Osijek vs Istra Prediction 7 December 2025
📣How will an early goal change the strategy of both teams? If it happens, we will see an interesting development in the confrontation between the teams Osijek and Istra. Recall that the meeting is scheduled for 16:30 7 December. The tournament match will take place at the Opus Arena stadium in the city of Osijek. Note the odds - bookmakers offer to bet on the victory of the side for and , respectively.
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 21 September 2025 and ended with a scoreline of 2:1. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Istra):
- ball possession percentage: 50% vs 50%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 5;
- fouls: 9 vs 9;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 0;
- shots on target: 5 vs 3.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Osijek and Istra:
- played 54 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 22, for the away team - 15, draws - 17;
- number of goals - 70 against 54;
- average total in the 1st half - 0.8, in the 2nd half - 1.5;
- average total goals in the match - 2.3.
Head-to-head statistics Osijek - Istra

Osijek Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 3 December 2025 as part of the Croatian Cup tournament (home team - Varteks Varazdin, away team - Osijek). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:1.
Here's the game statistics (Osijek vs Varteks Varazdin):
- ball possession: 50% vs 50%;
- corner kicks: 1 vs 5;
- fouls: 11 vs 5;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 1;
- shots on target: 3 vs 5.
- 2 wins,
- 7 losses,
- 6 draws.
📈Currently, Osijek stands at a mid-tier position within the HNL standings, with a win percentage of 13% and a loss percentage of 47%.
⚽️Osijek has scored a total of 14 goals. On the defensive end, Osijek has allowed 20 goals over the season.
Match Results: Osijek

Istra Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 29 November 2025 as part of the HNL tournament (home team - Istra, away - Slaven Belupo). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:1.
Here are the match stats (Istra vs Slaven Belupo):
- ball possession: 55% vs 45%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 2;
- fouls: 9 vs 11;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 2;
- shots on target: 3 vs 2.
- 5 wins,
- 5 losses,
- 5 draws.
📈Currently, Istra stands at a mid-tier position within the HNL standings, with a win percentage of 33% and a loss percentage of 33%.
⚽Istra has scored a total of 15 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 19 goals over the season.
Match Results: Istra
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 54;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 6; for visitors away - 4; number of draws - 18;
- Average first-half total: 0.8;
- Today's home team scores on average 0.43, while the visitors net 0.37.
First-Half Stats: Osijek (home) vs Istra (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 6 vs 7;
- wins: 1 (16.67%) vs 0 (0%);
- losses: 2 (33.33%) vs 3 (42.86%);
- draws: 3 (50%) vs 4 (57.14%);
- Average goals scored: 0.67 vs 1.29;
- Average goals conceded: 0.33 vs 0.86.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 4 vs 1;
- losses: 5 vs 5;
- draws: 1 vs 4;
- Average first-half total: 1.2 (scored - 0.5, conceded - 0.7) vs 1.3 (scored - 0.4, conceded - 0.9).
- Istra conceded in the 1st half in 6 of last 7 games.
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 54;
- home team wins - 22, away team wins - 15, draws - 17.
Statistics: Osijek vs Istra
- matches played in the tournament: 15 vs 15;
- wins: 2 vs 5;
- win percentage: 13% vs 33%;
- losses: 7 vs 5;
- draws: 6 vs 5.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 2 vs 4;
- losses: 4 vs 3;
- draws: 4 vs 3.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.3, the guests - 1;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 2.3;
- both teams scored: overall - 26; at the home team's field - 13.
Statistics: Osijek vs Istra
- average total in the tournament: 2.27 vs 2.27;
- average total goals scored: 0.93 vs 1;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.47 vs 0.4;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.47 vs 0.6;
- Osijek: average total at home in the tournament - 0.83;
- Istra: average total away in the tournament - 0.71;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.3 (home - 0.5) vs 1 (away - 0.75).
- Osijek have conceded in last 9 games against Istra (HNL).
Prediction on corners
Osijek: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 5.07; at home field - 6.67;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 4.8; at home field - 7.5.
Istra: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 3.73, away - 3.29;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 3.3; away - 2.75.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 54;
- both teams scored all-time - 26 times;
- on the home team’s field - 13 times.
Statistics: Osijek vs Istra
- number of matches played in the tournament: 15 vs 15;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 7 vs 9;
- number of BTTS matches for Osijek at home - 1 (17%);
- number of BTTS matches for Istra away - 4 (57%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 6 vs 6;
- BTTS matches for Osijek at home - 1 (50%);
- BTTS matches for Istra away - 2 (50%).
- Osijek have scored and conceded in last 6 games against Istra (HNL).
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 1:1 (13/75, 17.3%);
- Osijek at home most often finish matches: 0:0 , 0:2 (2/6, 33.3%);
- Istra away most often play: 2:1 (2/7, 28.6%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
1:0 - 16.1% (odds 6.5)
0:0 - 12.4% (odds 8.5)
1:1 - 12.13% (odds 6)
Editorial Prediction
- Osijek have scored and conceded in last 6 games against Istra (HNL).