Istra 1961 2-0 Varaždin: result and report

1. HNL · Friday 1 December 2023

Result

Istra 1961 2-0 Varaždin

1. HNL · Friday 1 December 2023, 16:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Istra 1961 · Varaždin · 1. HNL predictions

Istra 1961 2-0 Varaždin: match report

Istra 1961 won against Varaždin 2-0 in the 1. HNL on Friday 1 December 2023. The half-time score was 1-0.

Darwin Matheus opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Istra 1961's goals came from Darwin Matheus (45+4') and Matej Vuk (66'). Varaždin did not score.

Discipline: Istra 1961 received 1 yellow card; Varaždin received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Istra 1961 were 9th on 14 points from 16 and Varaždin 6th on 17 points from 15. Istra 1961 went on to finish that season 8th with 41 points, and Varaždin 6th with 42.

Istra 1961 lined up in a 4-3-3 and Varaždin in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Matej Vuk of Istra 1961 (8.1), ahead of Darwin Matheus (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Istra 1961 win, 2 draws and 2 for Varaždin.

Going into the match Istra 1961's last five read L-W-W-L-D and Varaždin's L-L-D-D-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Yellow card · Mario MarinaVaraždin
  • 19'Yellow card · Darwin MatheusIstra 1961
  • 38'Yellow card · Igor PostonjskiVaraždin
  • 42'Yellow card · Lovro BanovecVaraždin
  • 45+4'Goal · Darwin MatheusIstra 1961 · 1-0
  • 66'Goal · Matej VukIstra 1961 · 2-0

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Istra 1961 1, draws 2, Varaždin 2.

Team news

Istra 1961 line-up (4-3-3)

Lovro Majkic, Luka Hujber, Ante Majstorovic, Dario Maresic, Mladen Devetak, F. Mlinar, Slavko Blagojević, Antonio Mauric, Darwin Matheus, Ante Erceg, Matej Vuk

Varaždin line-up (3-4-3)

Oliver Zelenika, Luka Jelenic, Mario Marina, Lamine Ba, Marko Vukcevic, Leon Belcar, Igor Postonjski, Karlo Brucic, Dimitar Mitrovski, Michele Sego, Lovro Banovec