Osijek Istra 1961 betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 9^th position of the league, with 24 points won, after 5 wins, 9 draws and 19 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Slaven Koprivnica, by (3‑0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Gorica, by (2‑2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 draws and 13 losses in away matches, with 4 goals scored and 30 conceded; against 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 22 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Istra 1961 has a record of 1 draw and 9 losses, so they have won 1 point out of 30 possible.

In this competition, they have a sequence of 9 losses in the last away matches and they haven't won any of the last 14 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (8 out of 16 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 11 of the last 16 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 33 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 21 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

Istra's situation is quite complicated, as they have been fighting against the fall of the division. As there are three rounds to the end of the championship, the tendency is to have to play the permanence playoff. In this way, he has to start thinking about evolving his football, showing more determination. As his current duel will be difficult, he will have to sweat his shirt if he wants to at least match the pace of the game. In short, Istra has to show more quality to have a better chance of staying in the elite.

Confirmed Lineup: Josip Čondrić, Markus Pavić, Petar Bosančić, Marin Grujević, Einar Galilea, Slavko Blagojević, Arona Sane, Antonio Ivančić, Ivan Mocinic, Josip Maganjic, Ivan Delić, Danijel Jumic.