PULA. Istra 1961 and Šibenik didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Istra 1961 was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stadion Aldo Drosina stadium in Pula on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ante Čuljak with the assistance of Goran Pataki and Marjan Tomas. The 4th official was Ivan Matić. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.3 degrees Celsius or 68.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Istra 1961 was in firm control of the ball 59% while Šibenik was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Istra 1961 had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Istra 1961 to win the match​.

Istra 1961 shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Šibenik shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Istra 1961 received 3 yellow cards (E. Galilea, V. Petkovic and K. Kopljar). Talking about the opposition, Šibenik received 1 yellow card (D. Mina).

Standings

After this match, Istra 1961 will have 14 points to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, Šibenik will have 13 points like Lokomotiva Zagreb to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. HNL, Istra 1961 will host Gorica on the 20th of May with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Gorica (8 draws).

Šibenik will host Gorica on the 15th of April with a 6-1 head to head in favor of Gorica (3 draws).

Istra 1961 – Formation

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 (6.8), Luka Hujber (7.1), Einar Galilea (7.3), Mauro Perković (6.9), Luka Marin (6.5), Frano Mlinar (6.8), Oleksandr Petrusenko (6.8), Facundo Cáseres (6.8), Advan Kadušić (6.8), Monsef Bakrar (6.6) and Reda Boultam (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Jan Paus-Kunšt, Ivan Lučić, Mihael Rovis (6.6), Dario Marešić, Luka Bradarić, Antonio Maurić, Tino Blaž Lauš, Prince Mumba, Kristijan Kopljar, Lorenzo Travaglia, Vinko Petković (6.6) and Marin Žgomba (6.6).

Substitutions

Istra 1961 made 5 changes: A. Kadusic for V. Petkovic (62′), F. Mlinar for M. Zgomba (63′), L. Marin for M. Rovis (73′), M. Bakrar for L. Travaglia (84′) and R. Boultam for K. Kopljar (84′).

Best player: Reda Boultam​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Istra 1961 was Reda Boultam.

His rating is (7.9) with 30 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Šibenik – Formation

Šibenik started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Damir Canadi played with: Lovre Rogić (6.9), Juan Mesa (7.1), Bernardo Matić (7.1), Mislav Matić (6.6), Haruki Arai (6.5), Patrick Salomon (6.5), Niko Rak (6.6), Dino Skorup (6.8), Marcos Mina (6.8), Ivan Delić (6.6) and Duje Čop (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Antonio Đaković, Stefan Perić, Matija Rom, Ivica Vidović (7.0), Burgui (6.2), Nace Koprivnik, Sacha Marasović (6.8) and Leon Kreković (6.8).

Šibenik could not rely on the presence of Burgui (injured).

Substitutions

Šibenik made 4 changes: P. Salomon for I. Vidovic (18′), D. Skorup for S. Marasovic (69′), D. Cop for L. Krekovic (69′) and N. Rak for Burgui (78′).

Best player: Juan Mesa​

The most impressive player for Šibenik was Juan Mesa.

His rating is (7.1) with 47 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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

• Slaven Koprivnica – Rijeka – 2-1
• Istra 1961 – Šibenik – 0-0