Istra 1961 v NK Lokomotiva Zagreb prediction

HNL · Sat, 23 Jan 2027 16:00 GMT · Stadion Aldo Drosina

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:25 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Istra 1961 v NK Lokomotiva Zagreb, HNL on Sat, 23 Jan 2027 16:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Istra 1961 host NK Lokomotiva Zagreb in the HNL on Saturday 23 January (kick-off 16:00 UK).

Form and the table

Eight of Istra 1961’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in seven of Istra 1961’s last 15 results in all competitions (47%). At home, Istra 1961 have two wins, three draws and two defeats in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 1.29 points per game, scoring 1.71 and conceding 1.43. Istra 1961 have scored 21 goals, the fourth-most of the 10 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 12 games, ranked per game). Istra 1961 have conceded 18 goals, the fifth-most of the 10 clubs.

Six of NK Lokomotiva Zagreb’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (40%). Both teams scored in eight of NK Lokomotiva Zagreb’s last 15 results in all competitions (53%). Away from home, NK Lokomotiva Zagreb have one win, two draws and five defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 0.63 points per game, scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.75. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb have scored 14 goals, the second-fewest of the 10 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 13 games, ranked per game). NK Lokomotiva Zagreb have conceded 21 goals, the fourth-most of the 10 clubs.

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Istra 1961 (sixth) and NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (ninth) are five points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Istra 1961 the stronger side, 242 rating points above NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (Istra 1961 1643, NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 1400, after at least 336 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb are unbeaten in the last four meetings with Istra 1961. The most recent meeting, on 17 October 2026, finished NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2–0 Istra 1961.

Team news

Predicted Istra 1961 XI (4-2-3-1): F. Kolić, R. Hrvatin, N. Šepić, M. Nasraoui, R. Kumar, E. Frederiksen, G. AlbarracÃn, D. Ahmeti, D. Hodžić, N. Skafar Zuzic, H. Jaganjac — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, E. Frederiksen (6.8 per match over 12 appearances, eight goals and five assists) and H. Jaganjac (4.9 per match over 10 appearances, five goals and one assist) have been Istra 1961’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Istra 1961 (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), E. Frederiksen averages 2.6 key passes per 90 over 1041 minutes, with a key pass in nine of the last 10 appearances. H. Jaganjac averages 1.9 shots per 90 over 791 minutes, with a shot in eight of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted NK Lokomotiva Zagreb XI (4-2-3-1): J. Posavec, T. Triantafyllou, K. Čabrajić, M. Čabraja, J. Gurlica, F. Fetai, D. Vuković, I. Katić, L. Belcar, M. Subotic, M. Marić — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, K. Čabrajić (4.2 per match over 10 appearances) and T. Triantafyllou (3.7 per match over 13 appearances, one goal and one assist) have been NK Lokomotiva Zagreb’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), K. Čabrajić averages 3.1 tackles per 90 over 881 minutes, with a tackle in nine of the last 10 appearances. T. Triantafyllou averages 1.4 tackles per 90 over 1142 minutes, with a tackle in nine of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 23 Jan 2027 16:00 GMT · HNL · Stadion Aldo Drosina
Head-to-head (last 6): Istra 1961 1 · draws 2 · NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 3 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Istra 1961 2W 1D 2L · NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 1W 1D 3L

Istra 1961 v NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (HNL): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.5 / 0.88

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.25 / 5.13

Corners

against 5.88 / 6.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 3.63

Shots on target

against 4.5 / 4.75 · 5 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.38 / 2.38

Cards

against 2 / 2.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 6 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Istra 1961 for / against	Line	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.25 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.13 for · 6.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.75 for · 16 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.13 for · 15 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.5 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.63 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.75 for · 14 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	14 for · 14.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.38 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5

Istra 1961

Istra 1961 Goalkeeper

Istra 1961 — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
F. Kolić	12	901080 min	433.6 /90	151.3 /90	10.1 /90

Istra 1961 — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Istra 1961 before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
F. Kolić n 8	90	3.2 7/7

Istra 1961 Defensive

Istra 1961 — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
R. Hrvatin	12	79949 min	242.3 /90	100.9 /90	20.2 /90	474.5 /90	161.5 /90	20.2 /90
M. Nasraoui	9	90809 min	151.7 /90	161.8 /90	60.7 /90	404.4 /90	80.9 /90	00 /90
Niko Šepić	9	87781 min	172 /90	182.1 /90	20.2 /90	374.3 /90	70.8 /90	10.1 /90
R. Kumar	8	90720 min	91.1 /90	111.4 /90	101.3 /90	263.3 /90	20.3 /90	00 /90
S. Miettinen	6	90539 min	91.5 /90	193.2 /90	50.8 /90	325.3 /90	101.7 /90	10.2 /90
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Istra 1961 — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Istra 1961 before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
F. Kolić n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
E. Frederiksen n 8	85.1	0.8 4/2	0.9 5/2	—
R. Hrvatin n 8	87.6	1.4 6/4	0.8 6/0	—
N. Skafar Zuzic n 8	54.6	0.8 3/1	3.9 7/6	—
G. AlbarracÃn n 8	70.9	2.1 6/4	2.1 7/4	—
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Istra 1961 — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Istra 1961 before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Frederiksen n 8	85.1	0.9 5/2
R. Hrvatin n 8	87.6	2.3 8/7
N. Skafar Zuzic n 8	54.6	2.7 8/3
G. AlbarracÃn n 8	70.9	2.7 6/4
D. Ahmeti n 8	69.1	1.3 5/3
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Istra 1961 Attacking

