Dinamo Zagreb will be looking for a repeat result of a 0-2 Prva Liga success vs Gorica.
In that match, Dinamo Zagreb had 63% possession and 20 shots at goal with 7 on target. For Dinamo Zagreb, the goals were scored by Sandro Kulenović (13\') and Marko Bulat (88\'). On the other side, Gorica had 6 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.
Dinamo Zagreb haven’t had any problems with scoring, hitting the target every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 games.
They have totted up the amount of 16 during that time and have conceded a total of 8.
Their prior results show that Dinamo Zagreb:
haven\'t been beaten in the league by Varaždin in their last 13 games. It\'s quite some record.
have not been beaten in their last 5 league matches at home.
Since a losing effort in their last game against Lokomotiva Zagreb in Prva Liga action, Varaždin and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that game, Varaždin had 51% possession and 14 shots on goal with 6 on target. The only player to score for Varaždin was Michele Šego (49\' Own goal). On the other side, Lokomotiva Zagreb got 12 shots on goal with 4 on target. Silvio Goričan (43\') scored for Lokomotiva Zagreb.
During their six latest matches, Nikola Šafarić\'s Varaždin have found the net a total of 6 times thus earning them the goals scored per game average of 1.
Their prior results show that Varaždin:
are winless against Dinamo Zagreb when they\'ve played them away from home in the last 11 matches in the league. Not an away record to be proud of.
are undefeated in their last 2 league matches away from home.
Head to head
Checking on their past head to head results stretching back to 05/08/2022 shows that these fixtures have been pretty painful for Varaždin. They have not been able to get any victories at all whereas Dinamo Zagreb have maintained the edge over them, getting wins in 67 per cent of those matches.
An aggregate of 15 goals were produced between them in these games, with 11 from Plavi and 4 being from Bumbari. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.5.
The previous league contest featuring the two was Prva Liga match day 23 on 18/02/2024 when it ended Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Varaždin.
In that game, Dinamo Zagreb had 53% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Bruno Petković (18\').
Varaždin got 4 attempts at goal with 1 on target.
The match was refereed by Ante Terzić.
Team News: Dinamo Zagreb
Dino Peric (Knee injury), Jakov-Anton Vasilj (Cruciate ligament tear), Sadegh Moharrami (Cruciate ligament injury), Lukas Kacavenda (Knee surgery) and Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (Torn muscle fiber in the adductor area) will not be able to play for Dinamo Zagreb boss Sergej Jakirović.
Team News: Varaždin
With a completely injury-free squad ready to go, the Varaždin manager Nikola Šafarić has zero fitness worries whatsoever coming into this clash.
Prediction
In this game, Varaždin would be disappointed if they were not to put a goal past this Dinamo Zagreb side, but it probably shouldn’t be as many as they’ll concede. Our selection here is for a very close game with a 2-1 win for Dinamo Zagreb after the 90. Could easily see this go either way.
