Varazdin

Varazdin

VS Scheduled Saturday 27 Feb 202700:00

Croatia 26/27 HNL · Matchday 24

Istra

Head-to-head overview

1 meetings

VarazdinWins: 0
Draws100.0% of meetings: 1
IstraWins: 0

Goals per match: 0.00
Over 2.5 goals: 0.0%
Both teams scored: 0.0%

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-04	26/27	Varazdin0–0Istra

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Varazdin0–0Osijek
2026-09-14	26/27	Gorica2–2Varazdin
2026-09-04	26/27	Varazdin0–0Istra
2026-08-29	26/27	Varazdin2–0Rudeš
2026-08-22	26/27	Dinamo Zagreb3–1Varazdin
2026-08-16	26/27	Varazdin2–0Rijeka
2026-08-09	26/27	Slaven1–4Varazdin
2026-08-02	26/27	Varazdin2–1Hajduk Split

Istra

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Istra0–1Gorica
2026-09-13	26/27	Istra3–2Rudeš
2026-09-04	26/27	Varazdin0–0Istra
2026-08-29	26/27	Istra2–2Dinamo Zagreb
2026-08-23	26/27	Rijeka3–2Istra
2026-08-15	26/27	Istra3–0Slaven
2026-08-09	26/27	Hajduk Split2–2Istra
2026-08-01	26/27	Istra2–3Lok Zagreb

Varazdin Istra

Wins

50%

25%

Over 2.5 goals

50%

75%

Both teams scored

50%

62%

Clean sheets

50%

25%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Varazdin

Home · HNL

Home			Away		1st goal
4	Varazdin		Dinamo Zagreb	1
4	Varazdin	2–1	Hajduk Split	2	53′ Home
4	Varazdin	0–0	Osijek	3	–
4 · Varazdin
4	Varazdin	2–0	Rijeka	5	20′ Home
4	Varazdin	0–0	Istra	6	–
4	Varazdin		Lok Zagreb	7
4	Varazdin		Slaven	8
4	Varazdin		Gorica	9
4	Varazdin	2–0	Rudeš	10	72′ Home

Istra

Away · HNL

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Dinamo Zagreb		Istra	6
2	Hajduk Split	2–2	Istra	6	15′ Home
3	Osijek		Istra	6
4	Varazdin	0–0	Istra	6	–
5	Rijeka	3–2	Istra	6	—
6 · Istra
7	Lok Zagreb		Istra	6
8	Slaven		Istra	6
9	Gorica		Istra	6
10	Rudeš		Istra	6

Varazdin Home Istra Away

Wins

60%

0%

Over 1.5

60%

67%

Over 2.5

20%

67%

Over 3.5

0%

67%

Both teams scored

20%

67%

Clean sheets

80%

33%

Scores first

60%

0%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

HNL · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Varazdin

8 matches

Goals & results	Home5 matches	Away3 matches	Overall8 matches
Points / match	2.20	1.33	1.88
Draws	40.0%	33.3%	37.5%
Goals scored / match	1.20	2.33	1.62
Goals conceded / match	0.20	2.00	0.88
Total goals / match	1.40	4.33	2.50
Failed to score	40.0%	0.0%	25.0%
Under 2.5 goals	80.0%	0.0%	50.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	1 of 3	33%
Scores first → wins	3 of 3	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 0	—

Scoring order known: 5/5 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	0
16–30	1	0
31–45	1	0
46–60	1	1
61–75	2	0
76–90	1	0

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Istra

8 matches

Goals & results	Home5 matches	Away3 matches	Overall8 matches
Points / match	1.40	0.67	1.12
Draws	20.0%	66.7%	37.5%
Goals scored / match	2.00	1.33	1.75
Goals conceded / match	1.60	1.67	1.62
Total goals / match	3.60	3.00	3.38
Failed to score	20.0%	33.3%	25.0%
Under 2.5 goals	20.0%	33.3%	25.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	0 of 0	—
Scores first → wins	0 of 0	—
Concedes first → wins	0 of 2	0%

Scoring order known: 3/3 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Varazdin	Draw	Istra	How it works
Goals (Poisson)	37.2%	26.2%	36.1%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.33–1.31 Model expected goals

48.6% Probability of over 2.5 goals

53.3% Both teams to score

1-1 Most likely score, at 12.4%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-112.4%

1-09.5%

0-19.4%

2-18.3%

1-28.1%

0-07.2%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Varazdin	Istra	How to read it

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Varazdin	0.75	0.88	0.00	0.88
Istra	1.00	0.75	0.75	0.88

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Varazdin	25%	0%	25%	12%	38%
Istra	12%	12%	0%	12%	62%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

2.20 Varazdin at home, 5 matches

0.67 Istra away, 3 matches

161d Days of rest for Varazdin

161d Days of rest for Istra

— Manager of Varazdin

— Manager of Istra

0 Matches for Varazdin in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Istra in the last 14 days

1 Points for Varazdin behind the leaders, and 8 above the relegation zone

7 Points for Istra behind the leaders, and 2 above the relegation zone

3.15 League goals per match

20.5% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Varazdin, the right bar represents Istra.

On the ball

20 matches

4.62

corners

4.25

12.38

fouls

11.12

1.83

yellow cards

1.8

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Varazdin	DDDWLWWW	1.88	1.62–0.88	3D
Istra	LWDDLWDL	1.12	1.75–1.62	1L

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Varazdin	3	5	0	0	1
Istra	3	3	2	0	1

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Varazdin

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Istra

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.