Dinamo Zagreb vs Spartak Trnava Predictions

In form Dinamo Zagreb are looking to maintain their 100% win record at Spartak Trnava’s expense this week, when the sides meet at the Stadion Maksimir in Europa League Group D on Thursday.

Dinamo Zagreb have been performing superbly well in their Europa League section so far, recording successive wins over Fenerbache, Anderlecht and Slavai Trnava to take a maximum nine points from nine.

The Croatians had their hearts set on playing Champions League football this season, though they fell at the final qualification hurdle, losing out over two legs to Swiss side Young Boys. Dinamo haven’t let that disappointment derail their season however and the Modri have been playing some sublime stuff in 2018/19.

Domestically, Dinamo are absolutely flying, winning seven and drawing the other three of their first ten 1.HNL matches to date this term. Nenad Bjelica’s side have been able to transition seamlessly between league and continental football, and in total Zagreb are unbeaten in thirteen ahead of Thursday’s match.

Remarkably, Thursday’s game in the Croatian capital will be Dinamo’s first home match since the end of September. Zagreb have played nine matches on the road in a row, and while a sequence of that nature would cause most teams major headaches, Dinamo have passed every challenge with flying colours.

Dinamo won eight of those nine fixtures, and drew the other 0-0 at traditional rivals Hadjuk Split. In Zagreb’s last couple of home games before their prolonged away schedule, they rattled in nine goals against Fenerbache and Inter Zaprešić respectively.

Spartak Trnava will find it extremely difficult to take anything from a Dinamo Zagreb side in such terrific form this week. When the teams met in their reverse Group D fixture last month, Spartak actually took the lead before they were pegged back and eventually beaten 2-1 by Zagreb.

In contrast to Zagreb’s efforts, Spartak Trnava’s form on the road has been patchy at best since the back end of last season. In total, they have won only five of their last nineteen away fixtures in all competitions. In their solitary Group D away match so far, Trnava were outclassed 2-0 by Fenerbache in Turkey.

Dinamo Zagreb battered Fenerbache 4-1 in their meeting with them on September 20^th, which suggests that they are at least a couple of levels above Spartak Trnava if you use their result against the Turkish side as a basis for comparison.

We expect Dinamo Zagreb to triumph on Thursday, though we recommend combining the home win selection with over 2.5 goals. Dinamo’s last eleven matches have averaged 3.18 goals per ninety minutes, while their last five home matches have averaged 3.8 goals per game.

With plenty of goalmouth action likely, our correct score prediction is tipping Dinamo Zagreb to emerge 3-1 winners on Thursday.