Dinamo Zagreb host the first leg in this deciding Champions League 1st Qualifying Round game. Valur will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Vodafonevöllurinn (Valsvöllur) before the return leg in 11 days.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
11-5-7 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Valur when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 23 matches are 55-37 (scored/conceded).
These teams have little in common geographically as Valur have to travel 4000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 3rd qualifying round.44 points is a decent return from 18 1. HNL games here at Stadion Maksimir for Dinamo Zagreb. The data says 14 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Dinamo Zagreb has a nice streak going on as they have played 18 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Sibenik defeat 158 days ago.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Dinamo, as their goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic has completely shut out the opponents for 211 minutes in the 1. HNL.
A nice win for Dinamo last time playing, versus Sibenik. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Stefan Milić scoring for the victors. Stefan Milić, defender, was given a rating of 8.25/10 in that game, top of the team. Milić scored one goal and won 7 of 9 duels.
Previous to that game, a 1. HNL home match hosting Sibenik in a game that was won 1-0.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (44 in 18 games), Dinamo's attacking play is working. Dinamo Zagreb are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Maksimir in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 18 matches.
Valur form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 1st qualifying round.3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Valur playing as the away team in the Pepsideild this season.
Valur go into this game after a win, the home game against FH that ended 2-0.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Fylkir.Valur has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 8 goals from 5 games. Valur have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Pedersen 5 goals |  S. Lárusson 3 goals |  R. Stenberg Christiansen 2 goals |
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
Valur missing players
| Dinamo Zagreb | Valur | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Won | W | 6 | 18 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 57 | 32 | Scored | S | 22 | 70 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Conceded | C | 8 | 21 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 6.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13.5 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.9 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.7 | ||
| 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 51% | ||
| 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 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 84 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 56 | 85 |
| 2 | Osijek | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 34 | 77 |
| 3 | Rijeka | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 61 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 60 |
| 5 | Gorica | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 60 | 47 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 13 | 59 |
| 6 | Sibenik | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 47 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 24 | -15 | 35 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 53 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 28 | -17 | 34 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 60 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 31 | -31 | 30 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 52 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 29 | -25 | 29 |
| 10 | Varazdin | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 61 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 26 | -31 | 28 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Valur | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Breidablik | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 19 |
| 3 | Vikingur Reykjavik | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | KA | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | KR | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Stjarnan | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 7 | FH | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 12 |
| 8 | Fylkir | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 9 | Leiknir Reykjavik | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 | Keflavik | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 10 |
| 11 | HK | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 6 |
| 12 | IA | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 6 |