HNL on 2026-03-20 at 17:00 GMT, when Istra 1961 and Varaždin go head-to-head.
- With the data available to us, Oriol Riera and Nikola Safaric have not met as managers before.
- After 26 matchdays, Istra 1961 sit 6th with 33 points and Varaždin are 4th having collected 37 points.
- There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Istra 1961 or Varaždin.
- We're predicting Istra 1961 to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Varaždin are expected to line up in 4-1-4-1.
- Both sides left it all on the pitch: Istra 1961 won 2-0 against Rijeka, and Varaždin secured a victory 2-0 over Vukovar.
- Struggling form all round: Istra 1961 are 1-0-4 and Varaždin are 1-2-2 in their recent 5 matches.
- Varaždin lead this rivalry - 12 wins from 35 matches versus Istra 1961 (who've won just 11 games), alongside 12 draws.
- With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (4-4-4 vs 4-3-6) and scoring roughly 1.00-1.46 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
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Odds
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Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Istra 1961
Varazdin
Events
| 11' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 25' | Goal cancelled | Ivan Canjuga-VAR | |
| 27' | J. Radosevic | ||
HT 0 - 1 | |||
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| 78' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 80' | 2 - 1 | ||
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Stats
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TV Channels
Istra 1961 is going head to head with Varazdin on 20/3/2026 17:00 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 Istra 1961 v Varazdin H2H statistics!