ZAGREB. Dinamo Zagreb was in the end too strong for Istra 1961 with the goal of Maxime Bernauer (15′), Marko Bulat (59′) and Mauro Perković (67′). Dinamo Zagreb took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadion Maksimir stadium in Zagreb on Sunday and it started at 5:15 pm local time. In front of 5,037 spectators.​ The referee was Dario Bel with the help of Kristijan Novosel and Deni Grofelnik. The 4th official was Zdenko Lovrić. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.62 degrees Celsius or 76.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

Dinamo Zagreb

3 - 0

Istra 1961

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 20 Total 2
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 8 Off Target 1
  • 6 Shots blocked 0
  • 138 Attack 71
  • 82 Dangerous attack 31
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 18
  • 1 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Dinamo Zagreb had a superior ball possession 60% while Istra 1961 was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dinamo Zagreb was more pushing with 82 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dinamo Zagreb won the match​.

Dinamo Zagreb shot 20 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Istra 1961 shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Dinamo Zagreb received 1 yellow card (Mauro Perković). Talking about the opposition, Istra 1961 received 5 yellow cards (Dario Maresic, Mladen Devetak, Oleksandr Petrusenko, Ante Erceg and Moris Valincic).

Match Timeline

5'
Dario Maresic- Yellow
Maxime Bernauer(goal)Dino Perić
15'
19'
M. Valinčić- Yellow
23'
Ante Erceg- Yellow
M. Perković- Yellow
39'
43'
Oleksandr Petrusenko- Yellow
Marko Bulat(goal)Mahir Emreli
59'
62'
Mateo Lisica- sub ->Advan Kadusic
63'
Slavko Blagojevic- sub ->Frano Mlinar
63'
Elias Filet- sub ->Antonio Mauric
Takuro Kaneko- sub ->Gabriel Vidović
65'
65'
66'
Mladen Devetak- Yellow
M. Perković(goal)
67'
69'
Darwin Matheus- sub ->Emmanuel Ekong
Tibor Halilovic- sub ->Arijan Ademi
72'
77'
Terrence Douglas- sub ->Mladen Devetak
79'
P. Sučić- sub ->Josip Mišić
79'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Dinamo Zagreb
78
34
Rijeka
71
34
Hajduk Split
62
34
Osijek
51
34
Lokomotiva Zagreb
50
34
Varaždin
42
34
Gorica
38
34
Istra 1961
38
34
Slaven Koprivnica
33
34
Rudeš
7
34

After playing this match, Dinamo Zagreb will have 19 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Istra 1961 will stay with 7 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Dinamo Zagreb will play away against Gorica on the 13th of April with a 17-1 head to head statistic in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (4 draws).

Istra 1961 will play away agasint Gorica on the 25th of May with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Gorica (8 draws).

Dinamo Zagreb – Formation

Dinamo Zagreb
G
Danijel Zagorac 1.Croatia
7.0
D
Sadegh Moharrami 2.Iran
7.1
65'
D
Maxime Bernauer 6.France
8.1
15'
D
Martin Baturina 10.Croatia
8.5
D
M. Perković 39.Croatia
8.4
79' 39' 67'
D
D. Perić 55.Croatia
7.5
M
Arijan Ademi 5.Macedonia
7.0
72'
M
Mahir Emreli 11.Azerbaijan
7.9
M
Josip Misic 27.Croatia
7.3
79'
M
Marko Bulat 31.Croatia
8.7
59'
M
G. Vidović 72.Croatia
7.1
65'
Substitutes
G
Ivan Nevistic 33.Croatia
D
Joaquín Sosa 3.Uruguay
6.8
79'
D
Stefan Ristovski 13.Macedonia
M
Robert Ljubicic 14.Austria
6.8
65'
M
Tibor Halilovic 23.Croatia
7.0
72'
F
S. Kulenović 17.Croatia
F
Josip Drmic 18.Switzerland
F
Antonio Marin 20.Croatia
F
P. Sučić 25.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
79'
F
Takuro Kaneko 30.Japan
7.3
65'
F
Luka Menalo 70.Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

