Dinamo Zagreb host the first leg in this deciding Europa League Quarter-finals game. Villarreal will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Estadio de la Cerámica before the return leg in 8 days.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Villarreal, who are travelling more than 1800 kilometers to play this game.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
Dinamo participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the 3rd qualifying round.34 points is a decent return from 14 1. HNL games here at Stadion Maksimir for Dinamo Zagreb. The data says 11 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. 8W-2D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa League for Dinamo Zagreb. Ever since the Šibenik game Dinamo has been unbeatable here at Stadion Maksimir producing five straight wins.
Dinamo travelled for their previous game, a trip to Šibenik that ended 1-1. Previous to that game, a 1. HNL home match hosting Gorica in a game that was won 1-0.
Dinamo are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Stadion Maksimir in their league games, having scored an impressive 38 goals in 14 matches. From these home matches, Dinamo Zagreb have conceded only 11 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Villarreal form and stats
Playing away, Villarreal have won 5 games, drawn 7 and suffered 3 defeats in the La Liga this season. Total Europa League statistics for Villarreal: 9 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Villarreal are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Two travels in a row for Villarreal, whose manager U. Emery Etxegoien could celebrate last time after the La Liga win against Granada. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Cádiz.
Gerard Moreno certainly enjoyed Villarreal's last game versus Granada, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 3-0 victory.
After this away game Villarreal return home for a La Liga game against Osasuna. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Villarreal are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 15 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Villarreal have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Dinamo, zero draws and one win for Villarreal. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  G. Moreno Balaguero 19 goals |   M. Oršić 14 goals |  M. Gavranović 13 goals |
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
Villarreal missing players
| Dinamo Zagreb | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 12 | Won | W | 10 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 56 | 28 | Scored | S | 33 | 46 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 11 | 22 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 52% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 19% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.9 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 11.3 | ||
| 5.6 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 40% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | ||
| 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 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 41 | 61 |
| 2 | Osijek | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 28 | 61 |
| 3 | Gorica | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 48 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 42 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 39 |
| 6 | Šibenik | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | -10 | 27 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -10 | 25 |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -19 | 24 |
| 9 | Varazdin | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -24 | 23 |
| 10 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -27 | 20 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 29 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 32 | 66 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 68 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 44 | 65 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 28 | 63 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 29 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 58 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 29 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 42 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 46 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -3 | 46 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 45 |
| 8 | Celta de Vigo | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 22 | -6 | 37 |
| 9 | Granada | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 49 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 30 | -15 | 36 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 35 |
| 11 | Levante | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -3 | 35 |
| 12 | Valencia | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Cádiz | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -19 | 32 |
| 14 | Osasuna | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 31 |
| 15 | Getafe | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -11 | 30 |
| 16 | Real Valladolid | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -13 | 27 |
| 17 | Elche | 29 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -17 | 26 |
| 18 | Huesca | 29 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -16 | 24 |
| 19 | SD Eibar | 29 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -13 | 23 |
| 20 | Deportivo Alaves | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -23 | 23 |