NK Varazdin 1-3 Istra 1961 — HNL, 19 Dec 2025
Istra 1961 beat NK Varazdin 3-1 in the HNL on 19 December 2025 at Gradski stadion Varazdin. Smail Prevljak, Ivan Mamut, Vinko Rozić got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, NK Varazdin have won 1 and Istra 1961 1, 3 draws.
Match timeline
- 20'Foul
- 0-125'
- 1-126'assist: Tomislav Duvnjak
- 44'Foul
- Half-time1-1
- 46'
- 1-246'assist: Emil Frederiksen
- 55'
- 57'Foul
- 63'Foul
- 67'Foul
- 67'
- 1-368'assist: Emil Frederiksen
- 75'
- 78'out: D. Begonja
- 78'
- 82'Foul
- 83'
- 83'
- 83'
- 83'
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
9.6
Top rated
NK Varazdin
- 7.7Matej VukM
- 7.7Iuri TavaresF
- 7.3Ivan MamutF
- 7.2Tomislav DuvnjakM
- 7.0Leon BelcarM
- 7.0David PuclinM
- 6.9Domagoj BegonjaD
- 6.7Novak TepšićD
- 6.7Mate AntunovićF
- 6.3Luka MamićM
- 6.3Aleksa LatkovićM
- 6.3Luka ŠkaričićD
- 6.3Oliver ZelenikaG
- 6.2Roberto PunčecD
- 6.2Lamine BaD
- 6.0Antonio BoršićD
Istra 1961
- 9.6Smail PrevljakF
- 7.9Franko KolićG
- 7.5Dario MarešićD
- 7.5Ville KoskiD
- 7.2Emil FrederiksenM
- 7.2Vinko RozićF
- 7.2Mohamed NasraouiD
- 6.9Filip TarabaD
- 6.9Antonio MaurićM
- 6.9Josip RadoševićM
- 6.7Raul KumarD
- 6.6Alejandro JayD
- 6.6Marcel HeisterM
- 6.3Charles AgadaF
- 6.0Stjepan LončarF
- 5.9Israel AyumaM
Line-ups
NK Varazdin4-2-3-1
Coach: Nikola Safaric
- 14Roberto Punčec44'D6.2
- 7Matej VukM7.7
- 17Ivan Mamut26'82'F7.3
- 5Lamine Ba63'D6.2
- 1Oliver ZelenikaG6.3
- 38I. Tavares67'F7.7
- 8Tomislav Duvnjak78'M7.2
- 4Luka Škaričić83'D6.3
- 10Leon Belcar83'M7.0
- 25A. Borsic78'D6.0
- 22L. MamicM6.3
Substitutes
- 44M. BaracD
- 6David Puclin83'M7.0
- 33Josip SilićG
- 27Aleksa Latković67'M6.3
- 9Marko DabroF
- 19R. AbdullazadaM
- 13Mario MladenovskiD
- 16Novak Tepšić83'D6.7
- 11Mate Antunović78'F6.7
- 2S. LesjakD
- 29D. Begonja78'D6.9
- 9Smail Prevljak25'68'83'F9.6
- 4Dario MarešićD7.5
- 10Stjepan LončarF6.0
- 5J. RadosevicM6.9
- 26Marcel Heister20'M6.6
- 17Emil Frederiksen83'M7.2
- 21Ville Koski55'D7.5
- 1Franko KolićG7.9
- 7Vinko Rozić46'67'75'F7.2
- 18Israel Ayuma46'M5.9
- 38R. KumarD6.7
Substitutes
- 6L. RobertssonM
- 23A. Jay83'D6.6
- 22D. DjuricF
- 40Jan Paus-KunštG
- 3Mohamed Nasraoui57'55'D7.2
- 8Antonio Maurić46'M6.9
- 24Filip Taraba75'D6.9
- 2J. IvanisevicD
- 77Charles Agada83'F6.3
- 32Dominik CelijaF
- 41M. ZgombaF
- 11S. BanguraF
Team statistics
55%Possession45%
2.95Expected goals (xG)0.95
21Total shots14
9Shots on target4
6Shots off target5
6Blocked shots5
9Corners5
1Offsides3
16Fouls8
3Yellow cards3
1Goalkeeper saves8
433Total passes366
367Accurate passes299
85%Pass accuracy82%
NK Varazdin
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matej Vuk | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7.7 |
| Iuri Tavares | 67 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Ivan Mamut | 90 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Tomislav Duvnjak | 78 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Leon Belcar | 83 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7.0 |
| David Puclin | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Domagoj Begonja | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Novak Tepšić | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Mate Antunović | 12 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Luka Mamić | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Aleksa Latković | 23 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Luka Škaričić | 83 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 6.3 |
| Oliver Zelenika | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Roberto Punčec | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Lamine Ba | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Antonio Boršić | 78 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Istra 1961
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smail Prevljak | 83 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 9.6 |
| Franko Kolić | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Dario Marešić | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Ville Koski | 55 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Emil Frederiksen | 83 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Vinko Rozić | 75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Mohamed Nasraoui | 35 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Filip Taraba | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Antonio Maurić | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Josip Radošević | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Raul Kumar | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Alejandro Jay | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Marcel Heister | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Charles Agada | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Stjepan Lončar | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Israel Ayuma | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 5.9 |
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