Istra vs Vukovar Prediction & Betting Tips

Istra host Vukovar in the HNL on 18 April 2026, Saturday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 17:45 UK Time.

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This Croatia HNL fixture brings together two sides who have both struggled for consistency this season. Istra have the home advantage but their recent form at home has been patchy, while Vukovar arrive having lost four of their last five away matches in the league.

The head-to-head record is tight between these two clubs, with Vukovar winning 3-2 at home in their last meeting and the two previous encounters both finishing 1-1. Goals have featured in this fixture, which is worth keeping in mind.

Istra Mixing Results But Capable At Home

Istra’s home form has been inconsistent, with their results ranging from encouraging wins to heavy defeats. Their last home outing ended in a 1-3 loss to Hajduk Split, but before that they beat Varazdin 2-1 and drew 1-1 with Vukovar at this ground.

Looking at their wider home record, they have won two, drawn one, and lost two of their last five home matches in the HNL. They clearly have the ability to pick up points here, but they need to be more defensively solid to grind out results.

Vukovar Leaking Goals And Losing Away

Vukovar’s away record is genuinely poor, and it is hard to make a case for them based on recent evidence. In their last five away matches in the HNL, they lost four times, conceding goals freely against Varazdin, Osijek, Dinamo Zagreb, and Lokomotiva Zagreb.

Their most recent away trip ended in a 1-4 home defeat to Dinamo Zagreb last time out, and their solitary away point in recent games came in a goalless draw at Gorica. They simply do not defend well enough on the road to be trusted here.

Istra vs Vukovar Prediction

Istra’s home advantage and Vukovar’s dreadful away form make the hosts the logical pick to take all three points. Istra to win is available at 1.94 odds.

Both sides have shown a tendency to score in recent matches, and the head-to-head history supports goals at both ends. Both teams to score looks reasonable at 1.74 odds.

A narrow home win fits the pattern of Istra’s recent home results perfectly, particularly their 2-1 victory over Varazdin. The 2-1 correct score for Istra is on offer at 7.00 odds.

Ezekiel- April 14, 2026

Istra vs Vukovar Betting Tips

Istra to win

1.94 Odds

Both teams to score

1.74 Odds

Istra 2-1

7.00 Odds

Team Stats

	Istra	Vukovar
Game Played	35	35
Wins	12	6
Draws	7	10
Loss	16	19
Goals For	39	34
Goals Against	48	67

	Istra	Vukovar
Game Played	18	17
Wins	6	1
Draws	5	4
Loss	7	12
Goals For	19	12
Goals Against	24	36

_{Current Season stats from Croatia HNL}

Istra Form

17.05.26	Istra Rijeka	0-0
10.05.26	Osijek Istra	0-1
04.05.26	Istra Slaven Belupo	3-1
27.04.26	Gorica Istra	1-0
22.04.26	Istra Dinamo Zagreb	0-2
18.04.26	Istra Vukovar	1-2
11.04.26	Lokomotiva Zagreb Istra	2-0
07.04.26	Istra Hajduk Split	1-3
20.03.26	Istra Varazdin	2-1
15.03.26	Rijeka Istra	0-2
06.03.26	Istra Osijek	0-1
27.02.26	Slaven Belupo Istra	1-0
21.02.26	Istra Gorica	0-2
14.02.26	Dinamo Zagreb Istra	4-0
07.02.26	Vukovar Istra	3-2
30.01.26	Istra Lokomotiva Zagreb	1-1
25.01.26	Hajduk Split Istra	1-2
14.01.26	Istra Radomlje	3-1
10.01.26	Istra Opatija	6-1
19.12.25	Varazdin Istra	1-3
14.12.25	Istra Rijeka	1-2
07.12.25	Osijek Istra	1-5
29.11.25	Istra Slaven Belupo	1-1
23.11.25	Gorica Istra	1-0
09.11.25	Istra Dinamo Zagreb	2-1
05.11.25	Kurilovec Istra	2-1
01.11.25	Istra Vukovar	1-1
25.10.25	Lokomotiva Zagreb Istra	1-2
19.10.25	Istra Hajduk Split	0-3
03.10.25	Istra Varazdin	1-0
27.09.25	Rijeka Istra	0-0
21.09.25	Istra Osijek	2-1
16.09.25	Neretva Metkovi? Istra	1-2
12.09.25	Slaven Belupo Istra	2-1
29.08.25	Istra Gorica	1-0
23.08.25	Dinamo Zagreb Istra	3-0
15.08.25	Vukovar Istra	1-1
09.08.25	Istra Lokomotiva Zagreb	2-2
03.08.25	Hajduk Split Istra	2-1
26.07.25	Istra Orijent 1919	2-1
19.07.25	Istra Wolfsberger	0-1
25.05.25	Osijek Istra	1-1
16.05.25	Istra Sibenik	3-0
11.05.25	Istra Varazdin	0-0
03.05.25	Lokomotiva Zagreb Istra	0-0
28.04.25	Istra Slaven Belupo	1-1
23.04.25	Hajduk Split Istra	0-1
19.04.25	Istra Rijeka	2-0
12.04.25	Gorica Istra	3-2
05.04.25	Istra Dinamo Zagreb	3-0