Istra 1961 — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
H. Jaganjac	10	79791 min	50.6 /90	10.1 /90	171.9 /90	80.9 /90	141.6 /90	161.8 /90
Isaac	7	57400 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	122.7 /90	51.1 /90	20.5 /90	30.7 /90
V. Rozić	7	41290 min	00 /90	00 /90	30.9 /90	20.6 /90	30.9 /90	51.6 /90
S. Goričan	2	1938 min	00 /90	00 /90	24.7 /90	24.7 /90	12.4 /90	00 /90
D. Celija	1	2929 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	13.1 /90
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Istra 1961 — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Istra 1961 before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
F. Kolić n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Frederiksen n 8	85.1	1.9 5/5	0.9 4/2
R. Hrvatin n 8	87.6	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
N. Skafar Zuzic n 8	54.6	1.2 4/2	0.8 3/1
G. AlbarracÃn n 8	70.9	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
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Istra 1961 — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Istra 1961 before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Kolić n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Frederiksen n 8	85.1	0.5 2/1	0.5 4/0
R. Hrvatin n 8	87.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Skafar Zuzic n 8	54.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
G. AlbarracÃn n 8	70.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
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NK Lokomotiva Zagreb

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb Goalkeeper

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Posavec	13	901170 min	534.1 /90	161.2 /90	00 /90

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Posavec n 8	90	3.5 7/6

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb Defensive

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
T. Triantafyllou	13	881142 min	181.4 /90	272.1 /90	161.3 /90	604.7 /90	221.7 /90	30.2 /90
K. Čabrajić	10	88881 min	303.1 /90	191.9 /90	30.3 /90	596 /90	101 /90	10.1 /90
F. Karačić	7	80562 min	81.3 /90	50.8 /90	30.5 /90	243.8 /90	101.6 /90	40.6 /90
M. Čabraja	5	90450 min	40.8 /90	51 /90	51 /90	132.6 /90	51 /90	10.2 /90
J. Gurlica	5	75375 min	30.7 /90	61.4 /90	20.5 /90	122.9 /90	30.7 /90	00 /90
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NK Lokomotiva Zagreb — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Posavec n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
T. Triantafyllou n 8	86.5	2 6/5	1.2 6/2	—
Dušan Vuković n 8	78	1.3 7/2	1.3 5/3	—
I. Katić n 8	68.9	1.5 4/4	1.5 6/2	—
M. Subotic n 8	59.3	0.2 1/0	0.6 2/1	—
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NK Lokomotiva Zagreb — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Triantafyllou n 8	86.5	1.4 7/3
Dušan Vuković n 8	78	0.7 4/1
I. Katić n 8	68.9	1.5 5/3
M. Subotic n 8	59.3	0.6 2/1
K. Čabrajić n 8	87.6	3.2 8/7
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NK Lokomotiva Zagreb Attacking

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
M. Marić	10	57565 min	20.3 /90	10.2 /90	132.1 /90	50.8 /90	91.4 /90	20.3 /90
Dominik Thaqi	9	43386 min	00 /90	00 /90	20.5 /90	10.2 /90	71.6 /90	20.5 /90
Lovre Kulušić	5	72359 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	82 /90	30.8 /90	20.5 /90	41 /90
N. Đurković	4	62247 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90
Kayke	3	2988 min	00 /90	00 /90	11 /90	00 /90	00 /90	44.1 /90
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NK Lokomotiva Zagreb — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Posavec n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Triantafyllou n 8	86.5	1 6/2	0.3 2/0
Dušan Vuković n 8	78	1.9 7/3	0.6 3/1
I. Katić n 8	68.9	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
M. Subotic n 8	59.3	0.6 2/1	0 0/0
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NK Lokomotiva Zagreb — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Posavec n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Triantafyllou n 8	86.5	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Dušan Vuković n 8	78	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
I. Katić n 8	68.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Subotic n 8	59.3	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Istra 1961 v NK Lokomotiva Zagreb — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Istra 1961LWLDW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

NK Lokomotiva ZagrebLWDLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Istra 1961 1 · 2 draws · NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 3 · 3 goals/game

2026-10-17 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2–0 Istra 1961
2026-08-01 Istra 1961 2–3 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
2026-04-11 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2–0 Istra 1961
2026-01-30 Istra 1961 1–1 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
2025-10-25 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 1–2 Istra 1961
2025-08-09 Istra 1961 2–2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb

League standing · 2026/27

Istra 1961#6 pos16 pts12 pl+3 GD

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb#9 pos11 pts13 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Istra 1961 scored1.75

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb scored1.08

Istra 1961 conceded1.5

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb conceded1.62

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between Istra 1961 and NK Lokomotiva Zagreb?: In their last 6 meetings, Istra 1961 won 1, NK Lokomotiva Zagreb won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Istra 1961 and NK Lokomotiva Zagreb?: Recent form — Istra 1961 2W 1D 2L; NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 1W 1D 3L.

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