NK Istra 1961 — HNL 23/24 Season Report

Points

36 matches

101115

W · D · L

36–54

Goals F / A

GD -18

1.04

Avg xG / game

1.14 xGA · net -0.1

48.0%

Avg Possession

0.448

Avg Perf. Index

3.2 SOT · 4.1 opp SOT

Shots in box/gm6.3

Big ch. missed/gm0.7

Fouls/gm15.4

★

Best performance

R15 vs Rudeš (4–0)

PI 0.825

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Worst performance

R3 vs Rijeka (0–6)

PI 0.114

Key Facts

Home: 6W 6D 6L (24 pts) · Away: 4W 5D 9L (17 pts).
Scored 36 from 37.3 xG (-1.3) · conceded 54 from 41.0 xGA (+13.0).
Better xG than the opponent in 15 of 36 matches.
Longest unbeaten run: 5 matches (rounds 31–35).
Longest run without a win: 6 matches (rounds 1–6).
Clean sheets: 11.
Last 5: W W D W L.

EU Qualification Race — Varaždin & Slaven Belupo

Pos	Club	Pts	W·D·L	GD	xG	xGA	PI
#6	Varaždin	42	10·12·14	-8	1.27	1.57	0.448
#8	Istra	41	10·11·15	-18	1.04	1.14	0.448
#9	Slaven B.	33	9·6·21	-26	1.07	1.65	0.39

Istra vs Varaždin — H2H

2W 1D 1L (6:3)

0–1 (A, R8) · 2–0 (H, R17) · 2–2 (A, R26) · 2–0 (H, R35)

Istra vs Slaven Belupo — H2H

2W 2D 0L (8:3)

2–2 (A, R5) · 2–0 (H, R14) · 1–1 (A, R23) · 3–0 (H, R32)

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)

Record4W · 6D · 8L

Points18

Goals F / A (GD)18 / 31 (-13)

Avg xG / xGA1.12 / 1.24

Avg Possession49.0%

Avg Perf. Index0.434

Second Leg — Rounds 19–36 (18 matches)

Record6W · 5D · 7L

Points 23 ↑ improved

Goals F / A (GD)18 / 23 (-5)

Avg xG / xGA0.95 / 1.04

Avg Possession46.9%

Avg Perf. Index 0.461 ↑ improved

Season-over-season comparison — NK Istra 1961

Season	GP	W · D · L	Pts	Goals (GD)	xG/gm	xGA/gm	Poss	Avg PI
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	2	0 1 1	1	4–5 (-1)	1.66	1.36	46.0%	0.42

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	2	0 1 1	0.5	4–5 (-1)	1.66	1.36	0.42

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
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
Javier Cabello	Spain	HNL 26/27	2	0 1 1	0.5	4–5 (-1)	0.42

Salary & Value — HNL 23/24 · HNL wage bill vs results

€2.53M

Istra wage bill

#5 / #8

Salary rank / League pos

-3

Rank delta (pos above wage rank)

-4.3 pts

Points above expected

€20.95M

Top wage bill (Zagreb)

+13.9

Best overperformance (Rijeka)

Wage bill vs points — with expected regression line

Points above / below expected (log-salary model)

#	Club	Salary	Pts	W · D · L	Goals (GD)	Pts/€M	Rank Δ	Pts vs Exp
1	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	€20.95M	82	25 7 4	67–30 (+37)	3.9	0	-1.0
2	HNK Rijeka	€5.79M	74	23 5 8	69–30 (+39)	12.8	+2	+13.9
3	HNK Hajduk Split	€12.0M	68	21 5 10	54–26 (+28)	5.7	-1	-5.1
4	NK Osijek	€8.22M	57	16 9 11	62–43 (+19)	6.9	-1	-9.3
5	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	€2.37M	51	12 15 9	52–45 (+7)	21.5	+1	+6.8
6	NK Varaždin	€1.41M	42	10 12 14	39–47 (-8)	29.8	+3	+7.1
7	HNK Gorica	€1.56M	41	11 8 17	35–50 (-15)	26.3	0	+4.3
8	NK Istra 1961	€2.53M	41	10 11 15	36–54 (-18)	16.2	-3	-4.3
9	NK Slaven Belupo	€1.47M	33	9 6 21	43–69 (-26)	22.4	-1	-2.7
10	NK Rudeš	€0.57M	9	1 6 29	22–85 (-63)	15.8	0	-9.8

NK Istra 1961 — salary vs results by season

Season	Wage bill	Points	Position	Pts/€M
HNL 23/24	€2.53M	41	8	16.2
HNL 24/25	€2.55M	48	5	18.8
HNL 25/26	€3.62M	43	6	11.9

