Lokomotiva Zagreb are going up against visiting team Dinamo Zagreb at Stadion Kranjčevićeva in the Prva Liga game on Sunday.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Lokomotiva Zagreb v Dinamo Zagreb game (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
Lokomotiva Zagreb
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Lokomotiva Zagreb will be looking for another win after a 0-2 Prva Liga success versus Varaždin.
In that match, Lokomotiva Zagreb had 49% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Lokomotiva Zagreb was Silvio Goričan (43'). Varaždin got 14 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Michele Šego (49' Own goal) was the scorer for Varaždin.
Their most recent results show that not much more can be done by the Lokomotiva Zagreb rearguard. Lokomotiva Zagreb have been miserly, seeing the total number of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their last 6 games standing at 4. Previous results aside, we will just have to wait and see whether such a trend will persist in this upcoming game.
Analysis of their past results shows that Lokomotiva Zagreb:
- haven't been beaten in the league by Dinamo Zagreb in their last 2 matches.
- have not been beaten in their last 7 league matches at home.
Dinamo Zagreb
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Dinamo Zagreb will go into this match following a 2-1 Prva Liga win with the eclipse of Varaždin in their previous game.
In that match, Dinamo Zagreb had 66% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. For Dinamo Zagreb, the goals were scored by Martin Baturina (26') and Gabriel Vidović (53'). Varaždin had 2 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Domagoj Drožđek (72') was the scorer for Varaždin.
Demonstrating their partiality to productive encounters, goals have been celebrated 20 times in the prior 6 games in which Dinamo Zagreb have played, yielding an average of 3.33 goals for each fixture. Opposing teams have hit 7 from this total.
Coming into this clash, Dinamo Zagreb haven't been defeated by Lokomotiva Zagreb when they've played them away from home in the last 4 matches in the league. A very good record, indeed.
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Head to head
A glance at their past head to head clashes going back to 18/09/2022 shows that Lokomotiva Zagreb have won 1 of these games & Dinamo Zagreb 4, with the number of drawn games being 1.
In all, 19 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 9 of them from Lokosi and 10 belonging to Plavi. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.17.
The previous league fixture featuring these sides was Prva Liga match day 22 on 10/02/2024 when it finished Lokomotiva Zagreb 2-2 Dinamo Zagreb.
On that occasion, Lokomotiva Zagreb managed 46% possession and 12 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The goals were scored by Fabijan Krivak (18') and Duje Čop (45').
For their opponents, Dinamo Zagreb had 17 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Bruno Petković (40', 45') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Dario Bel.
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Team News: Lokomotiva Zagreb
The Lokomotiva Zagreb boss Silvijo Čabraja will be grateful not to have any fitness concerns at all coming into this match with a fully healthy group to choose from.
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Team News: Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb manager Sergej Jakirović has some current player fitness concerns. Lukas Kacavenda (Knee surgery), Dino Peric (Knee injury), Jakov-Anton Vasilj (Cruciate ligament tear), Sadegh Moharrami (Cruciate ligament injury) and Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (Torn muscle fiber in the adductor area) are not able to play.
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Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Dinamo Zagreb certainly have the ability to score at least once when they come up against Lokomotiva Zagreb, who will be up against it scoring.
We therefore think that it’s going to be a decent 0-2 margin for Dinamo Zagreb at full-time.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira,
10:01 20/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Lokomotiva Zagreb
Formed: 1914
Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva (8,850)
Captain: Mateo Marić
Chairman: Miroslav Gluhinić
Manager: Silvijo Čabraja
Competitions: Prva Liga position 5
🔑 Star Player: Marin Šotiček
Customarily played in the Left Wing position, Marin Šotiček was born in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. After having made a senior debut playing for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 2022 - 2023 season, the gifted Forward has managed 6 league goals in the HNL 2023 - 2024 season to date in a total of 24 appearances.