On July 19, at 20:00, Dinamo Zagreb receives Lokomotiv Zagreb‘s visit in the first round of the Croatian championship.
Dinamo Zagreb had good evolutions in the summer matches, as usual, and Olimpija Ljubljana (2-1) and Klagenfurt (2-0) matches were confirmed in the Croatian Supercup. Dinamo scored 1-0 in front of Rijeka, in a match decided by Gojak’s goal (’41). The guests played well after the break but could not turn the score in front of the champions.
The vice-champion played a cautious 5-4-1 with Colak’s top kick, but Dinamo’s 4-1-4-1 system proved to be more effective. With experienced players like Leovac, Ademi, Hajrovic or Gavranovic in the team, the favorites resisted well, even though they played the last 8 minutes in numerical inferiority. Dinamo pulled only three sutras on the gate (from the new one) and had 5 corners, dominating the sterile rivalry with Rijeka, in which both bands were cautious.
This time, Dinamo will come out with more courage in front of an opponent who has defeated the preparations this summer: 0-1 with Domzale, 0-3 with Breda, 1-1 with Club Brugge and 0-3 with Genk were the results of Lokomotiv. We were expecting a casual success of the hosts. Dinamo Zagreb has not lost this direct duel for four consecutive matches.
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,64
