Istra 1961 1-2 Vukovar: result and report

1. HNL · Saturday 18 April 2026

Result

Istra 1961 1-2 Vukovar

1. HNL · Saturday 18 April 2026, 16:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

Istra 1961 · Vukovar · 1. HNL predictions

Istra 1961 1-2 Vukovar: match report

Istra 1961 lost to Vukovar 1-2 in the 1. HNL on Saturday 18 April 2026. The half-time score was 1-1.

Vinko Rozic opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Istra 1961's goal came from Vinko Rozic (21'). Vukovar scored through Simun Butic (36') and Jakov Puljic (75', penalty).

Discipline: Istra 1961 received 2 yellow cards; Vukovar received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Istra 1961 were 7th on 36 points from 29 and Vukovar 10th on 21 points from 29. Istra 1961 went on to finish that season 6th with 43 points, and Vukovar 10th with 28.

Istra 1961 lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Vukovar in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Moreno Zivkovic of Vukovar (7.5), ahead of Eniss Shabani (7.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Istra 1961 wins, 2 draws and 1 for Vukovar.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Goal · Vinko RozicIstra 1961 · 1-0
  • 31'Yellow card · Jakov PuljicVukovar
  • 36'Goal · Simun ButicVukovar · 1-1
  • 45'Yellow card · Vito CaicVukovar
  • 49'Yellow card · Stjepan LoncarIstra 1961
  • 75'Penalty goal · Jakov PuljicVukovar · 1-2
  • 81'Yellow card · Lovre KulusicVukovar
  • 90+7'Yellow card · Marino BulatVukovar
  • 90+17'Yellow card · Allen ObandoIstra 1961

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Istra 1961 0, draws 2, Vukovar 1.

Team news

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

Franko Kolic, Advan Kadusic, Filip Taraba, Raul Kumar, Marcel Heister, Stjepan Loncar, Leo Stulac, Emil Frederiksen, Antonio Mauric, Vinko Rozic, Smail Prevljak

Vukovar line-up (4-2-3-1)

Marino Bulat, Moreno Zivkovic, Nikita Vlasenko, Vito Caic, Kristijan Cabrajic, Eniss Shabani, Jakov Gurlica, Simun Butic, Robin González, Lovro Banovec, Jakov Puljic