NK Istra 1961 — HNL 22/23 Season Report

Points

36 matches

111312

W · D · L

36–38

Goals F / A

GD -2

0.8

Avg xG / game

1.08 xGA · net -0.28

51.9%

Avg Possession

0.442

Avg Perf. Index

3.2 SOT · 4.1 opp SOT

Shots in box/gm5.4

Big ch. missed/gm0.5

Fouls/gm11.5

★

Best performance

R16 vs Gorica (1–0)

PI 0.804

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Worst performance

R21 vs Dinamo (0–1)

PI 0.166

Key Facts

Home: 8W 6D 4L (30 pts) · Away: 3W 7D 8L (16 pts).
Scored 36 from 28.7 xG (+7.3) · conceded 38 from 39.0 xGA (-1.0).
Better xG than the opponent in 9 of 36 matches.
Longest unbeaten run: 4 matches (rounds 4–7).
Longest run without a win: 9 matches (rounds 23–31).
Clean sheets: 17.
Last 5: W D W L D.

EU Qualification Race — Varaždin & Slaven Belupo

Pos	Club	Pts	W·D·L	GD	xG	xGA	PI
#5	Istra	46	11·13·12	-2	0.8	1.08	0.442
#6	Varaždin	46	12·10·14	-10	0.48	0.51	0.456
#8	Slaven B.	43	10·13·13	-19	0.45	0.59	0.435

Istra vs Varaždin — H2H

1W 2D 1L (4:4)

1–2 (H, R2) · 1–1 (A, R11) · 2–1 (H, R20) · 0–0 (A, R29)

Istra vs Slaven Belupo — H2H

1W 2D 1L (4:3)

3–0 (A, R9) · 0–0 (H, R18) · 0–2 (A, R27) · 1–1 (H, R36)

Performance Index v2 — per match & 5-game rolling average

Expected Goals — xG (Istra) vs xGA (opponent) per round

Ball Possession % per round — red ≥ 50 % (dominant)

First leg vs second leg breakdown

First Leg — Rounds 1–18 (18 matches)

Record6W · 6D · 6L

Points24

Goals F / A (GD)16 / 18 (-2)

Avg xG / xGA0.52 / 0.56

Avg Possession51.8%

Avg Perf. Index0.462

Second Leg — Rounds 19–36 (18 matches)

Record5W · 7D · 6L

Points 22 ↓ declined

Goals F / A (GD)20 / 20 (0)

Avg xG / xGA1.08 / 1.6

Avg Possession51.9%

Avg Perf. Index 0.421 ↓ declined

Season-over-season comparison — NK Istra 1961

Season	GP	W · D · L	Pts	Goals (GD)	xG/gm	xGA/gm	Poss	Avg PI
HNL 22/23 ◄	36	11 13 12	46	36–38 (-2)	0.8	1.08	51.9%	0.442
HNL 23/24	36	10 11 15	41	36–54 (-18)	1.04	1.14	48.0%	0.448
HNL 24/25	36	11 15 10	48	39–42 (-3)	1.19	1.24	49.2%	0.479
HNL 25/26	36	12 7 17	43	39–50 (-11)	1.02	1.82	49.7%	0.402
HNL 26/27	5	1 2 2	5	11–10 (+1)	1.5	1.43	45.0%	0.447

