Updated 26 October 2026.
Istra 1961 host Hajduk Split at Stadion Aldo Drosina on Monday 26 October, kick-off 17:00 UK, and the visitors arrive top of the 1. HNL table with 22 points from 10 games. Istra are 7th on 12 points, ten adrift. Hajduk have conceded only nine league goals all season, the fewest in the division.
Hajduk are the clear favourites at 1.75 with Midnite, with Istra at 3.9 and the draw at 3.75.
Hajduk Split have won nine of their last ten in all competitions bar a 3-0 defeat at Rijeka on 20 September, and that run now includes European wins over Ajax and Thun. In the league they have beaten Dinamo Zagreb 2-1 and Varaždin 1-0 at home, and midweek they won 1-0 at Thun in the Europa Conference League. They have kept a clean sheet in half their league games, the highest rate in the division, and they score 1.9 a game, the 2nd most. Both teams have scored in only 40% of their league games, the lowest rate in the division. Their shots on target average 6 a game, the 3rd most.
Istra 1961 have won three, drawn three and lost four, with a goal difference of +1 (17 scored, 16 conceded). They lost 2-0 at Lokomotiva Zagreb on 17 October and won 3-1 at Osijek a week before that. Earlier came a 1-0 home defeat to Gorica, a 3-2 win over Rudeš and a goalless draw at Varaždin. They have scored 1.7 a game, the 5th most, but they concede 1.6, the 3rd most, and keep a clean sheet in only one game in five.
Goals have come at both ends in Istra's games: both teams have scored in 60% of them and 70% have gone over 2.5 goals. Hajduk's games have also gone over 2.5 in 70% of cases, even though they concede the fewest goals in the league at 0.9 a game.
Istra 1961 possible starting lineup:
Kolic; Nasraoui, Kumar, Hodzic, Hrvatin; Šepić, Ahmeti, Frederiksen; Albarracín, Skafar Zuzic; Isaac
Hajduk Split possible starting lineup:
Silic; Hadzikadunic, Maresic, Hrgovic, Acapandié; Fayad, del Moral, Sutalo; Soticek, de Almeida; Sego
Dalisson de Almeida has had a shot in six straight games and averages 3.8 a game. Marin Soticek has had a shot in nine straight games, averaging 2.4 a game.
For Istra, Niko Šepić has made at least one tackle in all ten of their league games, averaging 2 a game, and has had a shot in five straight games. R. Hrvatin has matched the ten-game tackle run at 2.1 a game, and Nik Skafar Zuzic has too at 1.5.
On the Hajduk side, Dario Maresic has made a tackle in five straight games at 1.8 a game, and Simun Hrgovic has done so in seven.
Hajduk Split are the favourites at 1.75 with Midnite. The prices for the other markets are below.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| Istra 1961 to win | 3.90 | - |
| Draw | 3.75 | - |
| Hajduk Split to win | 1.75 | - |
| Both teams to score | 1.62 | - |
| Over 1.5 goals | 1.22 | - |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.62 | - |
Hajduk have scored more than Istra (1.9 a game against 1.7) and conceded far fewer (0.9 against 1.6). They have won their last four games in all competitions, while Istra have won two of their last five in the league.
The match kicks off at 17:00 UK time on Monday 26 October 2026 at Stadion Aldo Drosina.
Istra 1961 have won three, drawn three and lost four in the 1. HNL, scoring 17 and conceding 16. Hajduk Split have won nine of their last ten games in all competitions and have conceded only nine league goals.
Hajduk Split are the favourites at 1.75 with Midnite. Istra 1961 are 3.9 and the draw is 3.75.
Both teams to score is 1.62 with Midnite. Both teams have scored in 60% of Istra's games but only 40% of Hajduk's, the lowest rate in the 1. HNL.
Hajduk Split lead the table on 22 points from 10 games. Istra 1961 are 7th on 12 points.
Marin Soticek has had at least one shot in nine straight games, averaging 2.4 a game.
Istra 1961: Kolic; Nasraoui, Kumar, Hodzic, Hrvatin; Šepić, Ahmeti, Frederiksen; Albarracín, Skafar Zuzic; Isaac. Hajduk Split: Silic; Hadzikadunic, Maresic, Hrgovic, Acapandié; Fayad, del Moral, Sutalo; Soticek, de Almeida; Sego.