Europa League betting and spectator preview: Dinamo Zagreb and Genk meet at Stadion Maksimir to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
The visiting Genk played their last game only four days ago, a Pro League match. That game was also an away game, at Beerschot-Wilrijk. 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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Genk, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
Dinamo was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Europa League. Villarreal was too strong.The story so far in the 1. HNL for Dinamo Zagreb at their home stadium (Stadion Maksimir) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. 2W-0D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa League for Dinamo Zagreb. Two draws in a row at home now for Dinamo.
Dinamo drew their last game, also a home match. Osijek was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Midfielder Josip Mišić was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.02 (out of ten) in that game. Mišić served one assist, hit three key passes and had 98 successful passes (of 115 total).
Heartbreak before that as Dinamo Zagreb lost 0-1 at Lokomotiva Zagreb's place.This is expected to be a close game, with Dinamo Zagreb perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Dinamo Zagreb as a small favourite), we find one game. Dinamo Zagreb has won zero of these, drawn one and lost zero.
There will be little rest for Dinamo after this match as they are travelling to Sibenik for a 1. HNL game in only three days.
The Dinamo manager D. Krznar has got the team scoring with 17 from 8 home games in the league. Dinamo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Maksimir in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches.
Genk form and stats
Genk's mission in Champions League last season failed in the 3rd qualifying round against Shakhtar Donetsk.3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Genk playing as the away team in the Pro League this season. Total Europa League statistics for Genk: 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Genk play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Beerschot-Wilrijk. Gerardo Arteaga was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.82. The defender Arteaga hit five key passes and won 11 of 17 duels.
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting West Ham United in the Europa League.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Genk playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were one Genk win, one draw and three defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Club Brugge in just three days.
The travelling fans enjoy Genk's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 8 league matches away. Genk have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides get together this campaign, as the results database show this recent game: Genk - Dinamo 0-3.Top Goalscorers
  E. Onuachu 10 goals |   B. Petković 5 goals |  T. Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batombo 5 goals |
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
Genk missing players
| Dinamo Zagreb | Genk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 53 | 21 | Scored | S | 25 | 47 | ||
| 25 | 9 | Conceded | C | 21 | 42 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.5 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14.2 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 14.1 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 34% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 34% | ||
| 8.8 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 11.8 | ||
| 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Ham United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Genk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 4 | Rapid Vienna | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Osijek | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 31 |
| 2 | Rijeka | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 30 |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 28 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Gorica | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 15 |
| 9 | Slaven Koprivnica | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 13 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -25 | 7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 26 | 34 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 27 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Mechelen | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Anderlecht | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 7 | Gent | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 8 | Genk | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | AS Eupen | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 21 |
| 11 | Kortrijk | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 12 | Standard Liege | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 20 |
| 13 | KV Oostende | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -13 | 17 |
| 14 | OH Leuven | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 17 |
| 15 | RFC Seraing | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -12 | 14 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 9 |