Hajduk Split hunt European places against high-flying Istra
Istra 1961 travel to Split looking to defend their continental qualification spot against a Hajduk side desperate to leapfrog them into the European places.
HNK Hajduk Split enter this fixture sitting 7th in the table, currently trailing the European qualification spots with 17 games left to play. They are looking to bounce back immediately after a narrow 1-2 away defeat at the hands of NK Varazdin in their last outing.
Istra 1961 currently occupy 6th place, holding onto a continental qualification position. Despite their strong standing, they are seeking redemption after a chaotic 2-3 home loss to NK Lokomotiva Zagreb last week, which ended a resilient unbeaten run.
Our model vs the market’s price.
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Strength rating and xG.
Elo is overall team strength. xG is the goals an average team would score from the same chances.
One strength number built from every result a team has had. Higher means stronger.
HNK Hajduk Split are the stronger side — 136 rating points clear of Istra 1961.
Goals scored and conceded.
Per-game averages this season. Use the buttons to split the goals by venue.
Both teams across every game this season.
HNK Hajduk SplitIstra 1961Whole season, home and away combined — HNK Hajduk Split 8 games, Istra 1961 8 games.
HNK Hajduk SplitIstra 1961Past meetings.
Their recent form.
Where they sit in the table.
1. HNL (Croatia) standings · both teams highlighted in context.
