Young Boys – D. Zagreb Prediction & Picks (22.08.2018)

Young Boys and Dinamo Zagreb meet in STADE DE SUISSE Wankdorf Bern, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (Play-offs). 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.

Young Boys:

The home team will make its debut in this edition of the UEFA Champions League with the intention of conquering a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in away matches, with 37 goals scored and 22 conceded; against 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses at their stadium, with 33 goals scored and 13 conceded. In their last match, for the Schweizer Pokal, they beat Biel-Bienne by (2-3). In the last 10 home matches Young Boys has won 7, tied 1 and lost 2. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 51 of the last 58 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals and 43 over 58 have ended with Over 2,5 goals.

Young Boys comes into this game with a win against Biel-Bienne, by 2-3, in a match for the Swiss Cup. It is important to remember that the Swiss come to these play-offs of the Champions League due to the conquest of the 2017/2018 Swiss championship. In this home game, coach Gerardo Seoane must play in 4-4-2, privileging possession of the ball and deliberate and deliberate attacks, however, in this game it will be natural for the landlords to act more cautious, as they do not they can suffer goals. Miralem Sulejmani is the great highlight of this team, being a very fast and very strong player in the transport of the ball to the attack. Everything indicates that the coach does not have large absences for this game.

Dinamo Zagreb:

The visiting team reaches this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Play-offs) after having played previous qualifiers with: Astana and 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 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in away matches; against 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. In their last match, for 1. HNL, they beat Osijek at home (2-1). In the last 10 away matches Dinamo Zagreb has won 5, tied 3 and lost 2. Their defense has been very strong, having only had goals in 1 of the last 4 matches, and their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches for this competition.

Dynamo Zagreb left for this game with a home win against Osijek, 2-1, adding the fifth successive win in several competitions. To reach the play-offs of the Champions League, the Croatians had to eliminate Astana: 2 wins by 0-2 and 1-0. In this away game, coach Nenad Bjelica must act similar to the last match, that is, in 4-2-3-1, privileging the defensive organization and the in-depth passes for the attack. Dani Olmo is the most dangerous player of this formation, being a player of great technical quality and strong in the creation of the offensive process. There are no weight absences to register for this game.