Performance Index trend — 5-match rolling average by season

Key metrics per season

Coaching History — Season by Season

Coach	Nat.	Tenure	Gms	W · D · L	PPG	Goals	xG	xGA	PI
HNL 23/24
Mislav Karoglan	Croatia	07.2023 – 08.2023	3	0 1 2	0.33	1–10 (-9)	0.41	1.66	0.255
David Catala	Spain	08.2023 – 02.2024	17	4 4 9	0.94	13–24 (-11)	1.14	1.15	0.431
Sergej Banović	Croatia	08.2023 – 08.2023	1	0 1 0	1.0	4–4 (0)	1.42	2.02	0.446
HNL 24/25
Sergej Banović	Croatia	12.2024 – 12.2024	1	0 1 0	1.0	2–2 (0)	2.14	1.62	0.478
HNL 23/24
Paolo Tramezzani	Italy	02.2024 – 05.2024	15	6 5 4	1.53	18–16 (+2)	1.02	0.97	0.505
HNL 24/25
Paolo Tramezzani	Italy	08.2024 – 12.2024	17	4 6 7	1.06	16–27 (-11)	1.19	1.4	0.418
Gonzalo Garcia	Uruguay	01.2025 – 05.2025	18	7 8 3	1.61	21–13 (+8)	1.14	1.07	0.536
HNL 25/26
Goran Tomić	Croatia	08.2025 – 09.2025	6	1 2 3	0.83	6–10 (-4)	1.16	1.65	0.396
Oriol Riera	Spain	09.2025 – 04.2026	23	9 4 10	1.35	29–33 (-4)	1.05	1.93	0.407
Krešimir Režić	Croatia	04.2026 – 05.2026	5	2 1 2	1.4	4–4 (0)	0.83	1.33	0.436
HNL 26/27
Javier Cabello● current	Spain	08.2026 – present	5	1 2 2	1.0	11–10 (+1)	1.5	1.43	0.447

Overall totals across all seasons

Coach	Nat.	Seasons	Gms	W · D · L	PPG	Goals	PI
Paolo Tramezzani	Italy	HNL 23/24 · HNL 24/25	32	10 11 11	1.28	34–43 (-9)	0.459
Oriol Riera	Spain	HNL 25/26	23	9 4 10	1.35	29–33 (-4)	0.407
Gonzalo Garcia	Uruguay	HNL 24/25	18	7 8 3	1.61	21–13 (+8)	0.536
David Catala	Spain	HNL 23/24	17	4 4 9	0.94	13–24 (-11)	0.431
Krešimir Režić	Croatia	HNL 25/26	5	2 1 2	1.4	4–4 (0)	0.436
Goran Tomić	Croatia	HNL 25/26	6	1 2 3	0.83	6–10 (-4)	0.396
Javier Cabello	Spain	HNL 26/27	5	1 2 2	1.0	11–10 (+1)	0.447
Sergej Banović	Croatia	HNL 23/24 · HNL 24/25	2	0 2 0	1.0	6–6 (0)	0.462
Mislav Karoglan	Croatia	HNL 23/24	3	0 1 2	0.33	1–10 (-9)	0.255

Match-by-match results

Rnd	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Res	xG	xGA	Poss	SOT	Box shots	Big ch.	Perf. Index
1	17 Jul 2022	H	Hajduk	0–2	L	0.39	1.71	43.0%	4	6	0	0.213	▼

