HNK Gorica vs Istra 1961

HNK Gorica

1 - 0

Istra 1961

🕒 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:00 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Patrik Kolarić 🔁 Regular Season - 32 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 32

Regular Season Table

HNK Gorica 7 · Istra 1961 6

Referee Stats

Patrik Kolarić

19 matches · 4.16 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.16
Reds avg	0.05
Penalties avg	0.58
Over 4.5 cards	26%
Home wins	42%
Draws	32%
Away wins	26%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-14).
Istra 1961 controlled possession (57%).
Physical contest: 8 yellows.

Team Overview

HNK Gorica (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-8

Goals For / Against

23 / 23

Avg: 1.28 / 1.28

Points

Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Istra 1961 (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-10

Goals For / Against

20 / 26

Avg: 1.11 / 1.44

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this HNL fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.33

PPG

1.11

1.28

1.11

1.28

1.44

50%

O2.5

50%

BTTS

44%

56%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

HNK Gorica rank7th

Istra 1961 rank6th

HNK Gorica points41

Istra 1961 points43

HNK Gorica: #7 · 41 pts · GD -8

27 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 2 pts from safety.

Istra 1961: #6 · 43 pts · GD -11

25 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

HNK Gorica last 5 home

W L W L W

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals8-4

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Istra 1961 last 5 away

L W L L W

Points6/15

Weighted index33

Goals3-5

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

HNK Gorica trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 17%

Istra 1961 trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

HNK Gorica score at home78%

HNK Gorica clean sheet at home33%

Istra 1961 score away56%

Istra 1961 clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

HNK Gorica score first56%

HNK Gorica win after scoring first70%

Istra 1961 score first39%

Istra 1961 win after scoring first57%

Comeback rate after conceding first: HNK Gorica 13% · Istra 1961 11%

Avg first goal minute: HNK Gorica 25.5' · Istra 1961 21.3'

Vs league average

HNK Gorica score at home1.28 vs 1.46

HNK Gorica concede at home1.28 vs 1.20

Istra 1961 score away1.11 vs 1.20

Istra 1961 concede away1.44 vs 1.46

HNK Gorica score 13% below league average, while Istra 1961 score 7% below league average.

Defensive side: HNK Gorica are 6% above league average at home, and Istra 1961 are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

HNK Gorica goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 7

31-45 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

61-75 6

0-15 4

46-60 4

76-90+ 3

16-30 1

Istra 1961 goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

46-60 5

31-45 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

0-15 5

46-60 5

16-30 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

311

434

Passes Accurate

257

365

Passes %

83%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

31' ⚽

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31' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Pršir

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Bogojević

45+1'

45+1' V. Rozić

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Maurić

1st substitution · For: D. Ahmeti

50'

50' A. Erceg

56'

56' A. Kadušić

57'

57' A. Kadušić

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ J. Pršir

1st substitution · For: T. Epailly

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ B. Bogojević

2nd substitution · For: O. Bakić

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Erceg

3rd substitution · For: S. Wisdom

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ V. Rozić

2nd substitution · For: C. Agada

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ M. Heister

3rd substitution · For: N. Sepic

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ D. Pavičić

4th substitution · For: E. Duraković

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ E. Frederiksen

4th substitution · For: A. Obando

86'

86' R. Kumar

89'

89' S. Perić

89'

89' S. Prevljak

90'

90' S. Prevljak

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ A. Kadušić

5th substitution · For: R. Hrvatin

HNK Gorica vs Istra 1961 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

HNK Gorica beat Istra 1961 1-0 on Monday, 27 April 2026 in HNL. The match was refereed by Patrik Kolarić. It was played at unknown.

First half: HNK Gorica took the lead at 31' when J. Pršir scored, with the assist credited to B. Bogojević, making the score 1-0. V. Rozić received a yellow card for Istra 1961 at 45+1'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Istra 1961 made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Maurić replacing D. Ahmeti. A. Erceg received a yellow card for HNK Gorica at 50'. A. Kadušić received a yellow card for Istra 1961 at 56'. A. Kadušić received a yellow card for Istra 1961 at 57'. HNK Gorica made their 1st substitution at 67', with J. Pršir replacing T. Epailly. HNK Gorica made their 2nd substitution at 73', with B. Bogojević replacing O. Bakić. HNK Gorica made their 3rd substitution at 73', with A. Erceg replacing S. Wisdom. Istra 1961 made their 2nd substitution at 78', with V. Rozić replacing C. Agada. Istra 1961 made their 3rd substitution at 78', with M. Heister replacing N. Sepic. HNK Gorica made their 4th substitution at 82', with D. Pavičić replacing E. Duraković. Istra 1961 made their 4th substitution at 85', with E. Frederiksen replacing A. Obando. R. Kumar received a yellow card for Istra 1961 at 86'. S. Perić received a yellow card for HNK Gorica at 89'. S. Prevljak received a yellow card for Istra 1961 at 89'. S. Prevljak received a yellow card for Istra 1961 at 90'. Istra 1961 made their 5th substitution at 90', with A. Kadušić replacing R. Hrvatin.

HNK Gorica used 4 substitutions while Istra 1961 used 5 substitutions. HNK Gorica got 2 yellow cards, while Istra 1961 got 6 yellow cards.