In this week 9 match on the 11th of September, Slaven Koprivnica hosts Istra 1961 in a clash of these two mismatched 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. Slaven Koprivnica sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-5 loss against Hajduk Split. Arber Hoxha struck first for Slaven Koprivnica in the 43rd minute, then Jan Mlakar tied it up for Hajduk Split in the 51st minute on a feed from Dario Melnjak But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 60th minute on a goal by Colina. Slaven Koprivnica is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while istra 1961 is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Lokomotiva Zagreb. Josip Pivarić struck first for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 23rd minute on a feed from Branimir Cipetic, then Silvio Goričan added another in the 66th minute. Istra 1961 looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win, 1 loss and 2 draws apiece.
Ante Erceg has been the most effective weapon for Istra 1961 lately. The Croatian attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches. Slaven Koprivnica’s top weapon lately has been Ante Crnac, who has two goals in the last five matches.