Dinamo Zagreb vs Ludogorets Predictions

• Dinamo Zagreb are unbeaten in eight matches this season
• Ludogorets have lost seven of their last 12 away European games
• Dinamo have won six of their last nine home fixtures by at least two goals

Can Dinamo breeze through?

Dinamo Zagreb hold a 2-1 lead from the first leg of this Champions League third qualifying round, meaning they have lost just four of their last 19 outings in European football.

The Croatian side have won 11 of those games, four of them by at least a two goal margin, while they have suffered just one defeat in 19 home qualifying / play-off matches since 2014/15.

Ante Čačić’s side are also in terrific form this season, where they are unbeaten in eight, five of which have ended in victory, including two out of three at Stadion Maksimir.

Ludogorets with a mountain to climb

European away matches have been a struggle of late for Ludogorets, losing seven of their last 12 in continental football, four of them by two goals or more.

One of those defeats came in the last round, 2-1 in Ireland against minnows Shamrock Rovers, showing the troubles Stanislav Genchev’s side are facing on the road.

Indeed, they have won just one of their last four matches and conceded two goals in the other three, so defensively there are serious questions to answer.

I predict that Dinamo Zagreb will win this game with a -1 handicap, selecting 3-1 as a correct score prediction.