Dinamo Zagreb will arrive at Stadion Varteks on Saturday for the Prva Liga meeting with home team Varaždin.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Varaždin v Dinamo Zagreb are shown below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
Varaždin
WLWLLW
Varaždin will be looking for another win after a 0-2 Prva Liga triumph vs Rudeš.
In that match, Varaždin managed 54% possession and 23 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. For Varaždin, goals were scored by Igor Postonjski (29') and Marko Dabro (59'). Rudes had 10 shots at goal with 0 of them on target.
Over their last 6 games, Nikola Šafarić's Varaždin have celebrated scoring a combined total of 7 times giving them an average number of goals per match equal to 1.17.
Their previous form shows that Varaždin:
- haven't beaten Dinamo Zagreb in their last 14 matches in the league. That has got to hurt.
- have not won at home in their last 4 league games. Their supporters are understandably frustrated.
Dinamo Zagreb
WWWWWW ✅
Dinamo Zagreb will go into this clash after a 0-1 Prva Liga win over Lokomotiva Zagreb in their most recent fixture.
In that match, Dinamo Zagreb managed 58% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The scorer for Dinamo Zagreb was Sandro Kulenović (60'). For their opponents, Lokomotiva Zagreb had 8 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.
In their previous 6 outings, Dinamo Zagreb have amassed the sum of 13 goals. Dinamo Zagreb have also not failed to score on each one of those occasions. During that period, their defenders have seen 2 goals scored by their opponents. We will just have to see whether or not that trend will end up being sustained in this game.
Analysis of their past results shows that Dinamo Zagreb:
- haven't been beaten by Varaždin when they have played them away from home in the previous 6 league matches. A solid away record against them.
- are unbeaten in their previous 10 away league matches. What an impressive run of results.
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Head to head
Looking over their past head to head meetings stretching back to 16/10/2022 shows that these fixtures have been pretty painful for Varaždin. They’ve not been able to get any wins whatsoever whereas Dinamo Zagreb have simply been better than them, winning in 83 per cent of those games played.
16 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 4 from Bumbari and 12 for Plavi. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.67.
The last league encounter featuring the two was Prva Liga match day 5 on 17/04/2024 and the score finished Dinamo Zagreb 2-1 Varaždin.
In that game, Dinamo Zagreb managed 66% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. The scorers were Martin Baturina (26') and Gabriel Vidović (53').
Varaždin had 2 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Domagoj Drožđek (72') scored.
The referee was Duje Strukan.
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Team News: Varaždin
The Varaždin boss Nikola Šafarić has no fitness worries at all coming into this clash with a fully healthy group ready to go.
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Team News: Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb boss Sergej Jakirović has not got a full squad to pick from. 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) miss out here.
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Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Dinamo Zagreb will, in all probability, get a lot of shots on goal and make them count.
At the same time, Varaždin will be up against it scoring but we can see them being dangerous at times.
We’re therefore expecting to see a decent 1-3 margin for Dinamo Zagreb come full-time.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira,
14:03 25/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Varaždin
Formed: 2012
Stadium: Stadion Varteks (8,818)
Captain: Igor Postonjski
Chairman: Dražen Vitez
Manager: Nikola Šafarić
Competitions: Prva Liga position 7
🔑 Star Player: Igor Postonjski
Customarily playing in the Central Defensive Midfielder position, Igor Postonjski was born in Zabok, Croatia. After making a first senior appearance for Inter Zaprešic in the 2016 - 2017 season, the skilful Midfielder has managed 7 league goals in this HNL 2023 - 2024 season so far in 26 appearances.