Istra 1961 draws 0-0 with Dinamo Zagreb on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

PULA. Istra 1961 and Dinamo Zagreb ended up goalless.

Istra 1961 draws 0-0 with Dinamo Zagreb on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

PULA. Istra 1961 and Dinamo Zagreb didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Dinamo Zagreb was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stadion Aldo Drosina stadium in Pula on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Duje Strukan assisted by Bojan Zobenica and Alen Jakšić. The 4th official was Jakov Titlić. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 7 Total 8
  • 1 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 85 Attack 102
  • 37 Dangerous attack 59
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 18
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Dinamo Zagreb had a strong ball possession 57% while Istra 1961 was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dinamo Zagreb was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Dinamo Zagreb to win the match​.

Istra 1961 shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Dinamo Zagreb shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Istra 1961 received 2 yellow cards (Einar Galilea and Abdallahi Mahmoud). On the other side, Dinamo Zagreb received 2 yellow cards (Mauro Perkovic and Stefan Ristovski).

Match Timeline

22'
M. Perković- Yellow
Mateo Lisica- sub ->Darwin Matheus
27'
57'
65'
65'
68'
Slavko Blagojevic- sub ->Frano Mlinar
82'
90'
Marko Bulat- sub ->Dario Spikic
90'
90'
Stefan Ristovski- Yellow

Standings

After this match, Istra 1961 will have 38 points to sit in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Dinamo Zagreb will have 67 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Istra 1961 will host Gorica on the 13th of May with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Gorica (8 draws).

Dinamo Zagreb will host Gorica on the 3rd of June with a 16-1 head to head in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (3 draws).

Istra 1961 – Formation

Istra 1961
G
L. Majkić 21.Croatia
7.3
D
L. Hujber 2.Croatia
7.7
D
Dario Maresic 23.Austria
6.8
D
Einar Galilea 8.Spain
6.8
57'
D
Luka Marin 14.Croatia
6.9
M
Frano Mlinar 4.Croatia
6.9
82'
M
7.4
M
Facundo Cáseres 5.Argentina
6.5
F
Advan Kadusic 97.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.6
68'
F
Monsef Bakrar 11.Algeria
6.5
F
Darwin Matheus 15.Venezuela
6.7
27'
Substitutes
G
Marijan Coric 1.Croatia
G
Jan Paus-Kunšt 40.Croatia
D
L. Bradarić 33.Croatia
D
A. Maurić 35.Croatia
M
Tomislav Duvnjak 6.Croatia
M
Slavko Blagojevic 7.Croatia
82'
M
L. Knežević 22.Croatia
M
Abdallahi Mahmoud 27.Mauritania
6.6
68' 90'
M
Reda Boultam 10.Netherlands
F
Matej Vuk 9.Croatia
F
Zoran Josipovic 18.Switzerland
F
Mateo Lisica 34.Croatia
7.1
27'

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

The manager Gonzalo Manuel García García decided to play with the following team: Lovro Majkić (7.3), Luka Hujber (7.7), Dario Marešić (6.8), Einar Galilea (6.8), Luka Marin (6.9), Frano Mlinar (6.9), Oleksandr Petrusenko (7.4), Facundo Cáseres (6.5), Advan Kadušić (6.6), Monsef Bakrar (6.5) and Darwin Matheus (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Marijan Ćorić, Jan Paus-Kunšt, Luka Bradarić, Tomislav Duvnjak, Slavko Blagojević, Lovre Knežević, Abdallahi Mahmoud (6.6), Antonio Maurić, Matej Vuk, Reda Boultam, Zoran Josipović and Mateo Lisica (7.1).

Istra 1961 could not rely on the presence of Mateo Lisica (injured).

Substitutions

Istra 1961 made 3 changes: Darwin Matheus for Mateo Lisica (27′), Advan Kadusic for Abdallahi Mahmoud (68′) and Frano Mlinar for Slavko Blagojević (82′).

Best player: Luka Hujber​

The most impressive player for Istra 1961 was Luka Hujber.

His rating is (7.7) with 35 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Dinamo Zagreb – Formation

Dinamo Zagreb
G
D. Livaković 40.Croatia
7.1
D
Stefan Ristovski 13.Macedonia
7.7
90'
D
Josip Sutalo  37.Croatia
6.8
D
D. Perić 55.Croatia
7.3
D
M. Perković 39.Croatia
6.2
22'
M
Robert Ljubicic 14.Austria
7.8
M
Josip Misic 27.Croatia
6.6
M
Dario Spikic 77.Croatia
6.6
90'
M
Martin Baturina  10.Croatia
6.5
65'
M
Luka Ivanusec 7.Croatia
6.2
F
Josip Drmic 18.Switzerland
6.9
65'
Substitutes
G
Danijel Zagorac 1.Croatia
G
Ivan Nevistic 33.Croatia
D
Jakov Gurlica 35.Croatia
D
M. Živković 25.Croatia
M
Petar Bočkaj 12.Croatia
M
Marko Bulat 31.Croatia
90'
M
Luka Lukanić 42.Croatia
F
Fran Topic 17.Croatia
6.4
65'
F
Gabriel Rukavina 41.Croatia
F
Luka Menalo 70.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.5
65'

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

Igor Bišćan played with: Dominik Livaković (7.1), Stefan Ristovski (7.7), Josip Šutalo (6.8), Dino Perić (7.3), Mauro Perković (6.2), Robert Ljubičić (7.8), Josip Mišić (6.6), Dario Špikić (6.6), Martin Baturina (6.5), Luka Ivanušec (6.2) and Josip Drmić (6.9).

They had on the bench: Danijel Zagorac, Ivan Nevistić, Sadegh Moharrami, Petar Bočkaj, Jakov Gurlica, Moreno Živković, Marko Bulat, Luka Vrbancic, Luka Lukanić, Fran Topić (6.4), Gabrijel Rukavina and Luka Menalo (6.5).

Substitutions

Dinamo Zagreb made 3 changes: Martin Baturina for Luka Menalo (65′), Josip Drmic for Fran Topić (65′) and Dario Spikic for Marko Bulat (90′).

Best player: Robert Ljubičić​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dinamo Zagreb was Robert Ljubičić.

His rating is (7.8) with 57 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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