Dinamo Zagreb vs Anderlecht Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form across competitions

Dinamo Zagreb have won 12 of their last 20 matches across all competitions, scoring 52 goals in that spread but also conceding 22. They looked sharp domestically through August and September, though their most recent European outing was a goalless draw away at Hapoel Beer Sheva after they'd earlier been in Champions League qualifying.

Dinamo Zagreb: 20 completed matches; Anderlecht: 20 completed matches.

Dinamo Zagreb

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

52

Conceded

22

Difference

+30

Anderlecht

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

21

Difference

+9

Anderlecht have an identical 12 wins from 20, but with five losses rather than three, and a tighter goal difference at 30 for and 21 against. Their last continental game ended in a 1-2 home defeat to Lyon, and they also lost narrowly away at Mechelen in the league, so the wins haven't come without wobbles.

Both teams win regularly but neither has been especially tidy defensively or in Europe specifically.

Comparative Team Statistics: Dinamo Zagreb vs Anderlecht

History between the sides

The only previous meetings we have are from the 2018 Europa League group stage. Dinamo won 2-0 away at Anderlecht before the return fixture in Zagreb finished goalless.

That's a small, old sample from squads that have completely turned over since, so it doesn't tell us much about how this version of either team will play.

Early league phase positions

From one match each in this Europa League league phase, Dinamo Zagreb sit 19th with a point from a 0-0 draw, while Anderlecht are 23rd with none after a 1-2 defeat.

It's a tiny sample size, but both will want a positive result here to get their league phase moving in the right direction.

Team news

We only have individual player data for Anderlecht here. M. Cvetković leads their scoring with just one goal in seven appearances, and A. Maamar has one assist in the same span, which doesn't suggest a side overflowing with sharpness in front of goal right now.

Anderlecht:

Best scorers:

M. Cvetković - 1

Best assist providers:

A. Maamar - 1

Penalty cards:

D. Sikan x 2

M. Cvetković x 2

E. Llansana x 2

On discipline, Cvetković, D. Sikan and E. Llansana have each picked up two yellow cards already, with L. Ambros on one. There's no equivalent breakdown available for Dinamo Zagreb's squad, so we can't compare that side directly.

What to expect

Both sides can put goals together over a season, but their most recent European fixtures were far tighter than their overall numbers suggest, a goalless draw for Dinamo and a narrow home loss for Anderlecht. That points to a cagier game than either team's raw win ratio would imply.

With both sitting on shaky early league phase results, there's an incentive for either to push for a positive result, but nothing in the evidence points clearly to one side dominating.