Dinamo Zagreb vs Gorica Prediction: Are Dinamo back in the title race?

Dinamo have, I won't say crucial, but certainly, important weeks ahead in the fight for trophies, Dinamo plans to completely reduce the gap or even overtake his rivals in the standings by the international break. And then 'work' the end of the season much more calmly. However, nothing can go according to plan for Dinamo, and as the injuries to key players (Petkovic, Misic, Sucic) are not enough, the Blues have also been 'attacked' by the flu. The sick list is growing, as of Friday there were seven or eight players on it, and it is not known which of them will be available for the match.

Dinamo Zagreb

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After an exciting episode in the national Cup, Dinamo returns to the championship challenges. The next opponent is the penultimate team in the league, Gorica. The pressure will be on Dinamo to reduce the gap to the current minus five or get even closer to the Hajduk. In any case, Gorica must fall in Maksimir, and Cannavaro is aware of the importance of this match. What Dinamo must be most careful of are certainly fouls and corners. Two goals from Osijek and one goal from Istra they conceded from or after corner kicks, and Sibenik also threatened them in those situations. And in the fall, Gorica also scored after a corner kick and took a 2-1 lead even though Dinamo had more than 20 shots on goal. Has Fabio Cannavaro worked on that, has he taught his players how to cover breakaways, have Dinamo gained confidence in that segment of the game? This is a big test for Dinamo, the season is getting as hard as it could be for them, Rijeka, then Osijek, and Hajduk, all in just a week, after this match.

Gorica

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In peace and quiet and without any serious media fanfare, Gorica are preparing for Saturday's away game against Dinamo at Maksimir. At the last training session, only ten people and the club's cameraman were in the stands, while on the pitch, coach Mario Carevic and his associates were searching for the starting eleven. Gorica won five points and conceded only one goal in the first three spring rounds, which says a lot about what kind of opponent the Blues are expecting. True, Mario Carević also has problems, he will have to play without the booked Mikanovic, the injured Prsir, Fiolic, and Maloca while Bralic and Elezi are still questionable. The good news is that experienced striker Ante Erceg has recovered and will certainly be on the bench against Dinamo, and will probably play in the second half, while 28-year-old versatile midfielder Ivan Fiolic, unfortunately, had to undergo a second surgery on his left shoulder in nine months, and for him, the season is over.

Expert Betting Tips

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Our prediction for the match is home win and over 2.5 goals for the odds of 1.86 at 1xbet.

Our second prediction home win and both teams to score goals for odds of 3.2 at Betway.

Our third prediction – correct score 3:1 for odds of 41 at Bet365.o and Gorica played 26 matches so far, with 20 wins for Dinamo, 5 draws, and a loss with a goal difference of 48:18. In the two matches this season, Dinamo recorded a victory at Maksimir (4th round 2:1) and a draw in Velika Gorica (13th round 2:2). In this match Dinamo are big favorite, but it’s still unclear which 11 will be on the field and how Cannavaro will approach the match. I think that besides all the problems, Dinamo have a lot of quality players to go for a win at home against Gorica, and even though a tough match is expected I think we will see more than three goals in Zagreb today.