HNL 2026-2027 | Regular Season - 8
| 19 Sep 2026-6:00 pm
Istra 1961
w l d d w
0 : 1
1.21
xG
0.61
Full Time
HNK Gorica
l l d l d
J. Pranjic
85'
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
1'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
12'
Goals
85'
Goal
Cards
Yellow Card
45'
+1
Yellow Card
79'
90'
+11
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
90'
+12
90'
+12
Yellow Card
Lineups
7
1
F. Kolic
7.6
13
N. Sepic
6.9
16
S. Miettinen
7.5
4
R. Kumar
6.9
44
R. Hrvatin
7.3
8
A. Mauric
6.7
88
D. Doumbia
7.6
30
N. Skafar Zuzic
6.3
20
D. Ahmeti
7.3
22
E. Frederiksen
7.2
9
Isaac
10
1
R. Josipovic
6.9
5
G. Costa
7.9
15
D. Stevanovic
7.2
32
J. Filipovic
6.9
2
F. Braut
7.3
6
T. Lacoux
6.9
66
J. Frigan
6.9
25
B. Bogojevic
6
9
P. Mijic
6.9
20
L. Vrzic
6.3
10
F. Brodic
field field
Istra 1961
1
g
7
44
d
73'
6.9
4
d
7.5
84'
6.9
13
d
7.6
88
m
45'62'
6.7
8
m
74'
7.3
7.3
20
m
6.3
61'
7.6
9
f
90'
7.2
Substitutes
97
d
73'
6.9
84'
6.2
66
d
5
m
62'
6.7
34
m
74'
6.5
27
f
11
f
23
m
61'79'
6.3
Coach
HNK Gorica
10
2
d
6.9
82'
7.2
7.9
5
d
64'
6.9
66
m
82'
6.9
6
m
7.3
20
f
90'
6.9
9
f
6
64'
6.9
10
f
71'
6.3
Substitutes
30
g
71
g
82'
6.9
64'90'
6.6
24
m
71'
6.9
7
m
82'
6.7
64'85'
7.6
67
m
50
f
18
f
26
f
Match Stats
Istra 1961
HNK Gorica
Off Target 6 Blocked 1
On Target 11
On Target 4
Off Target 6 Blocked 3
3 Yellow Cards 2
3 Corners 3
7 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 2
52 Ball Possession 48
18 Shots 13
11 Shots on Goal 4
0 Goals 1
6 Shots off Goal 6
1 Blocked Shots 3
11 Shots insidebox 8
7 Shots outsidebox 5
3 Goalkeeper Saves 11
451 Total passes 442
373 Passes accurate 359
1.21 Expected Goals 0.61
Istra 1961 Home
W D D L W
1.29 2-3-2 PPG Overall
1.75 2-1-1 PPG at Home
0.67 0-2-1 PPG Away
W 13 Sep HRudes 3-2
D 04 Sep ANK Varazdin 0-0
D 29 Aug HDinamo Zagreb 2-2
L 23 Aug AHNK Rijeka 2-3
W 15 Aug HNK Slaven Belupo 3-0
HNK Gorica Away
D L D L L
0.29 0-2-5 PPG Overall
0.50 0-2-2 PPG at Home
0.00 0-0-3 PPG Away
D 14 Sep HNK Varazdin 2-2
L 05 Sep ADinamo Zagreb 0-1
D 31 Aug HHNK Rijeka 0-0
L 22 Aug ANK Slaven Belupo 0-2
L 16 Aug HHNK Hajduk Split 1-2
Venue form: Istra 1961 at home 1.75 vs HNK Gorica away 0.00 points per game
xG & Finishing
1.21 0 goals · −1.21 Istra 1961 xG
0.61 1 goal · +0.39 HNK Gorica xG
0% Shots scored 8%
61% Shots on target 31%
0.07 xG per shot 0.05
Istra 1961 scored 1.21 fewer than their chances were worth
Top Performersby match rating
1 R. Josipovic 10.0 Player of the match 90 min
2 D. Stevanovic 7.9 90 min
3 J. Pranjic 7.6 1 goal · 26 min
4 N. Skafar Zuzic 7.6 61 min
Result in Context
Pre-match favourite (stats model)
Istra 1961 lost
Stats model 81% · draw 14%, HNK Gorica 5%
Pre-match form
1.29 vs 0.29 points per game
7 + 7 HNL 2026-2027 games before kick-off
This scoreline
Istra 1961's first 0-1 defeat
HNK Gorica's first 1-0 win
Streaks
Istra 1961's 1-game winning run ended
HNK Gorica's run of 1 draw ended
Favourite = the Stats Prediction model (no pre-match odds)
Form, scorelines and streaks: HNL 2026-2027 games up to this one
Player Stats
Istra 1961
Goalkeepers
Field Players
HNK Gorica
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Referees
Referee: D. Bel
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