#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Hajduk Split	12	+15	26
2	Dinamo Zagreb	11	+11	22
3	NK Osijek	12	+5	20
4	NK Istra 1961	13	+5	19
5	NK Varteks Varazdin	12	+5	19
6	Rijeka	12	+1	18
7	Slaven Belupo	13	-9	16
8	Rudes	13	-11	16
9	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	13	-7	11
10	HNK Gorica	13	-15	7

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Match info

Competition: Croatian Football League
Round: Round 8
Season: 2026-2027
Kick-off: Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 18:00
Venue: Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula
Capacity: 9,800
Referee: Dario Bel

NK Istra 1961 vs HNK Gorica

Match events

Half-time
46+1'Daouda DoumbiaYellow card
61'Stipe Ukichfor Nik Skafar Zuzic
62'Gustavo albarracinfor Daouda Doumbia
64'Jakov Pranjićfor Bruno Bogojević
64'ivan cvijanovicfor Goncalo Costa
68'Stipe UkichYellow card
71'Domagoj Pavičićfor Fran Brodić
73'Advan Kadušićfor Rene Hrvatin
74'Matija Kablarfor Antonio Mauric
82'Ognjen Bakicfor frigan juraj
82'Stefan Perićfor Jakov Filipović
84'Mohamed Nasraouifor Samuli Miettinen
85'Jakov PranjićAssist: Domagoj Pavičić0 - 1
90'ivan cvijanovicYellow card
91+1'Isaac Aguiar TomichYellow card
91+1'Luka VrzicYellow card
Full-time

Statistics

52%Ball possession48%
11Shots on target4
6Shots off target6
1Blocked shots3
3Corner kicks3
97Attacks102
72Dangerous attacks53
3Yellow cards2

Lineups

Confirmed

NK Istra 1961

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Franko KolicGK
44Rene HrvatinDF
4Raul KumarDF
16Samuli MiettinenDF
13Niko ŠepićDF
88Daouda DoumbiaMF
8Antonio Mauric(C)MF
22Emil FrederiksenMF
20Dukan AhmetiMF
30Nik Skafar ZuzicMF
9Isaac Aguiar TomichFW

Substitutes

39Toni Brajkovic
25Gustavo albarracin
27Dominik Celija
11Silvio Gorican
5Demirel hodzic
34Matija Kablar
97Advan Kadušić
66Mutari Momoh
3Mohamed Nasraoui
40jan kunst paus
23Stipe Ukich

HNK Gorica

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Renato JosipovićGK
2Filip BrautDF
32Jakov Filipović(C)DF
15Dušan StevanovićDF
5Goncalo CostaDF
6Tom LacouxMF
66frigan jurajMF
25Bruno BogojevićMF
10Fran BrodićMF
20Luka VrzicMF
9Patrik MijicFW

Substitutes

7Ognjen Bakic
26Keenan Nino Carole
34ivan cvijanovic
50Ante Erceg
18bartol kardum
71Davor Matijaš
24Domagoj Pavičić
45Stefan Perić
8Jakov Pranjić
67Tomislav Prgomet
30Darijan Radelić-Žarkov
4Kevin Custovic

Recent form

NK Istra 1961

W W D D L

HNK Gorica

D W L D L

Last five results, most recent first.

Head to head

NK Istra 1961 wins

Draws

HNK Gorica wins

About NK Istra 1961 vs HNK Gorica

NK Istra 1961 and HNK Gorica finished 0-1 in the Croatian Football League at Stadion Aldo Drosina.

NK Istra 1961 have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches. HNK Gorica have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Recent form

NK Istra 1961

W W D D L

HNK Gorica

D W L D L

Last five results, most recent first.

Croatian Football League table

Full table

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Hajduk Split	12	+15	26
2	Dinamo Zagreb	11	+11	22
3	NK Osijek	12	+5	20
4	NK Istra 1961	13	+5	19
5	NK Varteks Varazdin	12	+5	19
6	Rijeka	12	+1	18
7	Slaven Belupo	13	-9	16
8	Rudes	13	-11	16
9	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	13	-7	11
10	HNK Gorica	13	-15	7

UEFA qualifying
UEFA EL Qualification
UEFA ECL Qualification
Relegation

Match info

Competition: Croatian Football League
Round: Round 8
Season: 2026-2027
Kick-off: Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 18:00
Venue: Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula
Capacity: 9,800
Referee: Dario Bel