Match-by-match results

Rnd	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Res	xG	xGA	Poss	SOT	Box shots	Big ch.	Perf. Index
1	23 Jul 2023	A	Lokomotiva	1–1	D	0.8	0.81	40.0%	3	2	1	0.41	▼

2	29 Jul 2023	H	Dinamo	0–3	L	0.37	1.12	39.0%	3	4	0	0.24	▼

3	06 Aug 2023	A	Rijeka	0–6	L	0.05	3.05	54.0%	0	0	0	0.114	▼

4	13 Aug 2023	H	Osijek	4–4	D	1.42	2.02	56.0%	5	10	3	0.446	▼

5	19 Aug 2023	A	Slaven B.	2–2	D	1.92	0.35	62.0%	7	12	3	0.623	▼

6	27 Aug 2023	H	Rudeš	0–0	D	1.32	0.31	53.0%	6	7	1	0.573	▼

7	02 Sep 2023	A	Hajduk	1–0	W	0.53	1.05	43.0%	2	3	0	0.548	▼

8	17 Sep 2023	A	Varaždin	0–1	L	0.89	0.91	48.0%	1	3	3	0.339	▼

9	23 Sep 2023	H	Gorica	0–1	L	1.81	0.41	65.0%	3	11	1	0.501	▼

10	02 Oct 2023	H	Lokomotiva	0–4	L	0.83	1.9	54.0%	3	6	0	0.233	▼

11	08 Oct 2023	A	Dinamo	0–3	L	0.67	1.65	39.0%	1	1	0	0.199	▼

12	22 Oct 2023	H	Rijeka	1–1	D	1.28	1.28	35.0%	2	4	1	0.378	▼

13	28 Oct 2023	A	Osijek	1–3	L	0.84	2.62	45.0%	4	3	1	0.211	▼

14	05 Nov 2023	H	Slaven B.	2–0	W	0.92	1.33	33.0%	5	6	2	0.616	▼

15	11 Nov 2023	A	Rudeš	4–0	W	3.07	0.55	41.0%	9	15	2	0.825	▼

16	26 Nov 2023	H	Hajduk	0–2	L	0.79	1.73	53.0%	0	5	1	0.225	▼

17	01 Dec 2023	H	Varaždin	2–0	W	1.44	0.73	49.0%	2	8	1	0.708	▼

18	09 Dec 2023	A	Gorica	0–0	D	1.26	0.53	73.0%	5	14	1	0.625	▼

19	16 Dec 2023	A	Lokomotiva	0–3	L	1.24	1.37	60.0%	8	13	2	0.366	▼

20	27 Jan 2024	H	Dinamo	0–1	L	0.24	1.02	42.0%	0	3	0	0.196	▼

21	04 Feb 2024	A	Rijeka	0–3	L	0.32	1.76	43.0%	0	1	0	0.163	▼

22	10 Feb 2024	H	Osijek	1–0	W	0.34	0.25	40.0%	3	3	1	0.668	▼

23	16 Feb 2024	A	Slaven B.	1–1	D	0.54	0.61	44.0%	3	3	2	0.428	▼

24	24 Feb 2024	H	Rudeš	2–1	W	0.86	0.4	42.0%	3	10	2	0.728	▼

25	02 Mar 2024	A	Hajduk	0–1	L	0.39	1.03	40.0%	0	3	0	0.234	▼

26	08 Mar 2024	A	Varaždin	2–2	D	2.07	1.52	48.0%	4	8	2	0.495	▼

27	17 Mar 2024	H	Gorica	0–0	D	0.86	0.46	64.0%	3	12	2	0.564	▼

28	29 Mar 2024	H	Lokomotiva	0–0	D	0.18	0.87	39.0%	2	4	0	0.345	▼

29	07 Apr 2024	A	Dinamo	1–4	L	1.67	2.09	30.0%	3	7	2	0.271	▼

30	14 Apr 2024	H	Rijeka	0–2	L	0.46	1.26	43.0%	2	4	1	0.281	▼

31	20 Apr 2024	A	Osijek	2–1	W	1.04	0.64	51.0%	5	4	3	0.65	▼

32	26 Apr 2024	H	Slaven B.	3–0	W	1.88	0.8	56.0%	5	9	1	0.755	▼

33	03 May 2024	A	Rudeš	3–1	W	1.84	1.55	52.0%	5	11	1	0.696	▼

34	12 May 2024	H	Hajduk	1–1	D	0.64	1.42	45.0%	3	6	2	0.378	▼

35	17 May 2024	H	Varaždin	2–0	W	1.46	0.87	47.0%	3	7	4	0.687	▼

36	24 May 2024	A	Gorica	0–2	L	1.07	0.75	59.0%	4	6	0	0.399	▼

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