Istra vs Osijek Prediction 21 September 2025
🔈How will refereeing decisions affect the course and outcome of the match? We will find out all about this over the 90 minutes of the match between the teams Istra and Osijek. The confrontation of the HNL tournament is scheduled for 17:15 on 21 September. As of today, bookmakers have set the following odds for wins: and .
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 25 May 2025 and ended with a scoreline of 1:1. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Osijek):
- ball possession percentage: 43% vs 57%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 7;
- fouls: 5 vs 7;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 1;
- shots on target: 1 vs 3.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Istra and Osijek:
- played 53 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 14, for the away team - 22, draws - 17;
- number of goals - 52 against 69;
- average total in the 1st half - 0.79, in the 2nd half - 1.49;
- average total goals in the match - 2.28.
Head-to-head statistics Istra - Osijek

Istra Team Overview
The team's last official match took place on 16 September 2025 as part of the Croatian Cup tournament (home team - NK Neretva, away team - Istra). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:2.
Here are the game statistics (Istra vs NK Neretva):
- ball possession: 66% vs 34%;
- corner kicks: 10 vs 1;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 5;
- shots on target: 6 vs 2.
- 1 wins,
- 3 losses,
- 2 draws.
📈Currently, Istra stands at a mid-tier position within the HNL standings, with a win percentage of 17% and a loss percentage of 50%.
⚽️Istra has scored a total of 6 goals. On the defensive end, Istra has allowed 10 goals over the season.
Match Results: Istra

Osijek Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 14 September 2025 as part of the HNL tournament (home team - Osijek, away - Vukovar 1991). The match concluded with a scoreline of 4:0.
Here are the match stats (Osijek vs Vukovar 1991):
- ball possession: 56% vs 44%;
- corner kicks: 7 vs 3;
- fouls: 11 vs 14;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 4;
- shots on target: 7 vs 3.
- 1 wins,
- 2 losses,
- 3 draws.
📈Currently, Osijek stands at a mid-tier position within the HNL standings, with a win percentage of 17% and a loss percentage of 33%.
⚽Osijek has scored a total of 5 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 5 goals over the season.
Match Results: Osijek
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 53;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 6; for visitors away - 6; number of draws - 13;
- Average first-half total: 0.79;
- Today's home team scores on average 0.38, while the visitors net 0.42.
First-Half Stats: Istra (home) vs Osijek (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 2 vs 2;
- wins: 0 (0%) vs 1 (50%);
- losses: 1 (50%) vs 0 (0%);
- draws: 1 (50%) vs 1 (50%);
- Average goals scored: 0.5 vs 0.5;
- Average goals conceded: 0.5 vs 0.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 3 vs 4;
- losses: 3 vs 3;
- draws: 4 vs 3;
- Average first-half total: 1.1 (scored - 0.6, conceded - 0.5) vs 1.2 (scored - 0.8, conceded - 0.4).
- Istra scored in the 1st half in last 6 games against Osijek (HNL).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 53;
- home team wins - 14, away team wins - 22, draws - 17.
Statistics: Istra vs Osijek
- matches played in the tournament: 6 vs 6;
- wins: 1 vs 1;
- win percentage: 17% vs 17%;
- losses: 3 vs 2;
- draws: 2 vs 3.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 3 vs 2;
- losses: 3 vs 3;
- draws: 4 vs 5.
- Osijek won with a +1.5 handicap in 24 of last 25 away games against Istra (HNL).
- Osijek won with a +1.5 handicap in last 5 away games (HNL).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 0.98, the guests - 1.3;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 2.28;
- both teams scored: overall - 25; at the home team's field - 12.
Statistics: Istra vs Osijek
- average total in the tournament: 2.67 vs 1.67;
- average total goals scored: 1 vs 0.83;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.33 vs 0.5;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.67 vs 0.33;
- Istra: average total at home in the tournament - 1.5;
- Osijek: average total away in the tournament - 0.5;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.2 (home - 1.5) vs 1.2 (away - 1.5).
Prediction on corners
Istra: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 4.5; at home field - 5.5;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 5; at home field - 4.25.
Osijek: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 4.83, away - 2;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 4.4; away - 2.25.
- Osijek have taken over 3.5 corners in 6 of last 7 games against Istra (HNL).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 53;
- both teams scored all-time - 25 times;
- on the home team’s field - 12 times.
Statistics: Istra vs Osijek
- number of matches played in the tournament: 6 vs 6;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 4 vs 1;
- number of BTTS matches for Istra at home - 1 (50%);
- number of BTTS matches for Osijek away - 1 (50%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 6 vs 5;
- BTTS matches for Istra at home - 1 (25%);
- BTTS matches for Osijek away - 3 (75%).
- Istra have scored and conceded in last 5 games against Osijek (HNL).
Editorial Prediction
- Istra have scored and conceded in last 5 games against Osijek (HNL).