Shkupi vs Dinamo Zagreb Predictions

• Shkupi’s competitive matches this season averaged exactly three goals per game.
• Four of Zagreb’s last five competitive clashes produced over 3.5 goals.
• Dinamo Zagreb are unbeaten in seven of their last eight away games.

Can Shkupi’s fairy tale continue?

Although they were priced up at a mammoth 28/1 for the win in the first leg, Shkupi managed an incredible 2-2 draw with Croatian giants Dinamo Zagreb in a game that they both led and trailed in. A similarly quick start will be needed this time around if they are to upset the odds, but that could make this a very entertaining clash indeed.

The North Macedonian’s have nothing to lose here, they are well aware of the underdog status and have never qualified for a Champions League group stage, so any positive result will likely see them hailed as heroes. 

However, we think that they will need to score at least three goals to make that a reality since they conceded at least twice in all but one game since the start of the season, often against much lesser opposition than this, namely Lincoln Red Imps.

Zagreb cannot afford to underestimate the opposition

While Zagreb no longer hold the home advantage, they are still a ridiculously short price to come up trumps here and after the relative humiliation of the first leg, we believe they will come back with a clear focus this time around.

None since Hajduk Split back in April have defeated Zagreb in any game and each of the last four victories within 90 minutes during that sequence produced over 3.5 goals, so we are going for a slightly safer over 2.5 goals pick for the main prediction at a relatively stable price.

As for the correct score, we are backing the visitors to unleash their full potential upon Shkupi this time around with a possible 3-1 away win. Whoever scores first will leave the other desperately chasing, and that can make this an extremely entertaining affair.