FC Astana – D. Zagreb Prediction & Picks (07.08.2018)

Astana and Dinamo Zagreb meet at Astana Arena, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (3rd Qualifying Round). This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never faced each other before. the Dinamo Zagreb presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.

Astana:

The home team reaches this phase of the UEFA Champions League (3rd Qualifying Round) after having played previous qualifiers with: Midtjylland and Sutjeska. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses as a visitor. against 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss at their stadium. The team comes to this match after a draw away with Aktobe by (1-1). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Astana has won 10.

For this competition, he does not lose 4 games. The defense has been strong and has only had goals in 1 of the last 4 matches, and their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, as 23 of the last 26 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 16 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 5 of their 9 goals between minutes (46′-60 ‘).

The Astana is a recent club (founded in 2009), which already won the Super League (Kazakhstan Championship) four times throughout its history, being the most recent title conquered in 2017. Last season, the team, for having won the title of national champion qualified for the preliminary phase of the Champions League. In the current season, the team is virtually guaranteed as a champion in the national championship, since the classified classified is seven points away and there are only two games to play. In the last five games that Astana played in their stadium, in all the local team scored goals. We believe that in this match Astana, by playing at home and living a good time in form, will once again score goals in their stadium, seeking to guarantee an advantage for the next game.

Dinamo Zagreb:

The visiting team reaches this stage of the UEFA Champions League (3rd Qualifying Round) after a draw away by (2-2) and a home victory by (5-0) with Hapoel Be’er Sheva. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 22 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 35 goals scored and 5 suffered. The team comes to this match after a home victory over Istra 1961 by (3-0). In the last 10 away matches Dinamo Zagreb has won 4, tied 3 and lost 3. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches.

Dinamo Zagreb is a Croatian club that has already won nineteen titles of the 1. HNL (Croatian Championship), in addition to sixteen HR Nogometni Cup and one Super Cup of Croatia. Dinamo Zagreb was the great champion of the 1. HNL in the season of 2017/18, with a campaign as a visitor in which he oscillated a lot between draws and victories, with few defeats. What we have seen in the last away games of Dinamo Zagreb in the final stretch of the 2017/18 season of 1. HNL, was that the team suffered goals in the last four games as a visitor, showing that despite Having been the champion, he suffered regular goals away from home. Now, in this game against Astana, which is usually strong in their stadium, Dinamo Zagreb will most likely suffer goals.