Dinamo Zagreb vs ZNK Osijek
The Croatian Cup has entered the semi-final phase and from this phase one of them presents a match between Dinamo Zagreb against ZNK Osijek where the match is held at the Maksimir Stadium. Of course this is a big advantage for Dinamo Zagreb playing at home because this phase does not apply home & away so you could say the two teams will play all out risking prestige.
Earning the Croatian Cup last season, ZNK Osijek stalled in the quarter-finals after falling 1-3 against Hajduk Split. On the side of Dinamo Zagreb they came out as the defending champions for the last time, interestingly in the final match defeating Hajduk Split who also got rid of ZNK Osijek. The hosts are ambitious to keep the title while ZNK Osijek ambitions to improve the failure of last season.
In addition to maintaining the title ambition, Dinamo Zagreb also ambitions to juxtapose with the league title. Dinamo Zagreb which is firmly at the top of the standings with a 23-point advantage from rivals Rijeka is certainly worthy of holding the best team this season. For ZNK Osijek it is indeed on the top of the rank exactly 3, but compared to Dinamo Zagreb is very different.
The visitors came to this match with a 1-0 defeat to Istra 1961 in the last game, while Dinamo Zagreb won again against Slaven Koprivnica. The winning streak in the last 5 matches shows that the hosts are in their best form, seeing their fair record Dinamo Zagreb in the lead to the final. ZNK’s Head to head Osijek often collapsed, most likely Dinamo Zagreb won the match.
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