Dinamo Zagreb vs Spartak Trnava
Europe – UEFA Europa League
Date: Thursday, 8th November 2018
Kick-off at 20.00 UK/ 21.00 CET
Venue: Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb.
Dinamo Zagreb’s win weeks in the past changed into at 1.Eighty. That changed into my most effective tip, and it came correct, as the Croatian side won 1-2. They completed the sport on 16 tries, more than double of these of Spartak Trnava, greater attempts on target as nicely, greater than triple corners gained than the Slovakian side, and ball ownership close to 60%. In different words, they dominated, however additionally they made their existence hard, conceding a instead… silly goal within the first half. In the second one, now not only they equalized, however they scored again, to win the sport. They are on nine points from 3 matches in the group, perfect file. Last weekend they received 0-2 at Osijek, their seventh win in a row in all competitions. They’ve misplaced most effective as soon as this season, past due August, to Young Boys, within the Champions League play-offs. They are on 33 factors from thirteen fits of their championship, 5 factors ahead of 2d-placed Lokomotiva, whom they're travelling the coming weekend.
Ghorbani’s… weird intention inside the thirty second minute gave Spartak Trnava the lead weeks ago, however given how the whole game went, it’s tough to assert that the Slovakian side deserved a point. They confronted a better group, and in spite of taking the lead, they misplaced. They are on three points from as many games in the institution, 0.33 inside the table, simply one factor behind Fenerbahce, whom they may be going through on the remaining day of the institution level. Last weekend they won 2-zero in the championship, where they may be simply sixth even though, on 18 points from 14 fits.
DINAMO ZAGREB VS SPARTAK TRNAVA STATS
Dinamo Zagreb won their most effective different meeting with Spartak Trnava inside the opposite fixture closing time out, going for walks out 2-1 winners in Slovakia.
Including qualifiers, Spartak Trnava have best lost considered one of their ultimate eight away matches in European opposition (W4 D3), although it become of their most recent such trip to Fenerbahce (0-2).
Dinamo Zagreb have received every of their first three suits in the Europa League this season, that’s greater than they have managed to do after six group video games in any in their preceding 4 campaigns in the competition.
This is Spartak Trnava’s 2nd ever go to to Croatia and the first considering the fact that July 2004, when they drew 0-0 with Slaven Belupo Koprivnica in an Intertoto Cup encounter.
Dinamo Zagreb have had six specific goalscorers on this season’s Europa League (except for very own desires), handiest Sevilla (eight) have had greater in the competition up to now.
HEAD TO HEAD
Dinamo Zagreb’s 2-1 win against Spartak Trnava in Slovakia closing month became the teams’ first and handiest competitive meeting.
