Istra 1961 2-1 Varaždin: result and report

1. HNL · Friday 3 February 2023

Result

Istra 1961 2-1 Varaždin

1. HNL · Friday 3 February 2023, 16:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Istra 1961 · Varaždin · 1. HNL predictions

Istra 1961 2-1 Varaždin: match report

Istra 1961 won against Varaždin 2-1 in the 1. HNL on Friday 3 February 2023. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Einar Galilea opened the scoring in the 42nd minute. Istra 1961's goals came from Einar Galilea (42') and Dario Maresic (89'). Varaždin scored through Fran Brodic (57').

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

Going into the game Istra 1961 were 6th on 24 points from 18 and Varaždin 4th on 27 points from 19. Istra 1961 went on to finish that season 5th with 46 points, and Varaždin 6th with 46.

Istra 1961 lined up in a 4-3-3 and Varaždin in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Agon Elezi of Varaždin (7.8), ahead of Dario Maresic (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Istra 1961 wins, 3 draws and 5 for Varaždin.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Missed penalty · Ante ErcegIstra 1961
  • 23'Yellow card · Facundo CáseresIstra 1961
  • 25'Yellow card · T. TeklićVaraždin
  • 42'Goal · Einar GalileaIstra 1961 · 1-0
  • 57'Goal · Fran BrodicVaraždin · 1-1
  • 63'Yellow card · Ante ErcegIstra 1961
  • 72'Yellow card · Abdallahi MahmoudIstra 1961
  • 89'Goal · Dario MaresicIstra 1961 · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Istra 1961 2, draws 3, Varaždin 5.

Team news

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

Lovro Majkic, Luka Hujber, Einar Galilea, Mauro Perkovic, Advan Kadusic, F. Mlinar, Oleksandr Petrusenko, Facundo Agustín Cáseres, Mateo Lisica, Ante Erceg, Matej Vuk

Varaždin line-up (4-3-1-2)

Oliver Zelenika, Matija Kolarić, Luka Jelenic, Jorgo Pellumbi, Itsuki Urata, Agon Elezi, David Puclin, Marin Pilj, Tonio Teklic, Fran Brodic, Michele Sego