The manager Sergej Jakirović decided to play with the following team: Danijel Zagorac (7.0), Sadegh Moharrami (7.1), Maxime Bernauer (8.1), Dino Perić (7.5), Mauro Perković (8.4), Josip Mišić (7.3), Arijan Ademi (7.0), Martin Baturina (8.5), Marko Bulat (8.7), Gabriel Vidović (7.1) and Mahir Emreli (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Joaquín Sosa (6.8), Stefan Ristovski, Robert Ljubičić (6.8), Sandro Kulenović, Josip Drmić, Antonio Marin, Tibor Halilovic (7.0), Petar Sučić (7.0), Takuro Kaneko (7.3), Ivan Nevistić and Luka Menalo.

Substitutions

Dinamo Zagreb made 5 changes: Gabriel Vidović for Takuro Kaneko (65′), Sadegh Moharrami for Robert Ljubičić (65′), Mauro Perković for Joaquín Sosa (79′), Arijan Ademi for Tibor Halilovic (72′) and Josip Mišić for Petar Sučić (79′).

Best player: Marko Bulat​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dinamo Zagreb was Marko Bulat.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 42 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 7 crosses.

Istra 1961 – Formation

Istra 1961
G
L. Majkić 21.Croatia
6.3
D
Dario Maresic 13.Austria
6.3
5'
D
M. Valinčić 23.Croatia
6.3
19'
D
Ante Majstorovic 45.Croatia
6.3
D
Advan Kadusic 97.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.3
62'
M
Frano Mlinar 4.Croatia
6.6
63'
M
E. Ekong 14.Sweden
6.4
69'
M
Oleksandr Petrusenko 16.Ukraine
6.7
43'
M
Mladen Devetak 34.Serbia
6.6
77' 66'
M
A. Maurić 35.Croatia
6.8
63'
F
Ante Erceg 50.Croatia
6.3
23'
Substitutes
G
Marijan Coric 1.Croatia
G
Jan Paus-Kunšt 40.Croatia
D
Eric Björkander 5.Sweden
D
Terrence Douglas 17.Netherlands
6.3
77'
M
Slavko Blagojevic 7.Croatia
7.0
63'
M
M. Čuić 8.Croatia
M
S. Nebyla 77.Slovakia
F
Zoran Josipovic 9.Switzerland
F
Mateo Lisica 11.Croatia
6.6
62'
F
Darwin Matheus 15.Venezuela
6.8
69'
F
Matej Vuk 22.Croatia
F
Elias Filet 75.France
6.7
63'

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

David Català Jiménez played with: Lovro Majkic (6.3), Moris Valincic (6.3), Dario Maresic (6.3), Ante Majstorovic (6.3), Mladen Devetak (6.6), Antonio Mauric (6.8), Oleksandr Petrusenko (6.7), Frano Mlinar (6.6), Emmanuel Ekong (6.4), Ante Erceg (6.3) and Advan Kadusic (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Marijan Coric, Eric Björkander, Slavko Blagojevic (7.0), Mario Cuic, Zoran Josipovic, Mateo Lisica (6.6), Darwin Matheus (6.8), Terrence Douglas (6.3), Matej Vuk, Jan Paus-Kunšt, Elias Filet (6.7) and Sebastian Nebyla.

Substitutions

Istra 1961 made 5 changes: Advan Kadusic for Mateo Lisica (62′), Frano Mlinar for Slavko Blagojevic (63′), Emmanuel Ekong for Darwin Matheus (69′), Antonio Mauric for Elias Filet (63′) and Mladen Devetak for Terrence Douglas (77′).

Best player: Slavko Blagojevic​

The most impressive player for Istra 1961 was Slavko Blagojevic.

His rating is (7.0) with 18 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 63′.

Results of the day

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