Osijek hosts Dinamo Zagreb in round 4 of Croatian 1. HNL. The match will be played on Friday, August 9th at Stadion Gradski vrt (Osijek)
Having won bronze medals in the last championship (by the way, it has got to the podium for the first time in the last 11 years), Osijek also received a ticket to the Europa League qualification. And it has already managed to safely relegate from there after losing to Bulgarian CSKA on penalties. As for the local championship, The Blue-Whites started decently. It gained 2 victories in 3 matches played and lost to Gorica away. The team is going according to last year’s prize schedule (almost). Then there were 3 victories in the first 4 rounds.
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Having beaten Georgian Saburtalo 5-0 on average in the 1st round of the Champions League qualification, Dinamo Zagreb continues to fight in European competitions. This week it had a rather difficult match against Ferencvaros. And Dinamo could not keep a home victory, although it was ahead until the 60th minute. But it missed the Hungarians’ counterattack, and Seger shot Livakovic almost point-blank. The result was 1-1. As for the local championship, Dinamo began confidently. 3 rounds and 3 wins. Only 1 goal conceded and 9 scored.
Should we expect the rotation of the squad in the upcoming game? After all, 4 days after the meeting with Osijek, Dinamo will have to score at least once in Hungary to go further in the Champions League. Probably, we should. Is it worth expecting a victory here or at least not losing of the White-blues? Most likely, no. Yes, Bjelica does not have 2 equivalent squads. But firstly, he will not change the entire first eleven. And secondly, those reservists who will appear in the field will gnaw this field with their teeth, so that the coach would pay special attention to them. And not as reservists but as regular players. So, it’s not yet known what is worse for Osijek. Play against the first eleven of Dinamo or a half-diluted but very ambitious squad. Well, in general, Dinamo won 17 times in the last 25 matches, having lost only 4 games. And there is a high chance that it will manage to gain another victory.
Prediction for the match: D. Zagreb to win
