ZAGREB. Dinamo Zagreb beats Istra 1961 1-0 after S. Ristovski scored just 1 goal (37′). Dinamo Zagreb was definitely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Josip Drmic didn’t score a penalty (29′) for Dinamo Zagreb.
The match was played at the Stadion Maksimir stadium in Zagreb on Friday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Ivan Bebek assisted by Sanja Rođak-Karšić and Željko Bučar. The 4th official was Ivana Martinčić. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 0.7 degrees Celsius or 33.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 15 Total 1
- 5 On Target 0
- 10 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 137 Attack 84
- 75 Dangerous attack 32
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 3
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Dinamo Zagreb was in firm control of the ball 61% while Istra 1961 was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Dinamo Zagreb had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dinamo Zagreb won the match.
Dinamo Zagreb shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Istra 1961 shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Dinamo Zagreb didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Istra 1961 received 2 yellow cards (Luka Hujber and Abdallahi Mahmoud).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Dinamo Zagreb will have 49 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Istra 1961 will stay with 27 points like Varaždin to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Dinamo Zagreb will host Gorica on the 3rd of June with a 16-1 head to head record in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (2 draws).
Istra 1961 will host Gorica on the 20th of May with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Gorica (8 draws).
Dinamo Zagreb – Formation
Dinamo Zagreb
37'
90'
Dinamo Zagreb started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ante Čačić decided to play with the following team: Dominik Livaković , Stefan Ristovski , Kévin Théophile-Catherine , Dino Perić , Robert Ljubičić , Josip Mišić , Arijan Ademi , Dario Špikić , Martin Baturina , Luka Ivanušec and Josip Drmić .
The home team had on the bench: Danijel Zagorac, Ivan Nevistić, Daniel Štefulj, Sadegh Moharrami, Jakov Gurlica, Petar Bočkaj, Marko Brkljača, Marko Bulat, Bruno Petković , Mahir Emreli, Luka Menalo and Gabrijel Rukavina.
Substitutions
Dinamo Zagreb made 2 changes: Josip Drmic for Bruno Petković (46′) and Martin Baturina for Marko Bulat (90′).
Best player: Robert Ljubičić
The player that probably impressed the most for Dinamo Zagreb was Robert Ljubičić even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 78 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
Istra 1961 – Formation
Istra 1961
30'
Istra 1961 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Gonzalo Manuel García García played with: Lovro Majkić , Dario Marešić , Einar Galilea , Mauro Perković , Luka Hujber , Oleksandr Petrusenko , Facundo Cáseres , Advan Kadušić , Abdallahi Mahmoud , Matej Vuk and Ante Erceg .
These were the players on the bench: Marijan Ćorić, Jan Paus-Kunšt, Iurie Iovu, Luka Bradarić, Luka Marin, Frano Mlinar, Tomislav Duvnjak, Monsef Bakrar, Reda Boultam , Mateo Lisica , Darwin Matheus and Zoran Josipović.
Substitutions
Istra 1961 made 5 changes: Dario Maresic for Mateo Lisica (59′), Matej Vuk for Reda Boultam (75′), Abdallahi Mahmoud for Darwin Matheus (75′), Ante Erceg for Monsef Bakrar (83′) and Facundo Cáseres for Tomislav Duvnjak (83′).
Best player: Mauro Perković
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Istra 1961 was Mauro Perković.
His rating is with 62 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
