1. HNL preview of Hrvatski Dragovoljac - Dinamo Zagreb: Visitors believed to win

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

The visiting Dinamo Zagreb played their last game only four days ago, a 1. HNL match. That game was also an away game, at Istra 1961. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

Hrvatski Dragovoljac form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the 1. HNL this season. Hrvatski Dragovoljac have only managed 0 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Stadion Kranjčevićeva. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in twelve attempts.

No payout for Hrvatski Dragovoljac in their previous match, an away game at Istra 1961 that ended in defeat 0-3. Vuco (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 6.85/10. Vuco had 28 successful passes (of 31 total).

Prior to that, an away loss at Rijeka.

The home team are doomed in this game if you believe the odds offered on Dinamo Zagreb to win. Let's see if Hrvatski Dragovoljac are capable of creating a surprise here by looking at their earlier home games as massive outsiders: four games found revealing zero Hrvatski Dragovoljac wins, one draw and three defeats.

Hrvatski Dragovoljac have scored 7 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Dragovoljac defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Hrvatski Dragovoljac hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Slaven Koprivnica, Istra 1961 and Sibenik), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

Dinamo Zagreb form and stats

Dinamo Zagreb's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Dinamo Zagreb collect 19 points from their 8 away matches in the 1. HNL. 6 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Dinamo love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

The Dinamo goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

It's the second away game in a row for Dinamo Zagreb, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Istra 1961 (placed 9th) in the 1. HNL last time out. Midfielder Ristovski was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.32. Ristovski scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 43 successful passes (of 50 total).

Before that, Dinamo Zagreb secured a home win against Slaven Koprivnica with the score 3-0.

Again, the away team are huge favourites in this match and any other result would be an upset. We checked our Tipsway database for earlier, recent games with Dinamo Zagreb given similar win odds in an away game. This check revealed ten matches with eight wins as expected, two draws and zero surprise home wins. The favourites won six of these games by at least two goals.

Dinamo have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 19 goals from 8 away matches. It's not easy to score on Dinamo as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams meet this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: Dinamo Zagreb - Hrvatski Dragovoljac 8-0. Dragovoljac-Dinamo Zagreb H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Hrvatski Dragovoljac zero wins, Dinamo Zagreb eight wins, one draw. seven of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

B. Petković 5 goals

M. Oršić 5 goals

K. Andrić 4 goals

Hrvatski Dragovoljac missing players

Dinamo Zagreb missing players