NK Slaven Belupo vs Istra 1961

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🕒 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Gradski Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Zdenko Lovrić 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 6
Regular Season Table
NK Slaven Belupo 8 · Istra 1961 6
Referee Stats
9 matches · 2.89 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.89
Reds avg 0.56
Penalties avg 0.22
Over 4.5 cards 11%
Home wins 56%
Draws 22%
Away wins 22%

Team Overview

NK Slaven Belupo (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 8-5-5

Goals For / Against

26 / 25
Avg: 1.44 / 1.39

Points

29
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

4
Istra 1961 (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 6-2-10

Goals For / Against

20 / 26
Avg: 1.11 / 1.44

Points

20
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.61
PPG
1.11
1.44
GF
1.11
1.39
GA
1.44
56%
O2.5
50%
61%
BTTS
44%
44%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

NK Slaven Belupo rank8th
Istra 1961 rank6th
NK Slaven Belupo points41
Istra 1961 points43
NK Slaven Belupo: #8 · 41 pts · GD -15
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.

NK Slaven Belupo last 5 home

L W D D L
Points5/15
Weighted index38
Goals6-10
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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.

NK Slaven Belupo trend breakdown

Over 2.556%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.556%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 22%

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

NK Slaven Belupo score at home78%
NK Slaven Belupo clean sheet at home28%
Istra 1961 score away56%
Istra 1961 clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

NK Slaven Belupo score first44%
NK Slaven Belupo win after scoring first63%
Istra 1961 score first39%
Istra 1961 win after scoring first57%
Comeback rate after conceding first: NK Slaven Belupo 50% · Istra 1961 11%
Avg first goal minute: NK Slaven Belupo 23.6' · Istra 1961 21.3'

Vs league average

NK Slaven Belupo score at home1.44 vs 1.46
NK Slaven Belupo concede at home1.39 vs 1.20
Istra 1961 score away1.11 vs 1.20
Istra 1961 concede away1.44 vs 1.46
NK Slaven Belupo score 1% below league average, while Istra 1961 score 7% below league average.
Defensive side: NK Slaven Belupo are 16% above league average at home, and Istra 1961 are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS80%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.40 goals on average across the last 5.

NK Slaven Belupo goal timing (home)

1H scored: 34% 2H scored: 66% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 8
46-60 6
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
46-60 5
16-30 4
31-45 4
76-90+ 4
61-75 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
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
3
21'
21' Goal · 0-1
A. Kadušić
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Loncar
33'
33' Goal · 1-1
J. Mitrović
Normal Goal
58'
58' I. Lepinjica
1st substitution · For: A. Liber
69'
69' D. Marešić
70'
70' I. Nestorovski
72'
72' E. Frederiksen
1st substitution · For: S. Lawal
72'
72' S. Prevljak
2nd substitution · For: S. Bangura
76'
76' M. Caimacov
2nd substitution · For: M. Agbekpornu
77'
77' Goal · 2-1
I. Nestorovski
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Šuto
80'
80' J. Ivanisevic
3rd substitution · For: D. Djuric
84'
84' J. Mitrović
3rd substitution · For: Z. Katalinić
84'
84' A. Šuto
4th substitution · For: G. Sivalec

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

NK Slaven Belupo beat Istra 1961 2-1 on Friday, 12 September 2025 in HNL. The match was refereed by Zdenko Lovrić. It was played at Gradski Stadion.

First half: Istra 1961 took the lead at 21' when A. Kadušić scored, with the assist credited to S. Loncar, making the score 0-1. NK Slaven Belupo leveled the score at 33' when J. Mitrović scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: NK Slaven Belupo made their 1st substitution at 58', with I. Lepinjica replacing A. Liber. D. Marešić received a yellow card for Istra 1961 at 69'. I. Nestorovski received a yellow card for NK Slaven Belupo at 70'. Istra 1961 made their 1st substitution at 72', with E. Frederiksen replacing S. Lawal. Istra 1961 made their 2nd substitution at 72', with S. Prevljak replacing S. Bangura. NK Slaven Belupo made their 2nd substitution at 76', with M. Caimacov replacing M. Agbekpornu. NK Slaven Belupo took the lead at 77' when I. Nestorovski scored, with the assist credited to A. Šuto, making the score 2-1. Istra 1961 made their 3rd substitution at 80', with J. Ivanisevic replacing D. Djuric. NK Slaven Belupo made their 3rd substitution at 84', with J. Mitrović replacing Z. Katalinić. NK Slaven Belupo made their 4th substitution at 84', with A. Šuto replacing G. Sivalec.

NK Slaven Belupo used 4 substitutions while Istra 1961 used 3 substitutions. NK Slaven Belupo got 1 yellow card, while Istra 1961 got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games40
Home Wins13
Draws17
Away Wins10
Over 2.5 Goals15 (37.5%)
BTTS21 (52.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games20
Home Wins10
Draws8
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals7 (35.0%)
BTTS8 (40.0%)

NK Slaven Belupo vs Istra 1961 Head-to-Head History by Season