1. HNL prediction: Home win expected when Dinamo Zagreb takes on Hrvatski Dragovoljac

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Competition: Croatia 1. HNL
Competition: Sun 03.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Maksimir (35423 seats)

Only three points will please the Dinamo Zagreb club members in this Stadion Maksimir battle with Hrvatski Dragovoljac, seeing as they have a solid lead on their opponents in the 1. HNL standings.

Insights:
  • Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest conceded goals (6) in 1. HNL
  • Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the most conceded goals (23) in 1. HNL

The hosts Dinamo saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Europa League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Genk.

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

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Dinamo Zagreb form and stats

Dinamo Zagreb, who have the fewest conceded goals (6) in 1. HNL, have played 5 1. HNL games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena.

A good away victory last time out for Dinamo Zagreb, who won 3-0 against Genk. The forward Bruno Petković won the honour of being "man of the match" for Dinamo with a rating of 8.45/10. Petković scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Slaven Koprivnica and winning 4-1.

Everyone expects Dinamo Zagreb to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found seven games: seven home wins, zero draws and zero defeats. Dinamo have won with at least two goals margin five times in similar situations.

Dinamo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. Dinamo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Hrvatski Dragovoljac form and stats

Playing away, Hrvatski Dragovoljac, who have the most conceded goals (23) in 1. HNL, have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the 1. HNL this season.

Dragovoljac's previous game was their home loss versus Istra 1961 (0-1). Midfielder Marko Bašić was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.0. Bašić hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Rijeka.

Nobody expects Dragovoljac to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath eight times before, with the overall statistics of won two, draw two and lost four. When defeated, three matches have been lost by two or more goals.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Dragovoljac have scored 7 goals in 5 league games away. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Dragovoljac concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.

Head 2 Head

Dinamo and Hrvatski Dragovoljac have duelled before this season: Hrvatski Dragovoljac - Dinamo Zagreb 0-4. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's seven Dinamo victories, one draw and zero Hrvatski Dragovoljac wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

DinamoM. Oršić
M. Oršić
3 goals
Hrvatski DragovoljacV. Majstorović
V. Majstorović
2 goals
Hrvatski DragovoljacV. Petković
V. Petković
2 goals

Dinamo Zagreb missing players

Hrvatski Dragovoljac missing players

Dinamo Zagreb Hrvatski Dragovoljac
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 5 2 Played P 0 5 10
6 3 1 Won W 0 1 1
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 1 1 Lost L 0 3 7
17 7 2 Scored S 0 7 10
6 5 2 Conceded C 0 13 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 60% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 80% 70%
38% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 60% 60%
38% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 60% 50%
25% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 40% 20%
25% 20% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 80% 60%
62% 60% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 10%
12% 20% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 30%
 
8.1 9.4 8 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.4 2.3
3 2.6 1 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7.2 9
1 1 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.8 2.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15.2 16.4 21.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8.6 6.3
6.9 7 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.2 3
31% 20% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 33%
Key stats in 1. HNL this season:
  • Dinamo Zagreb have created more than twice as many corners as Hrvatski Dragovoljac.
  • Dinamo Zagreb have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest conceded goals (6) in 1. HNL
  • Dinamo Zagreb have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in 1. HNL
  • Dinamo Zagreb have the most clean sheets (5) in 1. HNL
  • Dinamo Zagreb have the most scored goals in the first half (8) in 1. HNL
  • Dinamo Zagreb have the the best goal difference (+11) in 1. HNL
  • Dinamo Zagreb have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Dinamo Zagreb haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Dinamo Zagreb is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Hrvatski Dragovoljac have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Hrvatski Dragovoljac have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Hrvatski Dragovoljac have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in 1. HNL
  • Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the most conceded goals (13) away in 1. HNL
  • Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the most conceded goals (23) in 1. HNL
  • Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in 1. HNL
  • Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the most conceded goals in the second half (14) in 1. HNL
  • Hrvatski Dragovoljac have the the worst goal difference (-13) in 1. HNL
  • Hrvatski Dragovoljac haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rijeka 9 6 2 1 19 12 4 4 0 0 8 2 5 2 2 1 11 10 7 20
2 Osijek 10 6 2 2 14 9 5 3 1 1 7 4 5 3 1 1 7 5 5 20
3 Dinamo Zagreb 8 6 1 1 17 6 5 3 1 1 7 5 3 3 0 0 10 1 11 19
4 Hajduk Split 9 6 1 2 15 8 5 3 0 2 6 4 4 3 1 0 9 4 7 19
5 Gorica 10 4 1 5 14 16 5 2 1 2 9 9 5 2 0 3 5 7 -2 13
6 Lokomotiva Zagreb 9 3 2 4 13 11 5 2 2 1 10 6 4 1 0 3 3 5 2 11
7 Sibenik 10 3 1 6 14 18 4 3 0 1 11 6 6 0 1 5 3 12 -4 10
8 Istra 1961 9 3 1 5 10 16 4 2 0 2 7 6 5 1 1 3 3 10 -6 10
9 Slaven Koprivnica 10 1 3 6 7 14 5 0 2 3 4 9 5 1 1 3 3 5 -7 6
10 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 10 1 2 7 10 23 5 0 1 4 3 10 5 1 1 3 7 13 -13 5