2	22 Jul 2022	H	Varaždin	1–2	L	0.0	0.0	49.0%	2	5	0	0.222	▼

3	29 Jul 2022	A	Dinamo	1–4	L	0.0	0.0	47.0%	6	7	1	0.249	▼

4	06 Aug 2022	H	Osijek	1–0	W	0.0	0.0	49.0%	3	5	1	0.719	▼

5	12 Aug 2022	A	Šibenik	0–0	D	0.0	0.0	56.0%	1	5	0	0.416	▼

6	21 Aug 2022	H	Rijeka	1–1	D	0.0	0.0	54.0%	4	3	0	0.425	▼

7	26 Aug 2022	A	Gorica	2–0	W	0.0	0.0	42.0%	6	5	1	0.677	▼

8	04 Sep 2022	H	Lokomotiva	1–2	L	1.9	1.84	62.0%	4	8	2	0.376	▼

9	11 Sep 2022	A	Slaven B.	3–0	W	1.78	1.7	51.0%	6	6	2	0.664	▼

10	17 Sep 2022	A	Hajduk	2–2	D	0.51	1.17	39.0%	2	3	2	0.355	▼

11	30 Sep 2022	A	Varaždin	1–1	D	0.0	0.0	55.0%	3	4	2	0.388	▼

12	15 Mar 2023	H	Dinamo	1–0	W	0.08	1.22	40.0%	2	4	0	0.456	▼

13	15 Oct 2022	A	Osijek	0–2	L	0.0	0.0	50.0%	4	4	2	0.215	▼

14	23 Oct 2022	H	Šibenik	0–0	D	0.0	0.0	59.0%	3	5	0	0.499	▼

15	29 Oct 2022	A	Rijeka	1–0	W	0.0	0.0	52.0%	3	2	1	0.725	▼

16	04 Nov 2022	H	Gorica	1–0	W	1.6	0.45	64.0%	5	10	1	0.804	▼

17	12 Nov 2022	A	Lokomotiva	0–2	L	1.09	1.84	60.0%	2	6	0	0.292	▼

18	20 Jan 2023	H	Slaven B.	0–0	D	1.95	0.23	61.0%	6	8	0	0.62	▼

19	29 Jan 2023	H	Hajduk	3–0	W	1.38	1.5	52.0%	3	7	1	0.631	▼

20	03 Feb 2023	H	Varaždin	2–1	W	1.15	0.93	51.0%	4	6	2	0.666	▼

21	10 Feb 2023	A	Dinamo	0–1	L	0.44	2.47	44.0%	0	1	0	0.166	▼

22	18 Feb 2023	H	Osijek	1–0	W	0.86	0.6	47.0%	3	4	0	0.664	▼

23	24 Feb 2023	A	Šibenik	0–0	D	0.49	1.01	60.0%	0	2	0	0.331	▼

24	03 Mar 2023	H	Rijeka	0–2	L	0.83	2.74	61.0%	4	5	1	0.263	▼

25	10 Mar 2023	A	Gorica	4–5	L	2.13	2.43	59.0%	4	9	2	0.34	▼

26	19 Mar 2023	H	Lokomotiva	0–0	D	0.57	0.53	46.0%	3	6	0	0.428	▼

27	31 Mar 2023	A	Slaven B.	0–2	L	0.88	2.14	65.0%	2	6	1	0.269	▼

28	07 Apr 2023	A	Hajduk	2–2	D	0.47	1.69	49.0%	3	2	1	0.324	▼

29	16 Apr 2023	A	Varaždin	0–0	D	0.43	1.29	46.0%	3	4	0	0.402	▼

30	22 Apr 2023	H	Dinamo	0–0	D	0.4	0.75	43.0%	1	4	1	0.344	▼

31	26 Apr 2023	A	Osijek	0–1	L	1.68	2.14	52.0%	2	6	2	0.305	▼

32	29 Apr 2023	H	Šibenik	3–0	W	1.23	0.43	50.0%	3	6	3	0.725	▼

33	06 May 2023	A	Rijeka	2–2	D	1.44	2.64	34.0%	4	4	2	0.33	▼

34	13 May 2023	H	Gorica	1–0	W	1.39	3.04	53.0%	4	5	2	0.516	▼

35	21 May 2023	A	Lokomotiva	1–3	L	1.79	1.84	58.0%	2	12	3	0.353	▼

36	27 May 2023	H	Slaven B.	1–1	D	1.82	0.68	64.0%	6	10	1	0.529	▼

Glossary of Terms

Term	Definition
xG	Expected Goals — probability-weighted shots measure of how many goals a team should have scored
xGA	Expected Goals Against — xG conceded by Istra
xA	Expected Assists — probability that a key pass becomes an assist
PI	Performance Index — composite score (45% result, 30% chance quality, 15% territory, 10% possession)
PPG	Points Per Game
G+A	Goals + Assists combined
CS	Clean Sheet — match with 0 goals conceded
Saves/90	Goalkeeper saves per 90 minutes
sv/90	Same as Saves/90
Def. actions/90	Tackles + interceptions + clearances per 90 min
kp/90	Key passes per 90 minutes
Shots/90	Shots attempted per 90 minutes
Conv%	Shot conversion rate (goals ÷ shots)
Pass%	Pass accuracy percentage
Avg rating	Sofascore match rating average (scale 1–10)
Sofascore rating	Per-player per-match rating by Sofascore platform