Vukovar vs Istra 1961

ResultHNL3-2

HNL
Full Time
Vukovar
Vukovar
3
Istra 1961
Istra 1961
2
📍 Stadion HNK Cibalia

Vukovar 3-2 Istra 1961 — Match Report

Vukovar secured a home victory with a 3-2 scoreline against Istra 1961 in the HNL. The match was played at Stadion HNK Cibalia on Saturday, February 7, 2026.

Goals were scored by J. Puljic (15', assisted by J. Puljic), J. Puljic (15'), M. Tadic (47', assisted by M. Ticinovic), D. Maresic (56'), S. Prevljak (85', assisted by S. Loncar) and L. Banovec (87').

Vukovar controlled 38% of possession compared to Istra 1961's 62%. The hosts had 25 shots (13 on target) while the visitors managed 11 shots (4 on target). Corner kicks were 7-3 in favour of Vukovar.

Prediction accuracy: Betora's AI predicted a Istra 1961 win with probabilities of 28% home, 28% draw, 44% away and a most likely score of 1-2. The prediction was incorrect ✗ — the actual result was 3-2.

Match Events

10'
🟨 Yellow CardV. Rozic
11'
🔄 SubstitutionK. PavicicAssist: A. JuriljOut: A. Jurilj
15'
🟨 Yellow CardF. Kolic
15'
⚽ GoalJ. PuljicAssist: J. Puljic
15'
⚽ GoalJ. Puljic
46'
🔄 SubstitutionN. SepicAssist: A. KadusicOut: A. Kadusic
47'
⚽ GoalM. TadicAssist: M. Ticinovic
56'
⚽ GoalD. Maresic
61'
🔄 SubstitutionM. NasraouiAssist: M. HeisterOut: M. Heister
61'
🔄 SubstitutionI. AyumaAssist: C. AgadaOut: C. Agada
64'
🟨 Yellow CardR. Kumar
67'
🔄 SubstitutionV. CaicAssist: J. GurlicaOut: J. Gurlica
75'
🔄 SubstitutionV. RozicAssist: N. Skafar ZuzicOut: N. Skafar Zuzic
82'
🔄 SubstitutionR. KumarAssist: S. MiettinenOut: S. Miettinen
82'
🔄 SubstitutionL. KulusicAssist: R. GonzalezOut: R. Gonzalez
85'
⚽ GoalS. PrevljakAssist: S. Loncar
87'
⚽ GoalL. Banovec
90'+5
🟨 Yellow CardM. Ticinovic
90'+5
🟨 Yellow CardD. Maresic
90'+6
🟨 Yellow CardL. Banovec

Lineups

Vukovar4-2-3-1

22Denis PintolG
91Mario TičinovićM
34Mario TadićD
14Moreno ŽivkovićD
7Kerim ÇalhanoğluD
13Vito ČaićM
77Eniss ShabaniM
16Kristijan PavičićD
21Jakov PuljićM
28Lovro BanovecM
11Lovre KulušićF

Istra 19614-2-3-1

1Franko KolićG
3Mohamed NasraouiD
38Raul KumarD
4Dario MarešićD
13Niko ŠepićD
5Josip RadoševićM
18Israel AyumaM
17Emil FrederiksenM
10Stjepan LončarM
7Vinko RozićM
9Smail PrevljakF

Match Statistics

Vukovar
Istra 1961
Possession
38%62%
🎯Total Shots
2511
🥅Shots on Goal
134
📦Shots Inside Box
205
🚩Corners
73
⚠️Fouls
99
🟨Yellow Cards
03
🏳️Offsides
01
🧤GK Saves
210
📊Pass Accuracy
71%82%
🛡️Blocked Shots
54

Top Performers

Vukovar

Mario Tadić
⚽ 1
7.9
Lovro Banovec
⚽ 1 🔑 5 key passes
7.7
Jakov Puljić
⚽ 1 🔑 2 key passes
7.2
Vito Čaić
7.0
Eniss Shabani
🔑 3 key passes
7.0

Istra 1961

Dario Marešić
⚽ 1
8.2
Franko Kolić
7.3
Stjepan Lončar
🅰️ 1 🔑 3 key passes
7.3
Smail Prevljak
⚽ 1 🔑 1 key passes
6.9
Charles Adah Agada
6.7