There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round meeting between Dinamo Zagreb and Ludogorets. Game on!
It's quite the trip for Ludogorets when visiting Dinamo Zagreb as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
These are active days for the home side, as they had a game only four days ago in the 1. HNL. That game was an away game at Varazdin, so at least Dinamo are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
Action has already taken place for Dinamo Zagreb in Champions League as they have defeated Shkupi to reach the 3rd Qualifying Round. Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the play-offs against Sheriff.As mentioned below, Dinamo Zagreb are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 1. HNL games. On the other hand, in the Champions League, Dinamo Zagreb has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
An away draw last time out for Dinamo, facing Varazdin in a game that ended 1-1. Midfielder Bočkaj was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.44 (out of ten) in that game. Bočkaj served one assist, hit two key passes and had 32 successful passes (of 38 total).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the 1. HNL game versus Hajduk Split in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadion Maksimir.
Dinamo Zagreb has scored 7 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Ludogorets form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Shamrock Rovers and Sutjeska in order to reach 3rd qualifying round of Champions League. Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the play-offs against Malmö FF.Four points from two away games for Ludogorets, meaning one draw and one victory in the Parva Liga so far. Total Champions League statistics for Ludogorets: 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Champions League home defeat versus Dinamo Zagreb with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
Prior to that match, a home win 5-0 against Spartak Varna in the Parva Liga.It's early days yet, but Ludogorets has scored 5 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before in this season, with the final score Ludogorets - Dinamo Zagreb 1-2 written in the official records. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Dinamo Zagreb victories, one draw and two Ludogorets wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Drmic 3 goals |   C. Oliveira Souza 3 goals |  B. Tekpetey 3 goals |
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
Ludogorets missing players
| Dinamo Zagreb | Ludogorets | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 51 | 35 | Scored | S | 19 | 53 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Conceded | C | 11 | 18 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 36% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 8% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 7 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.7 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 13.1 | ||
| 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 36% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 41% | ||
| 8.2 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 8.2 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Rijeka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Osijek | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Sibenik | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Varazdin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 9 | Gorica | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 10 | Istra 1961 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ludogorets | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | Arda | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Slavia Sofia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Cherno More | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Hebar 1918 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Botev Vratsa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Septemvri Sofia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Beroe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 13 | Levski Sofia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | OFK Pirin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 15 | Spartak Varna | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | -12 | 1 |
| 16 | Botev Plovdiv | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
