Istra 1961 vs Vukovar match stats & report

1–2 Full time

HNL · Croatia · Regular Season - 30 · Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula · Ref A. Culina

Istra 1961 stats & fixtures · Vukovar stats & fixtures

Istra 1961 lost to Vukovar 1–2 in the HNL on 18 April 2026. Expected goals finished 1.26–1.97. Istra 1961 had 72% of the ball.

Istra 1961 vs Vukovar match statistics

Istra 1961Vukovar

72% Ball possession 28%
1.26 Expected goals (xG) 1.97
17 Total shots 8
3 Shots on target 3
9 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 2
9 Shots inside the box 7
8 Corners 3
16 Fouls 13
2 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 4
562 Passes 228
85% Pass accuracy 67%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

21' Goal V. Rozić (assist Stjepan Lončar) Istra 1961
31' Yellow card J. Puljić Vukovar
36' Goal Š. Butić (assist M. Živković) Vukovar
45' Yellow card V. Čaić Vukovar
49' Yellow card Stjepan Lončar Istra 1961
75' Penalty scored J. Puljić Vukovar
81' Yellow card Lovre Kulušić Vukovar
90+7' Yellow card M. Bulat Vukovar
90+17' Yellow card A. Obando Istra 1961

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Istra 1961

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Oriol Riera

1 F. Kolić

26 M. Heister 38 R. Kumar 24 F. Taraba 97 A. Kadušić

23 L. Stulac 10 Stjepan Lončar

7 V. Rozić 8 A. Maurić 17 E. Frederiksen

9 S. Prevljak

Bench J. Paus-Kunšt , S. Miettinen , A. Obando , Niko Šepić , D. Ahmeti , E. Sama , S. Goričan , M. Nasraoui , R. Hrvatin , G. AlbarracÃn , C. Agada

Vukovar

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Silvijo Cabraja

1 M. Bulat

20 K. Čabrajić 13 V. Čaić 5 N. Vlasenko 14 M. Živković

35 J. Gurlica 77 E. Shabani

28 L. Banovec 10 R. Gonzalez 27 Š. Butić

21 J. Puljić

Bench D. Damjanovic , A. Jurilj , Pocholo Bugas , L. Klanac , J. Elez , J. Spoljaric , J. Biljan , Kerim Çalhanoğlu , Lovre Kulušić , N. Pajvancic

Form guide

Istra 1961 at home

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.7 per game
Shots on target: 5.8 per game

5% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Vukovar away

1–2–7 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 2.2 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 2.3 per game
Shots on target: 2.3 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Istra 1961 vs Vukovar head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
7 Feb 26	Vukovar v Istra 1961	3–2
1 Nov 25	Istra 1961 v Vukovar	1–1
15 Aug 25	Vukovar v Istra 1961	1–1

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Istra 1961 vs Vukovar head-to-head record