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17:00Tue 3 Nov

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NK Istra 1961 vs NK Neretva Metkovic

CLASS D

THE READ

Match details. Croatian Cup, Round of 16. Kick-off is Tue 3 Nov, 17:00 Lagos time. It is played at Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula.

What's at stake. It is one game, with penalties if it is level.

Form. NK Istra 1961 have won four, drawn three and lost three of their last ten, 1.5 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D L W L. In this competition NK Istra 1961 have gone W. NK Neretva Metkovic have won five, drawn three and lost two of their last ten, 1.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D W W L.

The numbers. NK Istra 1961 score 1.9 and concede 1.3 a game over their last ten, with three clean sheets and three games without a goal. NK Istra 1961 average 12.9 shots (5.9 on target), 4.3 corners and 2.6 cards a game, with 48% of the ball. NK Neretva Metkovic score 0.8 and concede 1.2 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet and two games without a goal.

Head to head. The last time they met, on 16 Sep 2025, it finished NK Istra 1961 2-1 NK Neretva Metkovic.

Where it pulls both ways. It pulls both ways: their goals for and against make NK Istra 1961 the likelier winners, but NK Neretva Metkovic are the stronger side on form and the table.

The read. No side to back. An open game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 54%.

The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: NK Neretva Metkovic or Over 2.5 Goals (no result call); NK Neretva Metkovic or Over 1.5 Goals (no result call). Predicted score: NK Istra 1961 2-1 NK Neretva Metkovic (9% chance).

PICKSONE LIST

GOALS

Over 0.5 GoalsPAGE ONLY

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NKI 9 of 10 (90%) · NKN 4 of 5 (80%)88.5%

NK Istra 1961: over 0.5 goals in 9 of 10 (last 10, all venues) · NK Neretva Metkovic: over 0.5 goals in 4 of 5 away · both last 10: 90% · each game weighed by who it was against

BOTH TEAMS SCORE

Both Teams to Score - YesLEANPAGE ONLY

2.10

NKI 5 of 10 (50%) · NKN 3 of 5 (60%)48.6%

NK Istra 1961: both scored in 5 of 10 (last 10, all venues) · NK Neretva Metkovic: both scored in 3 of 5 away · both last 10: 55% · each game weighed by who it was against

NK ISTRA 1961 GOALS

NK Istra 1961 Over 0.5 GoalsPAGE ONLY

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NKI 7 of 10 (70%) · NKN 4 of 5 (80%)78.4%

NK Istra 1961 scored in 7 of 10 (last 10, all venues) · NK Neretva Metkovic conceded in 4 of 5 away · both last 10: 75% · each game weighed by who it was against

NK NERETVA METKOVIC GOALS

NK Neretva Metkovic Over 0.5 GoalsLEANPAGE ONLY

1.92

NKI 3 of 5 (60%) · NKN 7 of 10 (70%)58.6%

NK Neretva Metkovic scored in 3 of 5 away · NK Istra 1961 conceded in 7 of 10 (last 10, all venues) · both last 10: 70% · each game weighed by who it was against

HALVES

Over 0.5 first-half goalsPAGE ONLY

1.12

NKI 7 of 10 (70%) · NKN 4 of 5 (80%)77%

NK Istra 1961: the bet landed in 7 of 10 (last 10, all venues) · NK Neretva Metkovic: the bet landed in 4 of 5 away · both last 10: 80% · on half-time scores · each game weighed by who it was against

Left off the list: NK Neretva Metkovic or Over 2.5 Goals (no result call); NK Neretva Metkovic or Over 1.5 Goals (no result call)

SCORELINES

Predicted score

Predicted score 2–1 9.4%

NK Istra 1961 goals →

NK Neretva Metkovic goals ↓

0-07%

1-010%

2-08%

3-04%

4-02%

5-00.6%

0-17%

1-113%

2-19%

3-15%

4-12%

5-10.6%

0-24%

1-27%

2-25%

3-23%

4-21%

5-20.4%

0-32%

1-32%

2-32%

3-31%

4-30.4%

5-30.1%

0-40.4%

1-40.7%

2-40.6%

3-40.3%

4-40.1%

5-40.0%

0-50.1%

1-50.2%

2-50.1%

3-50.1%

4-50.0%

5-50.0%

Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).

FORM · LAST 10

NK ISTRA 1961LDDWWLWLDW1.50 PPG

NK NERETVA METKOVICDWDWLLWWDW1.80 PPG

THE NUMBERS

NK ISTRA 1961 HOMExNK NERETVA METKOVIC AWAY

1.90SCORED A GAME2.201.30CONCEDED A GAME1.1030%CLEAN SHEETS0%

THE BANK

THE BANKER MENU

NK ISTRA 1961 OR DRAW (1UP)

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137 OF 146

NO PRICE YET

The tips call a clear winner and every tip has the favourite winning by 2+.

Other bets the bookie sells that won 9 times in 10 or more on games like this one, in each of three spells: 20-24 Oct, 25-29 Oct and 30 Oct-2 Nov. The price is low because the bookie expects it too. A bet with no price yet, or one under 1.09, is not in any code.

HEAD TO HEAD · LAST 1

NK ISTRA 1961 1 · 100%DRAW 0NK NERETVA METKOVIC 0 · 0%

2025-09-16NK Istra 1961 2 – 1 NK Neretva Metkovic

TRENDS

NK Istra 1961 have scored in 70% of their games.

NK Neretva Metkovic have scored in 100% of their games.

NK Istra 1961 kept a clean sheet in 30% of their games.

NK Neretva Metkovic kept a clean sheet in 0% of their games.

BUILT FROM

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