Istra 1961 2-1 Varaždin: result and report

1. HNL · Friday 20 March 2026

Result

Istra 1961 2-1 Varaždin

1. HNL · Friday 20 March 2026, 17:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Istra 1961 · Varaždin · 1. HNL predictions

Istra 1961 2-1 Varaždin: match report

Istra 1961 beat Varaždin 2-1 in the 1. HNL on Friday 20 March 2026. The half-time score was 0-1.

Aleksa Latkovic opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Istra 1961's goals came from Marcel Heister (77') and Josip Radosevic (81'). Varaždin scored through Aleksa Latkovic (11').

Discipline: Istra 1961 received 1 yellow card; Varaždin received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Istra 1961 were 6th on 33 points from 26 and Varaždin 4th on 37 points from 26. Istra 1961 went on to finish that season 6th with 43 points, and Varaždin 3rd with 54.

Istra 1961 lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Varaždin in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Aleksa Latkovic of Varaždin (8.2), ahead of Advan Kadusic (7.3).

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

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Goal · Aleksa LatkovicVaraždin · 0-1
  • 27'Yellow card · Josip RadosevicIstra 1961
  • 77'Goal · Marcel HeisterIstra 1961 · 1-1
  • 81'Goal · Josip RadosevicIstra 1961 · 2-1

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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

Franko Kolic, Advan Kadusic, Mohamed Nasraoui, Raul Kumar, Marcel Heister, Leo Stulac, Josip Radosevic, Emil Frederiksen, Stjepan Loncar, Silvio Gorican, Smail Prevljak

Varaždin line-up (4-2-3-1)

Oliver Zelenika, Frane Maglica, Roberto Puncec, Luka Skaricic, Gregor Sikosek, Ivan Canjuga, Tomislav Duvnjak, Matej Vuk, Luka Mamic, Iuri Tavares, Aleksa Latkovic