NK Varazdin 2-0 Istra 1961 — Result, Statistics & Match Review — Croatia - 1. HNL, 23 May 2026

📅23/05/2026 · 🕒17:00 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 1-0 2nd Score 2-0
MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Authentic Intelligence™ · Probability per market
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home Pick
53%
1.8
Draw
27%
3.45
Away
20%
3.83
Under/Over 2.5
Under
52%
1.86
Over
48%
1.87
Both Teams to Score
Yes
51%
1.82
No
49%
1.88
Total Goals
0-1
28%
3.07
2-3
46%
1.72
4-5
21%
3.4
6+
5%
13.55
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
31%
1/2
1%
1/X
5%
X/1
19%
X/2
8%
X/X
17%
2/1
3%
2/2
11%
2/X
5%
STRENGTH — pattern support: Good → Great · fuller bar = deeper record. Informational.
Our Pick = the most likely outcome.
SIGNALS Team Signals — the why behind the numbers
iddaakolik predictions — not real match figures
HOME NK Varazdin The Market 56%
Head to Head
AWAY Istra 1961 The Market 26%
Strong Team Performanceagainst Market Expectation Average
1.74 xG Scorediddaakolik model prediction 1.03
0.67 xG Concedediddaakolik model prediction 1.48
Weak Attack Strength Average
Great Defense Strength Strong
51% Ball Possession 49%
13 Total Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 4
362 · 80% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 289 · 75%
22 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area 18
20 Crosses 15
2 Yellow Cards 3
H2H Past Meetings
Real recorded figures, averaged over these meetings
HOME NK Varazdin
0W-3D-3L
AWAY Istra 1961
0.33 Avg Goals (FT) 1.00
1.40 xG 0.80
49% Ball Possession 51%
14 Total Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 4
314 Passes 328
78% Pass Accuracy 77%
22 Box Touches 19
18 Crosses 16
3 Yellow Cards 2
20.03.2026 Istra 1961 Istra 1961 2-1 HT 0-1 NK Varazdin NK Varazdin HIR
19.12.2025 NK Varazdin NK Varazdin 1-3 HT 1-1 Istra 1961 Istra 1961 HIR
03.10.2025 Istra 1961 Istra 1961 1-0 HT 0-0 NK Varazdin NK Varazdin HIR
11.05.2025 Istra 1961 Istra 1961 0-0 HT 0-0 NK Varazdin NK Varazdin HIR
08.03.2025 NK Varazdin NK Varazdin 0-0 HT 0-0 Istra 1961 Istra 1961 HIR
07.12.2024 Istra 1961 Istra 1961 0-0 HT 0-0 NK Varazdin NK Varazdin HIR
RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME NK Varazdin
2 - 0
AWAY Istra 1961
3.05 xG 0.40
41% Ball Possession 59%
12 Total Shots 11
8 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 3
240 Passes 379
75% Pass Accuracy 84%
22 Box Touches 26
10 Crosses 18
2 Yellow Cards 3
REVIEW NK Varazdin vs Istra 1961
IDDAAKOLIK POST-MATCH REVIEW

NK Varazdin took care of Istra 1961 2-0.

As our pre-match numbers suggested, our model had NK Varazdin as the likeliest winner at 53%, and the 2-0 landed on that lead.

Neither goals market gave much away — over 2.5 sat at 48% and both teams to score at 51%.

Under the surface, Istra 1961 saw more of the ball, 59% to 41%, shots finished 12-11, expected goals 3.05 to 0.40.

The head-to-head backdrop: across their last 6 meetings in our records, Istra 1961 led the recent series with 3 wins, 3 drawn. Scoring in those meetings ran 0.33 a game for NK Varazdin against 1.00 for Istra 1961.

NK Varazdin vs Istra 1961 Result & Final Score

NK Varazdin 2 - 0 Istra 1961 in the Croatia - 1. HNL on 23/05/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

NK Varazdin vs Istra 1961 Prediction vs Result

Before kick-off our model rated a NK Varazdin win the most likely single outcome at about 53%, with the full match-result split NK Varazdin 53%, draw 27%, Istra 1961 20%. The final score 2-0 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (NK Varazdin), Under 2.5 — while BTTS Yes went the other way.

✓ Match Result (NK Varazdin) ✓ Under 2.5 ✗ BTTS Yes
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