In a weekend match in week 17, on Sat Nov 12th, Lokomotiva Zagreb hosts Istra 1961 at Stadion Kranjčevićeva in a 1. HNL match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. 8th placed Lokomotiva Zagreb is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Slaven Koprivnica. Neither Slaven Koprivnica nor Lokomotiva Zagreb could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Lokomotiva Zagreb looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while istra 1961 is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Gorica. Monsef Bakrar scored the first goal for Istra 1961 in the 90th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Gorica was frustrated by Istra 1961’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Istra 1961 ended the match with the shutout victory. Istra 1961 is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Sep 4th, Istra 1961 hosted Lokomotiva Zagreb in their last match together. Lokomotiva Zagreb won by a score of 2 to 1. Josip Pivarić struck first for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 23rd minute, then Silvio Goričan added another in the 66th minute.
F. Cáseres and Ante Erceg are the top scorers for Istra 1961 in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Lokomotiva Zagreb’s most prolific scorer has been Tuci. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.