17.05.26	Istra Rijeka	0-0
04.05.26	Istra Slaven Belupo	3-1
22.04.26	Istra Dinamo Zagreb	0-2
18.04.26	Istra Vukovar	1-2
07.04.26	Istra Hajduk Split	1-3
20.03.26	Istra Varazdin	2-1
06.03.26	Istra Osijek	0-1
21.02.26	Istra Gorica	0-2
30.01.26	Istra Lokomotiva Zagreb	1-1
14.01.26	Istra Radomlje	3-1
10.01.26	Istra Opatija	6-1
14.12.25	Istra Rijeka	1-2
29.11.25	Istra Slaven Belupo	1-1
09.11.25	Istra Dinamo Zagreb	2-1
01.11.25	Istra Vukovar	1-1
19.10.25	Istra Hajduk Split	0-3
03.10.25	Istra Varazdin	1-0
21.09.25	Istra Osijek	2-1
29.08.25	Istra Gorica	1-0
09.08.25	Istra Lokomotiva Zagreb	2-2
26.07.25	Istra Orijent 1919	2-1
19.07.25	Istra Wolfsberger	0-1
16.05.25	Istra Sibenik	3-0
11.05.25	Istra Varazdin	0-0
28.04.25	Istra Slaven Belupo	1-1
19.04.25	Istra Rijeka	2-0
05.04.25	Istra Dinamo Zagreb	3-0
29.03.25	Istra Osijek	2-1
21.03.25	Istra Primorje	1-0
04.03.25	Istra Lokomotiva Zagreb	3-0
28.02.25	Istra Lokomotiva Zagreb	3-2
15.02.25	Istra Hajduk Split	1-1
31.01.25	Istra Gorica	0-0
18.01.25	Istra Koper	6-0
15.01.25	Istra Opatija	1-1
14.12.24	Istra Sibenik	3-3
07.12.24	Istra Varazdin	0-0
22.11.24	Istra Slaven Belupo	2-3
03.11.24	Istra Rijeka	0-1
19.10.24	Istra Dinamo Zagreb	2-2
04.10.24	Istra Osijek	2-1
14.09.24	Istra Lokomotiva Zagreb	0-2
25.08.24	Istra Hajduk Split	1-1
10.08.24	Istra Gorica	2-1
17.05.24	Istra Varazdin	2-0
12.05.24	Istra Hajduk Split	1-1
26.04.24	Istra Slaven Belupo	3-0
14.04.24	Istra Rijeka	0-2
29.03.24	Istra Lokomotiva Zagreb	0-0
17.03.24	Istra Gorica	0-0

10.05.26	Osijek Istra	0-1
27.04.26	Gorica Istra	1-0
11.04.26	Lokomotiva Zagreb Istra	2-0
15.03.26	Rijeka Istra	0-2
27.02.26	Slaven Belupo Istra	1-0
14.02.26	Dinamo Zagreb Istra	4-0
07.02.26	Vukovar Istra	3-2
25.01.26	Hajduk Split Istra	1-2
19.12.25	Varazdin Istra	1-3
07.12.25	Osijek Istra	1-5
23.11.25	Gorica Istra	1-0
05.11.25	Kurilovec Istra	2-1
25.10.25	Lokomotiva Zagreb Istra	1-2
27.09.25	Rijeka Istra	0-0
16.09.25	Neretva Metkovi? Istra	1-2
12.09.25	Slaven Belupo Istra	2-1
23.08.25	Dinamo Zagreb Istra	3-0
15.08.25	Vukovar Istra	1-1
03.08.25	Hajduk Split Istra	2-1
25.05.25	Osijek Istra	1-1
03.05.25	Lokomotiva Zagreb Istra	0-0
23.04.25	Hajduk Split Istra	0-1
12.04.25	Gorica Istra	3-2
02.04.25	Rijeka Istra	1-0
15.03.25	Sibenik Istra	1-0
08.03.25	Varazdin Istra	0-0
23.02.25	Slaven Belupo Istra	0-0
09.02.25	Rijeka Istra	0-1
25.01.25	Dinamo Zagreb Istra	3-1
09.01.25	Maribor Istra	2-1
20.12.24	Osijek Istra	2-2
01.12.24	Lokomotiva Zagreb Istra	1-2
09.11.24	Hajduk Split Istra	1-1
30.10.24	Rudes Istra	1-2
27.10.24	Gorica Istra	1-0
27.09.24	Sibenik Istra	0-0
20.09.24	Varazdin Istra	1-0
10.09.24	Tomislav Istra	0-2
31.08.24	Slaven Belupo Istra	0-1
18.08.24	Rijeka Istra	4-0
02.08.24	Dinamo Zagreb Istra	5-0
28.07.24	Venezia Istra	1-1
24.07.24	Goztepe Istra	1-2
17.07.24	Udinese Istra	4-1
14.07.24	Koper Istra	2-2
24.05.24	Gorica Istra	2-0
03.05.24	Rudes Istra	1-3
20.04.24	Osijek Istra	1-2
07.04.24	Dinamo Zagreb Istra	4-1
08.03.24	Varazdin Istra	2-2

