Week 2 brings us a match on Jul 22nd where Istra 1961 hosts Varaždin in a meeting of these two evenly matched 1. HNL teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Istra 1961 recorded a 0-2 loss against Hajduk Split. Dario Melnjak struck first for Hajduk Split in the 43rd minute on a feed from Lukas Grgić, then Marko Livaja added another in the 60th minute In the end, Istra 1961 couldn’t muster any offence and Hajduk Split ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Varaždin, recorded a 0-1 loss against Slaven Koprivnica. Mateo Kocijan struck first for Slaven Koprivnica in the 49th minute on a feed from Antonio Bosec, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Varaždin couldn’t muster any offence and Slaven Koprivnica ran away with the shutout win. Varaždin looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Varaždin is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Herrera Palomino and Agon Elezi each only have 1 goal in their last five. Istra 1961’s top weapon lately has been Drena Dijon, who has two goals in the last 5 matches.