Osijek vs Istra 1961: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Osijek played against Istra 1961 in Prva HNL (Croatia). The game was played on December 7, 2025. Final score: 1:5.

Recent form

Osijek has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. Istra 1961 has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Osijek scores 0.93 goals per game and allows 1.33. Istra 1961 scores 1.00 and allows 1.27. Games in this league average 2.66 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 47% of Osijek's games and 60% of Istra 1961's. The Over 2.5 rates are 40% and 53%, compared with league averages of 62% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Osijek has the higher season xG average, 1.52 to 1.27 per game. Osijek takes 12.9 shots per game, while Istra 1961 takes 10.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Osijek leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.47 goals per game after halftime. Istra 1961 leads at halftime in 7% and scores 0.60 after halftime.

When the teams score

Osijek's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). For Istra 1961, it is minutes 76-90+ (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Prva HNL games average 2.66 goals. Both teams score in 62% of games, and 52% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 3
First half
1 : 2
Second half

Game stats

51Possession (%)49
OsijekIstra 1961
13Shots12
OsijekIstra 1961
4Shots on target6
OsijekIstra 1961
1.7xG1.78
OsijekIstra 1961
6Corners3
OsijekIstra 1961
83Dangerous attacks83
OsijekIstra 1961
16Fouls14
OsijekIstra 1961
2Cards2
OsijekIstra 1961

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

0.93Goals scored / game1
OsijekIstra 1961
1.33Goals allowed / game1.27
OsijekIstra 1961
50%Average possession49%
OsijekIstra 1961
3.47Shots on target / game3.47
OsijekIstra 1961

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.93Shots per game10
OsijekIstra 1961
3.47Shots on target3.47
OsijekIstra 1961
7.2%Shot conversion10%
OsijekIstra 1961
50%Possession49%
OsijekIstra 1961
1.52xG for1.27
OsijekIstra 1961
1.78xG against1.86
OsijekIstra 1961

Shooting quality

Osijek: BalancedIstra 1961: Balanced
OsijekIstra 1961
Accuracy (shots on target)27%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Istra 1961 is 167% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / game - Osijek · 1.6 pts / game - Istra 1961

Osijek
LDLDD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
13% W40% R47% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-6-7
0.80 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-3-2
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
DLWDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 2.29BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Istra 1961
WDWLD
Season result split
33% W33% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-5-5
1.33 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-4
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLDWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.90BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Istra 1961 is 8% better for: goals scored per game.

0.93 goals / game - Osijek · 1 goals / game - Istra 1961

Istra 1961 is 5% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.33 goals / game - Osijek · 1.27 goals / game - Istra 1961

Osijek scoring profile: strong

Osijek scores in 60% of games (9 of 15 meczów), while Istra 1961 keeps a clean sheet in 20% (3 of 15 meczów).

Istra 1961 scoring profile: strong

Istra 1961 scores in 73% of games (11 of 15 meczów), while Osijek keeps a clean sheet in 33% (5 of 15 meczów).

14Goals scored (season)15
OsijekIstra 1961
20Goals conceded (season)19
OsijekIstra 1961
2.27Average goals per game2.27
OsijekIstra 1961
5Goals scored (last 5)6
OsijekIstra 1961
9Goals conceded (last 5)5
OsijekIstra 1961

How often they score at least...

60%1 goal73%
OsijekIstra 1961
20%2 goals27%
OsijekIstra 1961
7%3 goals0%
OsijekIstra 1961
7%4 goals0%
OsijekIstra 1961

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal80%
OsijekIstra 1961
53%2 goals33%
OsijekIstra 1961
7%3 goals13%
OsijekIstra 1961
7%4 goals0%
OsijekIstra 1961

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

7%BTTS at half-time27%
OsijekIstra 1961
7%BTTS in both halves0%
OsijekIstra 1961
20%Scored in both halves7%
OsijekIstra 1961

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
OsijekIstra 1961
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
OsijekIstra 1961
60%BTTS - last 580%
OsijekIstra 1961

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

73%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
OsijekIstra 1961
20%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
OsijekIstra 1961
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
OsijekIstra 1961

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
OsijekIstra 1961
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time27%
OsijekIstra 1961
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time7%
OsijekIstra 1961