Vukovar Form

15.05.26	Vukovar Varazdin	0-2
08.05.26	Rijeka Vukovar	3-0
02.05.26	Vukovar Osijek	1-0
25.04.26	Slaven Belupo Vukovar	2-2
22.04.26	Vukovar Gorica	1-2
18.04.26	Istra Vukovar	1-2
13.04.26	Vukovar Dinamo Zagreb	1-4
07.04.26	Vukovar Lokomotiva Zagreb	1-1
21.03.26	Vukovar Hajduk Split	0-6
13.03.26	Varazdin Vukovar	2-0
08.03.26	Vukovar Rijeka	0-1
28.02.26	Osijek Vukovar	2-0
20.02.26	Vukovar Slaven Belupo	2-2
15.02.26	Gorica Vukovar	0-0
07.02.26	Vukovar Istra	3-2
02.02.26	Dinamo Zagreb Vukovar	3-1
24.01.26	Lokomotiva Zagreb Vukovar	2-1
17.01.26	Vukovar Velez	1-2
13.01.26	Slaven Belupo Vukovar	2-2
10.01.26	Vukovar Primorje	3-0
08.01.26	Vukovar Aresimi	4-0
21.12.25	Hajduk Split Vukovar	2-1
12.12.25	Vukovar Varazdin	2-0
06.12.25	Rijeka Vukovar	3-1
28.11.25	Vukovar Osijek	2-2
21.11.25	Slaven Belupo Vukovar	4-1
07.11.25	Gorica Vukovar	1-1
01.11.25	Istra Vukovar	1-1
27.10.25	Vukovar Dinamo Zagreb	1-0
17.10.25	Vukovar Lokomotiva Zagreb	1-1
04.10.25	Vukovar Hajduk Split	0-1
26.09.25	Varazdin Vukovar	2-1
22.09.25	Vukovar Rijeka	3-2
14.09.25	Osijek Vukovar	4-0
10.09.25	Vukovar HNK Cibalia	0-1
30.08.25	Vukovar Slaven Belupo	1-2
26.08.25	Nehaj Vukovar	1-2
22.08.25	Vukovar Gorica	2-2
15.08.25	Vukovar Istra	1-1
08.08.25	Dinamo Zagreb Vukovar	3-0
01.08.25	Lokomotiva Zagreb Vukovar	1-0
01.06.25	Vukovar Opatija	1-0
23.05.25	Sesvete Vukovar	0-3
17.05.25	Vukovar Dubrava Zagreb	2-1
10.05.25	Orijent 1919 Vukovar	1-1
03.05.25	Vukovar HNK Cibalia	4-2
25.04.25	Zrinski Jurjevac Vukovar	0-6
18.04.25	Vukovar Dugopolje	3-0
11.04.25	Jarun Vukovar	0-0
05.04.25	Vukovar Bsk Bijelo Brdo	2-0

