Varaždin 1-0 Istra 1961: result and report

1. HNL · Sunday 17 September 2023

Result

Varaždin 1-0 Istra 1961

1. HNL · Sunday 17 September 2023, 17:15 UTC · half-time 0-0

Varaždin · Istra 1961 · 1. HNL predictions

Varaždin 1-0 Istra 1961: match report

Varaždin beat Istra 1961 1-0 in the 1. HNL on Sunday 17 September 2023. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Igor Postonjski of Varaždin in the 74th minute, from the penalty spot.

Discipline: Varaždin received 2 yellow cards; Istra 1961 received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Varaždin were 7th on 7 points from 6 and Istra 1961 8th on 7 points from 7. Varaždin went on to finish that season 6th with 42 points, and Istra 1961 8th with 41.

Varaždin lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Istra 1961 in a 4-5-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Igor Postonjski of Varaždin (8.1), ahead of Luka Jelenic (7.5).

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

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 1'Yellow card · Luka JelenićVaraždin
  • 2'Yellow card · CatalàIstra 1961
  • 20'Yellow card · Zoran JosipovicIstra 1961
  • 44'Yellow card · Dario MaresicIstra 1961
  • 53'Yellow card · Slavko BlagojevicIstra 1961
  • 74'Penalty goal · Igor PostonjskiVaraždin · 1-0
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Igor PostonjskiVaraždin

Head-to-head

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

Team news

Unavailable

  • Lamine BaVaraždin · injury (Thigh Problems)

Varaždin line-up (4-2-3-1)

Oliver Zelenika, Marko Vukcevic, Luka Jelenic, Ivan Nekic, Karlo Brucic, Igor Postonjski, Marin Pilj, Dimitar Mitrovski, A. Vukušić, Michele Sego, Fran Brodic

Istra 1961 line-up (4-5-1)

Lovro Majkic, Luka Hujber, Ante Majstorovic, Dario Maresic, Mladen Devetak, Advan Kadusic, F. Mlinar, Mario Cuic, Oleksandr Petrusenko, Moris Valincic, Zoran Josipovic