Istra 1961 vs NK Varazdin

Istra 1961

2 - 1

NK Varazdin

🕒 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:00 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Ante Culina 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

Istra 1961 6 · NK Varazdin 3

Referee Stats

Ante Culina

20 matches · 4.25 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.25
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.40
Over 4.5 cards	60%
Home wins	50%
Draws	30%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

NK Varazdin outshot their opponent (10-15).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).

Team Overview

Istra 1961 (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-7

Goals For / Against

19 / 24

Avg: 1.06 / 1.33

Points

Avg: 1.28

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

NK Varazdin (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-9

Goals For / Against

21 / 25

Avg: 1.17 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 1.17

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

1.28

PPG

1.17

1.06

1.17

1.33

1.39

50%

O2.5

50%

61%

BTTS

61%

44%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Istra 1961 rank6th

NK Varazdin rank3rd

Istra 1961 points43

NK Varazdin points54

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.

NK Varazdin: #3 · 54 pts · GD +1

14 pts off the top 2. 19 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Istra 1961 last 5 home

D W L L L

Points4/15

Weighted index38

Goals5-8

Record1-1-3

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.

NK Varazdin last 5 away

W L L W L

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals7-7

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.

Istra 1961 trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 22%

NK Varazdin trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Istra 1961 score at home72%

Istra 1961 clean sheet at home17%

NK Varazdin score away78%

NK Varazdin clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Istra 1961 score first44%

Istra 1961 win after scoring first50%

NK Varazdin score first33%

NK Varazdin win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Istra 1961 57% · NK Varazdin 38%

Avg first goal minute: Istra 1961 21.9' · NK Varazdin 20.2'

Vs league average

Istra 1961 score at home1.06 vs 1.46

Istra 1961 concede at home1.33 vs 1.20

NK Varazdin score away1.17 vs 1.20

NK Varazdin concede away1.39 vs 1.46

Istra 1961 score 28% below league average, while NK Varazdin score 3% below league average.

Defensive side: Istra 1961 are 11% above league average at home, and NK Varazdin are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Istra 1961 goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

0-15 5

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

NK Varazdin goal timing (away)

1H scored: 62% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

61-75 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

366

424

Passes Accurate

263

323

Passes %

72%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Latković

Normal Goal · Assist: F. Maglica

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ VAR

I. Canjuga

Goal Disallowed - Foul

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ VAR

I. Canjuga

Goal cancelled

27'

27' J. Radošević

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Iuri Tavares

1st substitution · For: A. Borsic

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Goričan

1st substitution · For: V. Rozić

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Lončar

2nd substitution · For: D. Ahmeti

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Goričan

3rd substitution · For: V. Rozić

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Lončar

4th substitution · For: D. Ahmeti

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ G. Sikošek

2nd substitution · For: M. Mladenovski

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ L. Štulac

5th substitution · For: A. Obando

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ A. Latković

3rd substitution · For: M. Marina

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

M. Heister

Normal Goal

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

J. Radošević

Normal Goal

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ E. Frederiksen

6th substitution · For: I. Ayuma

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ I. Canjuga

4th substitution · For: P. Bočkaj

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ I. Canjuga

5th substitution · For: P. Bočkaj

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ S. Prevljak

7th substitution · For: F. Taraba

Istra 1961 vs NK Varazdin 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Istra 1961 beat NK Varazdin 2-1 on Friday, 20 March 2026 in HNL. The match was refereed by Ante Culina. It was played at unknown.

First half: NK Varazdin took the lead at 11' when A. Latković scored, with the assist credited to F. Maglica, making the score 0-1. VAR intervened at 23' for NK Varazdin (Goal Disallowed - Foul). VAR intervened at 25' for NK Varazdin (Goal cancelled). J. Radošević received a yellow card for Istra 1961 at 27'.

Second half: NK Varazdin made their 1st substitution at 46', with Iuri Tavares replacing A. Borsic. Istra 1961 made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Goričan replacing V. Rozić. Istra 1961 made their 2nd substitution at 46', with S. Lončar replacing D. Ahmeti. Istra 1961 made their 3rd substitution at 46', with S. Goričan replacing V. Rozić. Istra 1961 made their 4th substitution at 46', with S. Lončar replacing D. Ahmeti. NK Varazdin made their 2nd substitution at 62', with G. Sikošek replacing M. Mladenovski. Istra 1961 made their 5th substitution at 69', with L. Štulac replacing A. Obando. NK Varazdin made their 3rd substitution at 69', with A. Latković replacing M. Marina. Istra 1961 reduced the deficit at 78' when M. Heister scored, making the score 1-3. Istra 1961 reduced the deficit at 80' when J. Radošević scored, making the score 2-3. Istra 1961 made their 6th substitution at 81', with E. Frederiksen replacing I. Ayuma. NK Varazdin made their 4th substitution at 83', with I. Canjuga replacing P. Bočkaj. NK Varazdin made their 5th substitution at 85', with I. Canjuga replacing P. Bočkaj. Istra 1961 made their 7th substitution at 86', with S. Prevljak replacing F. Taraba.

Istra 1961 used 7 substitutions while NK Varazdin used 5 substitutions. Istra 1961 got 1 yellow card.