In this week 8 match, on Sun Sep 4th, Istra 1961 will host Lokomotiva Zagreb in a clash of these two evenly matched 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Istra 1961 sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Gorica. Ante Erceg scored the first goal for Istra 1961 in the 82nd minute, then Ante Erceg added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Gorica couldn’t muster any offence and Istra 1961 ran away with the shutout win. Istra 1961 is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Lokomotiva Zagreb, recorded a 0-1 loss against Slaven Koprivnica. Mateo Kocijan struck first for Slaven Koprivnica in the 80th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Lokomotiva Zagreb couldn’t muster any offence and Slaven Koprivnica ran away with the shutout win. Lokomotiva Zagreb looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Both Jakov-Anton Vasilj and Sandro Kulenović have been the hottest scorers for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Both Monsef Bakrar and Ante Erceg have been the hottest scorers for Istra 1961 in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.