ZAGREB. Istra 1961 and Dinamo Zagreb draw 1-1. D. Drena scored the first goal (79′) for Istra 1961. D. Peric settled the score 1-1 (84′). Dinamo Zagreb was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the Stadion Maksimir stadium in Zagreb on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Mario Zebec with the help of Bojan Zobenica and Nikola Kečkiš. The 4th official was Ivan Matić. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 56.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Dinamo Zagreb was in firm control of the ball 58% while Istra 1961 was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dinamo Zagreb was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Dinamo Zagreb to win the match​.

Dinamo Zagreb shot 21 times, 7 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Istra 1961 shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Dinamo Zagreb received 1 yellow card (B. Franjic). On the other side, Istra 1961 received 4 yellow cards (, , J. Silva and R. Miskovic).

Standings

After this contest, Dinamo Zagreb will have 24 points to stay in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Istra 1961 will have 12 points to stay in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Dinamo Zagreb will play away with Gorica on the 30th of October with a 12-1 head to head record in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (1 draw).

Istra 1961 will host Lokomotiva Zagreb on the 1st of November with a 21-11 head to head in favor of Lokomotiva Zagreb (10 draws).

Dinamo Zagreb – Formation

Dinamo Zagreb started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Damir Krznar decided to play with the following team: Dominik Livaković (6.7), Sadegh Moharrami (8.0), Kévin Théophile-Catherine (7.4), Dino Perić (7.9), Bartol Franjić (7.0), Josip Mišić (7.0), Marko Bulat (7.5), Dario Špikić (6.5), Martin Baturina (6.8), Mislav Oršić (7.0) and Komnen Andrić (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Danijel Zagorac, Emir Dilaver, Rasmus Lauritsen, Marin Leovac, Stefan Ristovski, Amer Gojak (6.9), Luka Ivanušec (7.6), Marko Tolić (6.4) and Luka Menalo (6.9).

Substitutions

Dinamo Zagreb made 4 changes: M. Baturina for L. Ivanusec (60′), M. Bulat for A. Gojak (60′), D. Spikic for L. Menalo (72′) and J. Misic for M. Tolic (72′).

Best player: Sadegh Moharrami​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dinamo Zagreb was Sadegh Moharrami.

His rating is (8.0) with 49 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 9 crosses.

Istra 1961 – Formation

Istra 1961 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Regarding the opposition, Gonzalo Manuel García García played with: Ivan Lučić (8.1), Luka Hujber (7.8), João Silva (7.3), Einar Galilea (7.0), Luka Marin (7.4), Slavko Blagojević (7.0), Antonio Perera Calderon (7.4), Robert Mišković (6.2), Mateo Lisica (7.0), Dion Drena Beljo (6.5) and Abdallahi Mahmoud (6.9).

They had on the bench: Gonzalo Collao, Damjan Daničić, Erhun Obanor, Mauro Perković, Gonzalo Desio (6.9), Mihael Rovis, Miroslav Iličić, Serder Serderov (6.4) and Branko Đukić.

Substitutions

Istra 1961 made 3 changes: D. Drena Beljo for G. Desio (85′), S. Blagojevic for S. Serderov (86′) and M. Lisica for M. Perkovic (90′).

Best player: Ivan Lučić​

The most impressive player for Istra 1961 was the goalkeeper: Ivan Lučić. His rating is 8.11. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.​

• Lokomotiva Zagreb – Rijeka – 0-2
• Dinamo Zagreb – Istra 1961 – 1-1