15.05.26	Vukovar Varazdin	0-2
02.05.26	Vukovar Osijek	1-0
22.04.26	Vukovar Gorica	1-2
13.04.26	Vukovar Dinamo Zagreb	1-4
07.04.26	Vukovar Lokomotiva Zagreb	1-1
21.03.26	Vukovar Hajduk Split	0-6
08.03.26	Vukovar Rijeka	0-1
20.02.26	Vukovar Slaven Belupo	2-2
07.02.26	Vukovar Istra	3-2
17.01.26	Vukovar Velez	1-2
10.01.26	Vukovar Primorje	3-0
08.01.26	Vukovar Aresimi	4-0
12.12.25	Vukovar Varazdin	2-0
28.11.25	Vukovar Osijek	2-2
27.10.25	Vukovar Dinamo Zagreb	1-0
17.10.25	Vukovar Lokomotiva Zagreb	1-1
04.10.25	Vukovar Hajduk Split	0-1
22.09.25	Vukovar Rijeka	3-2
10.09.25	Vukovar HNK Cibalia	0-1
30.08.25	Vukovar Slaven Belupo	1-2
22.08.25	Vukovar Gorica	2-2
15.08.25	Vukovar Istra	1-1
01.06.25	Vukovar Opatija	1-0
17.05.25	Vukovar Dubrava Zagreb	2-1
03.05.25	Vukovar HNK Cibalia	4-2
18.04.25	Vukovar Dugopolje	3-0
05.04.25	Vukovar Bsk Bijelo Brdo	2-0
22.03.25	Vukovar Croatia Zmijavci	2-0
08.03.25	Vukovar Croatia Zmijavci	4-0
01.03.25	Vukovar Jarun	0-0
19.02.25	Vukovar Rudes	1-1
25.11.24	Vukovar Dubrava Zagreb	1-0
09.11.24	Vukovar Dugopolje	5-0
27.10.24	Vukovar Sesvete	1-0
20.10.24	Vukovar Orijent 1919	0-1
16.10.24	Vukovar Bsk Bijelo Brdo	1-1
17.09.24	Vukovar Opatija	1-1
09.09.24	Vukovar HNK Cibalia	2-0
24.08.24	Vukovar Zrinski Jurjevac	3-0
24.05.24	Vukovar Zrinski Jurjevac	1-2
11.05.24	Vukovar Dubrava Zagreb	3-1
03.05.24	Vukovar Sesvete	0-1
20.04.24	Vukovar Dugopolje	1-1
04.04.24	Vukovar Bsk Bijelo Brdo	2-2
23.03.24	Vukovar Croatia Zmijavci	2-0
09.03.24	Vukovar Bsk Bijelo Brdo	3-2
03.03.24	Vukovar Jarun	0-1
18.02.24	Vukovar Croatia Zmijavci	1-1
29.11.23	Vukovar Lokomotiva Zagreb	1-2
15.10.23	Vukovar Varazdin (Penalties:0 - 1)	0-0

08.05.26	Rijeka Vukovar	3-0
25.04.26	Slaven Belupo Vukovar	2-2
18.04.26	Istra Vukovar	1-2
13.03.26	Varazdin Vukovar	2-0
28.02.26	Osijek Vukovar	2-0
15.02.26	Gorica Vukovar	0-0
02.02.26	Dinamo Zagreb Vukovar	3-1
24.01.26	Lokomotiva Zagreb Vukovar	2-1
13.01.26	Slaven Belupo Vukovar	2-2
21.12.25	Hajduk Split Vukovar	2-1
06.12.25	Rijeka Vukovar	3-1
21.11.25	Slaven Belupo Vukovar	4-1
07.11.25	Gorica Vukovar	1-1
01.11.25	Istra Vukovar	1-1
26.09.25	Varazdin Vukovar	2-1
14.09.25	Osijek Vukovar	4-0
26.08.25	Nehaj Vukovar	1-2
08.08.25	Dinamo Zagreb Vukovar	3-0
01.08.25	Lokomotiva Zagreb Vukovar	1-0
23.05.25	Sesvete Vukovar	0-3
10.05.25	Orijent 1919 Vukovar	1-1
25.04.25	Zrinski Jurjevac Vukovar	0-6
11.04.25	Jarun Vukovar	0-0
29.03.25	Rudes Vukovar	0-1
15.03.25	Orijent 1919 Vukovar	0-1
23.02.25	Bsk Bijelo Brdo Vukovar	1-1
18.01.25	Szentl?rinc SE Vukovar	5-4
29.11.24	Opatija Vukovar	0-0
16.11.24	HNK Cibalia Vukovar	1-0
02.11.24	Zrinski Jurjevac Vukovar	1-3
13.10.24	Croatia Zmijavci Vukovar	1-0
06.10.24	Jarun Vukovar	1-1
23.09.24	Rudes Vukovar	0-1
13.09.24	Dubrava Zagreb Vukovar	1-2
31.08.24	Dugopolje Vukovar	0-1
16.08.24	Sesvete Vukovar	0-1
01.06.24	HNK Cibalia Vukovar	1-5
19.05.24	Sibenik Vukovar	2-1
26.04.24	Jarun Vukovar	2-2
14.04.24	Solin Vukovar	0-1
27.03.24	Orijent 1919 Vukovar	0-0
17.03.24	Solin Vukovar	1-1
25.02.24	Dubrava Zagreb Vukovar	1-2