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Osijek is 90% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.27 pts / game - Osijek · 0.67 pts / game - Istra 1961

Osijek - half-time state
33% leading27% draw40% trailing
Istra 1961 - half-time state
7% leading47% draw47% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.27Points per game (1st half)0.67
OsijekIstra 1961
0.47Goals scored (1st half)0.4
OsijekIstra 1961
0.53Goals conceded (1st half)0.8
OsijekIstra 1961
1Average goals (1st half)1.2
OsijekIstra 1961
60%Clean sheet before half-time27%
OsijekIstra 1961
60%No goal before half-time67%
OsijekIstra 1961

After half-time (2nd half)

0.93Points per game (2nd half)1.53
OsijekIstra 1961
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)0.6
OsijekIstra 1961
0.8Goals conceded (2nd half)0.47
OsijekIstra 1961
1.27Average goals (2nd half)1.07
OsijekIstra 1961
47%Clean sheet after half-time60%
OsijekIstra 1961
60%No goal after half-time53%
OsijekIstra 1961

Osijek - second-half results

20% W33% R47% P
19
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.27
PPG before half-time
Lead holding39%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 13%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Istra 1961 - second-half results

40% W33% R27% P
10
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding471%

Leads at halftime in 7% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Osijek - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.800.80
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.81.0
Average goals per game1.21.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Istra 1961 - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.60
Goals scored / game0.80.4
Goals allowed / game0.80.2
Average goals per game1.60.6
1 goal100%60%
2 goals60%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Osijek
ScoredConceded
1
6
0-15
0
0
16-30
6
2
31-45
1
4
46-60
3
3
61-75
3
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Istra 1961
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
1
1
16-30
3
7
31-45
3
0
46-60
2
0
61-75
4
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.27
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
85%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+32%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
44%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Osijek

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.59
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.45
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
60%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
121%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Istra 1961

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.59
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.59
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Prva HNL).

Teams vs league

OsijekLigaIstra 1961
Average goals per game 2.272.66 2.27
Both teams scored 47%62% 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 40%52% 53%
Clean sheets 33%22% 20%
Goal before half-time 73%78% 80%
Goal after half-time 73%82% 73%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.66
Average goals per game
62%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.56
Home goals / game
1.10
Away goals / game
+42%
Home attack advantage
+29%
Home defensive advantage
+24%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Istra 1961Yellow cardMarcel Heister
  2. Istra 1961GoalSmail PrevljakAssist: Stjepan Lončar
  3. Istra 1961GoalSmail PrevljakAssist: Stjepan Lončar
  4. OsijekYellow cardRenan Guedes Borges
  5. OsijekSubstitutionOn: Anton MatkovićOff: Ivan Cvijanović
  6. OsijekSubstitutionOn: Emin HasićOff: Styopa Mkrtchyan
  7. Istra 1961GoalSmail PrevljakAssist: Marcel Heister
  8. Istra 1961GoalEmil FrederiksenAssist: Smail Prevljak
  9. OsijekSubstitutionOn: Roko JurišićOff: David Čolina
  10. OsijekGoalHrvoje BabecAssist: Nail Omerović
  11. Istra 1961SubstitutionOn: Alejandro Jay AgustínOff: Emil Frederiksen
  12. Istra 1961GoalSalim Fago LawalAssist: Smail Prevljak
  13. Istra 1961SubstitutionOn: Vinko RozićOff: Smail Prevljak
  14. OsijekYellow cardJon Mersinaj
  15. Istra 1961SubstitutionOn: Filip TarabaOff: Raul Kumar
  16. Istra 1961Yellow cardDanijel Dejan Djuric

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Igor PajačMatches officiated: 11
4.91Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 227%Home wins18%Draws55%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Osijek's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Istra 1961. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

NK Istra 1961
2 : 1
NK Osijek

FAQ

What was the result of Osijek vs Istra 1961?

The Prva HNL match finished Osijek 1:5 Istra 1961. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Osijek vs Istra 1961?

Osijek score 0.93 goals per game on average and Istra 1961 1.00. The Prva HNL average is 2.66 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 47% of Osijek's matches and 60% of Istra 1961's.

What form are Osijek and Istra 1961 in?

Over the last 5 games Osijek have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Istra 1961 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Osijek vs Istra 1961?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.