Dinamo Zagreb vs HNK Gorica
Dinamo Zagreb is scheduled to continue the Croatian League competition after appearing in the UCL play-off round. They will be challenged by HNK Gorica which is scheduled to arrive at the Maksimir Stadium.
Wednesday (31/7) they just hosted Saburtalo there and managed to win 3-0 despite failing to make a goal throughout the first half. A three-day break should be enough to restore the condition because they will play there again.
DInamo Zagreb will also play with the status as champions of the Croatian League last season, as well as the best host with 16 wins and 2 draws aka never lost. For this season, they have played twice with a score of 3-0 against NK Lokomotiva, then 0-3 at home to Slaven. It would be very unfortunate if this trend stopped just because of the schedule.
Turning to the enemy side, HNK Gorica is sure to appear more fresh without a midweek schedule, especially if Sunday (7/28) yesterday managed to win 3-1 over Osijek. Tomorrow is the first away match of the season after last season’s 9 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses.
It’s just that, a visit to Maksimir always leads to bad luck for children after the last two trials went home with a score of 1-0 and 3-1 for the hosts. Will be a different result if they are able to take advantage of the tight schedule this time, even though their favorite status is still pinned to the host.
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.27