Week 11 brings us a match on Sep 30th where Istra 1961 and Varaždin will play a match in Varaždin in a 1. HNL match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 5th placed Varaždin, recorded a 0-1 loss against Slaven Koprivnica. Crnac struck first for Slaven Koprivnica in the 37th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Varaždin couldn’t muster any offence and Slaven Koprivnica ran away with the shutout win. Varaždin is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Istra 1961 recorded a 2-2 draw against Hajduk Split. Marko Livaja scored the first goal for Hajduk Split in the 47th minute, then Ante Erceg tied it up for Istra 1961 in the 52nd minute . Istra 1961 is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
Istra 1961 and Varaždin last played eachother at the Stadion Aldo Drosina on Friday Jul 22nd. Varaždin took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Luka Marin struck first for Istra 1961 in the 70th minute, then Fran Brodić tied it up for Varaždin in the 77th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 83rd minute on a penalty goal by Postonjski to cap off a wild match.
Ante Erceg has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored five goals for Istra 1961. Tonio Teklić has been the most prolific scorer on Varaždin in the last five matches with 3 goals.