Hajduk Split vs Istra 1961 Prediction: An easy win for Hajduk

In the 28th round of the SuperSport HNL, Hajduk will welcome Istra 1961 at Poljud on Friday at 7:10 p.m. The Whites have a great motive before the game to make up for the loss (0:3) from the last game, and the hunt for first place is again in the mind of Split’s team, while the leader Dinamo is going through crisis. Ivan Leko will try to achieve the fourth consecutive victory on the bench of the Whites, which he has not been able to do so far. His team came close to the leader Dinamo to only seven points, and the White fans started to believe again that Hajduk can reach the title.

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Hajduk Split are a big favorite in the match against Istra and should not have any problems on the way to three new points. Hajduk Split are in second place in the HNL standings with 53 points, which is 7 less than the leader Dinamo. The team from Split have 16 wins, 5 draws, and 6 losses with a goal difference of 51-37. Hajduk are pretty safe at home with 9 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses with a goal difference of 29-16. Hajduk have won the last three games and welcome Istra after a 3-2 triumph away at Sibenik. 

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Istra are in seventh position in the HNL with 35 points. So far, they have achieved 9 wins, and 10 losses with 8 draws and a goal difference of 26-29, which puts them among the most ineffective teams in the championship. Away from home, they have only 3 wins in 13 games. In the last 5 matches, Istra have as many as 3 defeats and travels to Split after a 2-0 defeat against Slaven Belupo. It is difficult for Istra to score goals in the away matches and they only have theoretical chances for any success at Poljud. However, even though Istra are in 7th place, they are only 3 points away from the places that lead to European competitions.

Hajduk Split managed to get closer to seven points behind Dinamo and the dream of the title is still alive. What is a problem for the team from Split is the non-constant form, but all is not lost yet. Hajduk are currently in a series of three consecutive victories and Istra do not seem like a team that could end it. Istra scored only one goal in the last three games and it will be difficult to fix that against the defense of Hajduk. Only three points are an option that will keep Hajduk in the race for the title and Hajduk will go furiously on Istra from the start of the match.

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