Match Report
18 points for Istra 1961 U19 (1st), 7 for HNK Gorica U19 (10th): an 11-point gap. HNK Gorica U19 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Against a league average of 1.58 goals per team per game, Istra 1961 U19 ran at 3.83 scored and 0.5 conceded, HNK Gorica U19 at 0.71 and 2.
Istra 1961 U19 entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 14 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Istra 1961 U19 12/15, HNK Gorica U19 6/15.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Istra 1961 U19, 0 by HNK Gorica U19, 2 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Istra 1961 U19 led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Istra 1961 U19: Diego Saina (18'), Toni Brajkovic (65'), Markus Acquah (78')