Rudes vs Dinamo Zagreb Prediction: An easy match for Dinamo

Dinamo Zagreb are in excellent form after a great victory against Astana in the Conference League. The road to the top of the HNL continues with a visit to Rudes, and they have reasons for optimism before this match. After eight rounds played, Rudes are still without a win and it would be a real miracle if they manage to avoid defeat against the current champion of Croatia.

Form: LLDLL

Rudes are at the very bottom of the table with only one point won in eight rounds in which they have a goal difference of 5-18. At home, they lost all three games with a total goal difference of 3-8, and the only point in the season so far was won on the road to Istria, where they played without goals. In the last round, Rudes were defeated by a minimal 1-0 away to Lokomotiva.

Form: WWWLW

Dinamo Zagreb are in fourth place with 13 points, five less than the leading Hajduk, but the Blues have played two games less than the Split team. Dinamo has 4 wins, a draw, and a loss each with a goal difference of 12-5. They have two victories in as many away matches with a goal difference of 6-2. In the last round of the HNL, Dinamo defeated Slaven Belupo 3-0, and after that, they outclassed Astana 5-1 in the first round of the group stage of the Conference League.

The difference in the quality of both teams is big and the question of the winner does not arise at all, Rudes will certainly not lack motivation against the current champion, but that will not help them at all, especially after they have not scored a single goal in the last five games. Dinamo have a very tight schedule and playing well enough to win and nothing more. Therefore, it can be played on the victory of Dinamo and less than 3.5 goals.