Istra 1961 vs Lokomotiva Zagreb - 1. HNL Prediction

Value Assessment

Home Win

2.16

30% pred

-16.7%

Draw

3.18

28% pred

-3.1%

Away Win

3.20

42% pred

+10.8%

VALUE

BTTS Yes 1.80 44%

BTTS No 1.91 45%

Key Insights

European Race

Istra 1961 in position 3 - competing for Conference League qualification

High impact

Away Struggles

Lokomotiva Zagreb winless in last 8 away matches (4 draws, 4 losses) - poor away record

Medium impact

BTTS Tendency

Istra 1961 matches frequently see both teams score: BTTS in 7 of last 8 matches (88%) - favors BTTS Yes

Medium impact

BTTS Tendency

Lokomotiva Zagreb matches frequently see both teams score: BTTS in 7 of last 8 matches (88%) - favors BTTS Yes

Medium impact

Leaky Defense

Istra 1961 has poor defensive record: only 0 clean sheets in last 8 matches (0%) - favors BTTS Yes/opponent goals

Medium impact

Leaky Defense

Lokomotiva Zagreb has poor defensive record: only 0 clean sheets in last 8 matches (0%) - favors BTTS Yes/opponent goals

Medium impact

Top Scorer

Istra 1961 has Smail Prevljak ranked #2 in league scoring (9 goals) - strong attacking threat

Medium impact

Match Normality

90%

Normal match expected

Match Info

Kickoff

Fri, Jan 30 2026 · 17:00

Venue

Stadion Aldo Drosina (Pula)

Competition

1. HNL · 20

Coaches

Oriol Riera

Istra 1961

Nikica Jelavić

Lokomotiva Zagreb

Referee

Ivan Vukančić

Recent Form

Istra 1961

1W 3D 1L

1.2 GF · 1.2 GA

D H

Lokomotiva Zagreb 1-1

L H Rijeka

Rijeka 1-2

D H

Slaven Koprivnica 1-1

W H

Dinamo Zagreb 2-1

D H Vukovar

Vukovar 1-1

1W 3D 1L

1.2 GF · 1.2 GA

D H

Lokomotiva Zagreb 1-1

L H Rijeka

Rijeka 1-2

D H

Slaven Koprivnica 1-1

W H

Dinamo Zagreb 2-1

D H Vukovar

Vukovar 1-1

4W 0D 1L

2.4 GF · 1 GA

W A

Hajduk Split 2-1

W A

Varaždin 3-1

W A Osijek

Osijek 5-1

L A Gorica

Gorica 0-1

W A

Lokomotiva Zagreb 2-1

3W 1D 1L

2.4 GF · 1.2 GA

D H

Lokomotiva Zagreb 1-1

W A

Hajduk Split 2-1

L H Rijeka

Rijeka 1-2

W A

Varaždin 3-1

W A Osijek

Osijek 5-1

Lokomotiva Zagreb

0W 2D 3L

1 GF · 2.4 GA

D A

Istra 1961 1-1

L A

Dinamo Zagreb 0-2

L A

Varaždin 2-4

D A Osijek

Osijek 1-1

L A Gorica

Gorica 1-4

1W 2D 2L

1.2 GF · 1.6 GA

W H Vukovar

Vukovar 2-1

L H

Hajduk Split 1-3

D H Rijeka

Rijeka 1-1

D H

Slaven Koprivnica 1-1

L H

Istra 1961 1-2

0W 2D 3L

1 GF · 2.4 GA

D A

Istra 1961 1-1

L A

Dinamo Zagreb 0-2

L A

Varaždin 2-4

D A Osijek

Osijek 1-1

L A Gorica

Gorica 1-4

1W 1D 3L

1.2 GF · 2.2 GA

D A

Istra 1961 1-1

W H Vukovar

Vukovar 2-1

L A

Dinamo Zagreb 0-2

L H

Hajduk Split 1-3

L A

Varaždin 2-4

Sidelined Players

Istra 1961 0 out

No reported absences

Lokomotiva Zagreb 9 out

Fabijan Krivak

injury

Art Smakaj

suspension

Fran Zilinski

injury

Feta Fetai

injury

Marko Vranjkovic

suspension

+4 more

Head-to-Head (Last 10)

Istra 1961

3

30%

Draws

4

40%

Lokomotiva Zagreb

3

30%

Avg Goals

2.6

BTTS

50%

League Signals

Predictability

48%

LOW

Home Bias

+8%

MODERATE

Avg Goals

2.6

MEDIUM

Draw Rate

26%

BTTS

48%

Over 2.5

48%

Final Words

Lokomotiva Zagreb have been inconsistent, managing just 1 win in their last 5.