NK Varazdin vs Istra 1961

NK Varazdin

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Istra 1961

🕒 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Igor Pajač 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

NK Varazdin 3 · Istra 1961 6

Referee Stats

Igor Pajač

12 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	58%
Home wins	33%
Draws	17%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

NK Varazdin (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-3

Goals For / Against

26 / 21

Avg: 1.44 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.83

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

1.83

PPG

1.11

1.44

1.11

1.17

1.44

44%

O2.5

50%

61%

BTTS

44%

50%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

NK Varazdin rank3rd

Istra 1961 rank6th

NK Varazdin points54

Istra 1961 points43

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.

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.

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

NK Varazdin last 5 home

W D W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index78

Goals7-3

Record3-2-0

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.

NK Varazdin trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 33%

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 Varazdin score at home89%

NK Varazdin clean sheet at home33%

Istra 1961 score away56%

Istra 1961 clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

NK Varazdin score first50%

NK Varazdin win after scoring first78%

Istra 1961 score first39%

Istra 1961 win after scoring first57%

Comeback rate after conceding first: NK Varazdin 63% · Istra 1961 11%

Avg first goal minute: NK Varazdin 20.6' · Istra 1961 21.3'

Vs league average

NK Varazdin score at home1.44 vs 1.46

NK Varazdin concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Istra 1961 score away1.11 vs 1.20

Istra 1961 concede away1.44 vs 1.46

NK Varazdin score 1% below league average, while Istra 1961 score 7% below league average.

Defensive side: NK Varazdin are 3% below league average at home, and Istra 1961 are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

NK Varazdin goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

46-60 6

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

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

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

20'

20' M. Heister

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

S. Prevljak

Normal Goal

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

I. Mamut

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Duvnjak

44'

44' R. Punčec

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ I. Ayuma

1st substitution · For: A. Maurić

46' ⚽

⚽

46' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

V. Rozić

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Frederiksen

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ V. Koski

2nd substitution · For: M. Nasraoui

57'

57' M. Nasraoui

63'

63' L. Ba

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Iuri Tavares

1st substitution · For: A. Latković

67'

67' V. Rozić

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

S. Prevljak

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Frederiksen

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ V. Rozić

3rd substitution · For: F. Taraba

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ A. Borsic

2nd substitution · For: D. Begonja

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ T. Duvnjak

3rd substitution · For: M. Antunović

82'

82' I. Mamut

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ L. Škaričić

4th substitution · For: N. Tepšić

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ L. Belcar

5th substitution · For: D. Puclin

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ E. Frederiksen

4th substitution · For: Alejandro Agustín

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ S. Prevljak

5th substitution · For: C. Agada

NK Varazdin vs Istra 1961 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Istra 1961 beat NK Varazdin 3-1 on Friday, 19 December 2025 in HNL. The match was refereed by Igor Pajač. It was played at unknown.

First half: M. Heister received a yellow card for Istra 1961 at 20'. Istra 1961 took the lead at 25' when S. Prevljak scored, making the score 0-1. NK Varazdin leveled the score at 26' when I. Mamut scored, with the assist credited to T. Duvnjak, making the score 1-1. R. Punčec received a yellow card for NK Varazdin at 44'.

Second half: Istra 1961 made their 1st substitution at 46', with I. Ayuma replacing A. Maurić. Istra 1961 took the lead at 46' when V. Rozić scored, with the assist credited to E. Frederiksen, making the score 1-2. Istra 1961 made their 2nd substitution at 55', with V. Koski replacing M. Nasraoui. M. Nasraoui received a yellow card for Istra 1961 at 57'. L. Ba received a yellow card for NK Varazdin at 63'. NK Varazdin made their 1st substitution at 67', with Iuri Tavares replacing A. Latković. V. Rozić received a yellow card for Istra 1961 at 67'. Istra 1961 extended the lead at 68' when S. Prevljak scored, with the assist credited to E. Frederiksen, making the score 1-3. Istra 1961 made their 3rd substitution at 75', with V. Rozić replacing F. Taraba. NK Varazdin made their 2nd substitution at 78', with A. Borsic replacing D. Begonja. NK Varazdin made their 3rd substitution at 78', with T. Duvnjak replacing M. Antunović. I. Mamut received a yellow card for NK Varazdin at 82'. NK Varazdin made their 4th substitution at 83', with L. Škaričić replacing N. Tepšić. NK Varazdin made their 5th substitution at 83', with L. Belcar replacing D. Puclin. Istra 1961 made their 4th substitution at 83', with E. Frederiksen replacing Alejandro Agustín. Istra 1961 made their 5th substitution at 83', with S. Prevljak replacing C. Agada.

NK Varazdin used 5 substitutions while Istra 1961 used 5 substitutions. NK Varazdin got 3 yellow cards, while Istra 1961 got 3 yellow cards.