PULA. Dinamo Zagreb beats Istra 1961 1-0 after M. Perković scored just 1 goal (36′). Dinamo Zagreb made the most of its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Stadion Aldo Drosina stadium in Pula on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. In front of 3,891 spectators.​ The referee was Duje Strukan with the assistance of Bojan Zobenica and Alen Jakšić. The 4th official was Dario Kulušić. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 12.18 degrees Celsius or 53.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Dinamo Zagreb had a strong ball possession 58% while Istra 1961 was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dinamo Zagreb had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dinamo Zagreb won the contest.​

Istra 1961 shot 4 times, 0 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Dinamo Zagreb shot 10 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Istra 1961 received 3 yellow cards (Oleksandr Petrusenko, Emmanuel Ekong and Català). On the opposite side, Dinamo Zagreb received 1 yellow card (Stefan Ristovski).

Standings

After playing this contest, Istra 1961 stays with 18 points to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Dinamo Zagreb will has 37 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Istra 1961 will play away against Rijeka on the 3rd of February with a 38-4 head to head statistic in favor of Rijeka (14 draws).

Dinamo Zagreb will play away against Lokomotiva Zagreb on the 12th of August with a 41-5 head to head in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (5 draws).

Istra 1961 – Formation

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

The manager David Català Jiménez decided to play with the following team: Lovro Majkic (6.7), Advan Kadusic (6.7), Ante Majstorovic (7.0), Dario Maresic (6.4), Mladen Devetak (6.4), Frano Mlinar (7.0), Oleksandr Petrusenko (7.0), Antonio Mauric (7.0), Emmanuel Ekong (7.0), Elias Filet (6.4) and Matej Vuk (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Marijan Coric, Luka Hujber, Ville Koski, Slavko Blagojevic (6.7), Mario Cuic (6.6), Terrence Douglas, Iurie Iovu, Moris Valincic (6.6), Dukan Ahmeti, Lorenzo Travaglia and Marino Bulat.

Substitutions

Istra 1961 made 3 changes: Oleksandr Petrusenko for Slavko Blagojevic (68′), Elias Filet for Mario Cuic (69′) and Advan Kadusic for Moris Valincic (68′).

Player of the match: Frano Mlinar​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Istra 1961 was Frano Mlinar.

His rating is 7.0 with 25 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Dinamo Zagreb – Formation

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

Sergej Jakirović played with: Danijel Zagorac (7.0), Stefan Ristovski (7.9), Moreno Živković (7.3), Kévin Théophile-Catherine (7.5), Mauro Perković (7.8), Arijan Ademi (6.8), Petar Sučić (7.3), Takuro Kaneko (7.0), Marko Bulat (7.0), Arbër Hoxha (7.9) and Bruno Petkovic (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Takuya Ogiwara, Maxime Bernauer, Martin Baturina (6.7), Robert Ljubičić (6.7), Sandro Kulenović, Fran Brodić, Tibor Halilovic (6.4), Ivan Nevistić, Gabriel Vidović and Dario Špikić.

Substitutions

Dinamo Zagreb made 5 changes: Arijan Ademi for Martin Baturina (64′), Takuro Kaneko for Tibor Halilovic (79′), Marko Bulat for Robert Ljubičić (79′), Bruno Petkovic for Sandro Kulenović (89′) and Arbër Hoxha for Gabriel Vidović (89′).

Player of the match: Stefan Ristovski​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dinamo Zagreb was Stefan Ristovski even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 7.9 with 51 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Osijek – Rudeš – 2-0
• Istra 1961 – Dinamo Zagreb – 0-1