Dinamo Zagreb and Real Betis will battle for three points in a UEFA Europa League fixture on Thursday (December 11th). The game will be played at Stadion Maksimir.
The home side are coming into the clash on the back of a 1-1 draw against arch-rivals Hadjuk Split in the eternal derby at the same venue in the Croatian HNL. Michele Sego put the visitors ahead midway through the second half to seemingly give them the win, but a dramatic end to the game saw Arber Hoxha equalize in the 12th minute of injury time.
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Betis, meanwhile, fell to a 5-3 defeat at home to Barcelona in La Liga. They went ahead in the sixth minute through Antony’s strike, but Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick while Roony Bardghji scored one goal to put the Blaugrana 4-1 up at the break. Lamine Yamal made it 5-1 from the spot just before the hour mark, while Diego Llorente and Cucho Hernandez scored a goal each late on.
Los Verdiblancos will shift attention to the continent, where their last game saw them claim a 2-1 home win over Utrecht. Zagreb were thrashed 4-0 away to Lille.
Dinamo Zagreb vs Real Betis Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two sides were drawn in the 2023-24 Conference League playoff. Dinamo Zagreb advanced with a 2-1 aggregate win.
- Five of Betis’ last six games across competitions have seen both sides find the back of the net.
- Seven of Zagreb’s last eight home games have witnessed goals at both ends.
- Betis’ loss to Barcelona ended their eight-game unbeaten streak across competitions (six wins).
- Eight of the 10 goals conceded by Zagreb in the UEL this season have been scored in the first half.
Dinamo Zagreb vs Real Betis Betting Tips
Dinamo Zagreb started their Europa League campaign on a positive note by winning their opening two games.
However, the Blues are winless in three games since then (two losses). They are aiming to avoid losing successive European games for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
Real Betis are currently on a seven-game unbeaten run in away games in Europe, keeping a clean sheet in five games in this run. Victory here would solidify Manuel Pellegrini’s side’s chances of automatically advancing to the knockout round.
We are backing the visitors to claim a narrow win with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Dinamo Zagreb 1-2 Real Betis
Dinamo Zagreb vs Real Betis Betting Tips
Tip 1 – Real Betis to win
Tip 2 – Both teams to score
Tip 3 – Over 2.5 goals
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