Dinamo Zagreb vs NK Osijek Prediction & Betting Tips

NK Osijek arrive at Stadion Maksimir on Saturday for the Prva Liga meeting with hosts Dinamo Zagreb. Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Dinamo Zagreb v NK Osijek (inc. the best betting odds).

📏 Form Guide

Dinamo Zagreb WWWLWD 📈

Dinamo Zagreb will play in this match following on from a 0-0 Prva Liga stalemate against Gorica.

Their latest results highlight the fact that there has been much resilience in the Dinamo Zagreb defence. Plavi have been mean at the back, with the total number of goals that have gone in at their end during their previous six clashes standing at 4.

Ahead of this clash, Dinamo Zagreb have not been beaten in their last 34 home league matches. What a fortress.

NK Osijek LWWDWW

NK Osijek come into this match following a 0-1 Prva Liga win to beat Inter Zaprešic in their most recent match. The only scorer from NK Osijek was Mirko Marić (68').

A tendency of at least one side getting a clean sheet in games featuring NK Osijek has been noticeable recently. Looking at their last 6 outings shows that this has occurred 5 times. In these clashes, opposing sides have managed a goal tally of 2 while Bijelo-plavi have scored 6. Still, time will tell whether such a trend shall be maintained here in this match.

Leading up to this clash, NK Osijek:

• haven't won against Dinamo Zagreb when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 3 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 04/11/2018 tells us that Dinamo Zagreb have won 3 of these games and NK Osijek 2, with the number of draws standing at 1.

A total of 10 goals were scored between them in this period, with 7 for Plavi and 3 being from Bijelo-plavi. The average goals per game has been 1.67.

The last league game between these clubs was Prva Liga match day 22 on 16/02/2020 when it finished NK Osijek 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb. The match was refereed by Mario Zebec.

ℹ️ Team News: Dinamo Zagreb

There aren’t many selection issues, with just the sole fitness concern for the Dinamo Zagreb gaffer Igor Jovićević to be concerned about due to a largely intact group of players. Dino Peric (Ruptured cruciate ligament) will miss out.

📰 Team News: NK Osijek

Due to a fully healthy squad to choose from, NK Osijek boss Ivica Kulešević doesn’t have any fitness worries whatsoever coming into this clash.

💡 Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Dinamo Zagreb should create enough chances to score more than one when they face NK Osijek, who might well find it difficult to score themselves. We can therefore see a decent 2-0 margin for Dinamo Zagreb when the full-time whistle blows.

Lucas Pereira, 23:10 22/06/2020