Dinamo Zagreb welcome the visitors Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League Play-offs – 1/16 Finals. The match will be held on Thursday, February, 21st, at the Stadion Maksimir (Zagreb).
In the first leg, Dinamo Zagreb conceded, 2:1. The match turned very level, even by the stats; after the first half-time, the Zagreb outfit were 0:1 ahead, however, Viktoria Plzen managed to score two goals in the second half and won. Dinamo have netted their goal away though.
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In the group stage, the hosts suffered no loss, celebrating four wins and drawing twice. Tellingly, on their soil, Dinamo are very confident, they won in two of three Europa League home encounters and registered a draw, yet in the last fixture which brought no importance. In outings, Dinamo often play second, while in comforts of the Stadion Maksimir, they are much stronger. Thus, in our view, they will advance to the next stage, but a win over Viktoria is required.
The visitors dropped to the Europa League from the Champions League, which was very challenging – in the last two CL encounters, Viktoria were stronger; first, they won CSKA out, 1:2, then they attained a sensational win over Roma at home, 2:1. The side’s domestic performance is rather good, while they are very unconfident in outings, winning in only half of their trips. In the first leg, Viktoria featured much luck – they did not have any advantage but managed to pull out a victory. In our view, the travelers will look to surpass the opponent in the coming clash as well, but they won’t succeed, as Dinamo are too brilliant in front of their own fans.
We tend to think that the homeside deserve betting on. They are blistering at home, both in the national league and in European competitions, Viktoria fail away at times, and the hosts will provide a great challenge tomorrow.
Prediction for the match: Dinamo Zagreb to win home.
