NK Varaždin 1-3 Istra 1961
Updated
Istra 1961 won: NK Varaždin 1-3 Istra 1961 in the HNL (Round 18) on Fri, 19 Dec 2025 at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec, Varaždin. NK Varaždin goals: Ivan Mamut 26'. Istra 1961 goals: Smail Prevljak 25', Vinko Rozic 46', Smail Prevljak 68'. Possession: 55-45. Player of the match: Smail Prevljak (9.1).
Match report
Istra 1961 beat NK Varaždin 3-1
Istra 1961 got the better of NK Varaždin 3-1 away from home at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec on Friday 19 December in the HNL.
Smail Prevljak put Istra 1961 ahead on 25' (0-1), Ivan Mamut levelled for NK Varaždin on 26' (1-1), Vinko Rozic restored Istra 1961's lead on 46' (1-2) and Smail Prevljak made it 1-3 on 68'.
NK Varaždin had 55% of the ball, shots were 21-14 (9-4 on target).
Smail Prevljak (NK Istra 1961) was player of the match with a 9.1 rating.
Attendance: 956.
Match stats
| NK Varaždin | Istra 1961 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 55 | 45 |
| Total shots | 21 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 4 |
| Touches in opposition box | 36 | 21 |
| Big chances | 4 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 4 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 367 (85%) | 299 (82%) |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 3 |
| Corners | 9 | 5 |
| Total shots | 21 | 14 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 4 |
| Blocked shots | 6 | 5 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 15 | 6 |
| Shots outside box | 6 | 8 |
Lineups
NK Varaždin (4-3-1-2): Oliver Zelenika, Luka Skaricic, Roberto Puncec, Lamine Ba, Antonio Borsic, Matej Vuk, Leon Belcar, Tomislav Duvnjak, Luka Mamic, Ivan Mamut, Iuri Tavares
Istra 1961 (3-4-2-1): Franko Kolic, Raul Kumar, Ville Koski, Dario Maresic, Emil Frederiksen, Israel Isaac Ayuma, Josip Radosevic, Marcel Heister, Stjepan Loncar, Vinko Rozic, Smail Prevljak
Key events
- 20' · Yellow card · Marcel Heister (Istra 1961)
- 25' · Goal · Smail Prevljak (Istra 1961)
- 26' · Goal · Ivan Mamut (NK Varaždin)
- 44' · Yellow card · Roberto Puncec (NK Varaždin)
- 46' · Substitution · Antonio Mauric for Israel Isaac Ayuma (Istra 1961)
- 46' · Goal · Vinko Rozic (Istra 1961)
- 55' · Substitution · Mohamed Nasraoui for Ville Koski (Istra 1961)
- 57' · Yellow card · Mohamed Nasraoui (Istra 1961)
- 63' · Yellow card · Lamine Ba (NK Varaždin)
- 67' · Substitution · Aleksa Latkovic for Iuri Tavares (NK Varaždin)
- 67' · Yellow card · Vinko Rozic (Istra 1961)
- 68' · Goal · Smail Prevljak (Istra 1961)
- 75' · Substitution · Filip Taraba for Vinko Rozic (Istra 1961)
- 78' · Substitution · Domagoj Begonja for Antonio Borsic (NK Varaždin)
- 78' · Substitution · Mate Antunovic for Tomislav Duvnjak (NK Varaždin)
- 82' · Yellow card · Ivan Mamut (NK Varaždin)
- 83' · Substitution · Charles Adah Agada for Smail Prevljak (Istra 1961)
- 83' · Substitution · Alejandro Jay for Emil Frederiksen (Istra 1961)
- 83' · Substitution · Novak Tepsic for Luka Skaricic (NK Varaždin)
- 83' · Substitution · David Puclin for Leon Belcar (NK Varaždin)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won NK Varaždin vs Istra 1961?
Istra 1961 won, 1-3 (HNL) on Fri, 19 Dec 2025.
When and where is NK Varaždin vs Istra 1961?
Fri, 19 Dec 2025, 15:00 UTC at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec, Varaždin, HNL.