Varazdin vs Istra 1961

HNL 19 Dec 2025, 15:00
Varazdin
Varazdin
1–3
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Istra 1961
Istra 1961
🏟 Gradski stadion Varazdin Round 18

Match report

Istra 1961 beat Varazdin 3-1 in the HNL on 19 December 2025.

Istra 1961 dominated possession with 80% of the ball, while Varazdin had 21 shots to Istra 1961's 14.

The match was played at Gradski stadion Varazdin.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 20% - 80% Shots 21 - 14 On target 9 - 4 Corners 9 - 5 Fouls 16 - 8 Yellow cards 6
10
Player of the match
Smail Prevljak
Istra 1961 · 2 goals
8 Ivan Mamut 1 goal
8 Iuri Tavares captained the side
8 Franko Kolić 8 saves
7 Vinko Rozić 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–6 10–8
Shots On Goal 5–1 4–3
Ball Possession 20–80 —
Corners 5–2 4–3
Attacks 49–54 85–41
Match statistics
9 Corners 5
5 Substitution 5
134 Attacks 95
72 Dangerous Attacks 57
9 On Target 4
12 Off Target 10
20% Ball Possession 80%
21 Shots Total 14
9 Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots Off Goal 5
6 Shots Blocked 5
15 Shots Inside Box 6
6 Shots Outside Box 8
16 Fouls 8
9 Corners 5
1 Offsides 3
55% Ball Possession 45%
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 8
432 Passes Total 365
367 Passes Accurate 299
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Varazdin · 4-2-3-1
1 O. Zelenika
4 L. Škaričić 14 R. Punčec 5 L. Ba 25 A. Boršić
10 L. Belcar 8 T. Duvnjak
7 M. Vuk 22 L. Mamić 38 I. Tavares
17 I. Mamut
Istra 1961 · 3-4-2-1
1 F. Kolić
38 R. Kumar 21 V. Koski 4 D. Marešić
17 E. Frederiksen 5 J. Radošević 18 I. Ayuma 26 M. Heister
10 S. Lončar 7 V. Rozić
9 S. Prevljak
Varazdin
Coach
Nikola Šafarić
Substitutes
  • 27 Aleksa Latković
  • 29 Domagoj Begonja
  • 11 Mate Antunović
  • 16 Novak Tepšić
  • 6 David Puclin
  • 21 Josip Silić
  • 2 Sven Lesjak
  • 13 Mario Mladenovski
  • 44 Mateo Barać
  • 19 Rufat Abdullazada
  • 9 Marko Dabro
Istra 1961
Coach
Oriol Riera Magem
Substitutes
  • 8 Antonio Maurić
  • 3 Mohamed Nasraoui
  • 24 Filip Taraba
  • 23 Alejandro Jay
  • 77 Charles Adah Agada
  • 40 Jan Paus-Kunšt
  • 2 Jovan Ivanišević
  • 6 Logi Hrafn Róbertsson
  • 41 Marin Žgomba
  • 22 Danijel Dejan Djuric
  • 11 Saydou Bangura
  • 32 Dominik Celija
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Mauric ↓ I. Ayuma Istra 1961
  • 55' ↑ M. Nasraoui ↓ V. Koski Istra 1961
  • 67' ↑ A. Latkovic ↓ I. Tavares Varazdin
  • 75' ↑ F. Taraba ↓ V. Rozic Istra 1961
  • 78' ↑ D. Begonja ↓ A. Borsic Varazdin
  • 78' ↑ M. Antunovic ↓ T. Duvnjak Varazdin
  • 83' ↑ N. Tepsic ↓ L. Skaricic Varazdin
  • 83' ↑ D. Puclin ↓ L. Belcar Varazdin
  • 83' ↑ A. Jay ↓ E. Frederiksen Istra 1961
  • 83' ↑ C. Agada ↓ S. Prevljak Istra 1961
Cards
  • 20' M. Heister Istra 1961
  • 44' R. Puncec Varazdin
  • 57' M. Nasraoui Istra 1961
  • 63' L. Ba Varazdin
  • 67' V. Rozic Istra 1961
  • 82' I. Mamut Varazdin
Head-to-head
Varazdin 6 7 draws 5 Istra 1961
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Recent form
Varazdin D D D D D
Istra 1961 W D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Varazdin vs Istra 1961?
Varazdin lost 1-3 against Istra 1961 on 19 December 2025.
Who won Varazdin vs Istra 1961?
Istra 1961 won the match 3-1.
Where was Varazdin vs Istra 1961 played?
The match was played at Gradski stadion Varazdin.
Who had more possession in Varazdin vs Istra 1961?
Istra 1961 had 80% of possession, compared to 20% for the other side.