Varaždin 1-3 Istra 1961: result and report

1. HNL · Friday 19 December 2025

Result

Varaždin 1-3 Istra 1961

1. HNL · Friday 19 December 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Varaždin · Istra 1961 · 1. HNL predictions

Varaždin 1-3 Istra 1961: match report

Varaždin lost to Istra 1961 1-3 in the 1. HNL on Friday 19 December 2025. The half-time score was 1-1.

Smail Prevljak opened the scoring in the 25th minute. Varaždin's goal came from Ivan Mamut (26'). Istra 1961 scored through Smail Prevljak (25'), Vinko Rozic (46') and Smail Prevljak (68').

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

Going into the game Varaždin were 5th on 23 points from 17 and Istra 1961 4th on 23 points from 16. Varaždin went on to finish that season 3rd with 54 points, and Istra 1961 6th with 43.

Varaždin lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Istra 1961 in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Smail Prevljak of Istra 1961 (8.8), ahead of Franko Kolic (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Varaždin wins, 4 draws and 3 for Istra 1961.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Yellow card · Marcel HeisterIstra 1961
  • 25'Goal · Smail PrevljakIstra 1961 · 0-1
  • 26'Goal · Ivan MamutVaraždin · 1-1
  • 44'Yellow card · Roberto PuncecVaraždin
  • 46'Goal · Vinko RozicIstra 1961 · 1-2
  • 57'Yellow card · Mohamed NasraouiIstra 1961
  • 63'Yellow card · Lamine BaVaraždin
  • 67'Yellow card · Vinko RozicIstra 1961
  • 68'Goal · Smail PrevljakIstra 1961 · 1-3
  • 82'Yellow card · Ivan MamutVaraždin

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Varaždin 2, draws 4, Istra 1961 3.

Team news

Varaždin line-up (4-2-3-1)

Oliver Zelenika, Luka Skaricic, Roberto Puncec, Lamine Ba, Antonio Borsic, Leon Belcar, Tomislav Duvnjak, Matej Vuk, Luka Mamic, Iuri Tavares, Ivan Mamut

Istra 1961 line-up (3-4-2-1)

Franko Kolic, Raul Kumar, Ville Koski, Dario Maresic, Emil Frederiksen, Josip Radosevic, Israel Isaac Ayuma, Marcel Heister, Stjepan Loncar, Vinko Rozic, Smail Prevljak