Dinamo Zagreb vs Villarreal: Prediction and Betting Tips

Dinamo Zagreb in great confidence

Amazing stuff for Dinamo Zagreb in the last round as they overturned a 2-0 deficit from the first leg against Tottenham into a 3-0 win after extra time in one of the most thrilling matches in the UEL this season. The Croats are now undefeated at home in the Europa League this season.

Mislav Orsic is the main man that coach Damir Krznar has to acknowledge in their recent triumph in this season’s UEL campaign. The Croat forward has scored 14 goals this season, five in the UEL and a hattrick that eliminated Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham.

With seven wins and one defeat in 10 matches, coach Krznar feels his team can advance even further especially with the confidence they gained from the last round. With16 goals scored five conceded and seven clean sheets, Dinamo Zagreb have definitely set themselves up for one of the serious challengers for this competition.

Can Unai Emre win this with a different team?

Three-time winner of the Europa League with Sevilla coach Unai Emre has done well so far with Villarreal in the competition guiding the Spanish side to the quarter-finals as the Yellow Submarines aim to win the title for the first time in their history after reaching the semi-finals three times before.

Five wins and a draw, scoring 22 goals and conceding five and five clean sheets saw Unai Emre’s men finish their relatively easy group stage matches on top of Group I. 

Villarreal will hope their striker Gerard Moreno continues to be in his great scoring form. The  Spaniard scored four goals in their last three games in the UEL and scored a hattrick against Granada in their last Liga match win.

Key Stats

• Two or more goals have been scored in D. Zagreb’s six matches in the UEL
• Two or more goals have been scored in Villareal’s seven matches in the UEL
• D. Zagreb have scored an average of 1.60 goals in ten matches in the UEL
• Villarreal have scored an average of 2.44 goals in the UEL

Dinamo Zagreb vs Villarreal Prediction

Both of these teams had a good season in the Europa League so far. They both had good wins in the last round and are full of confidence coming into this match. Villarreal have scored in all four of their away matches while Zagreb have scored in four of their five home games.

With prolific scorers on the field at either end of the field, we think both teams have a big chance to score in this match. Both teams have scored in just two of Zagreb’s matches and four of Villarreal’s matches. We will thus back the total goals scored in this match.

Dinamo Zagreb vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Over 2.5 Total Match Goals 1.61 or 8/13 at William Hill

Double Chance Home or Draw 1.61 or 8/13 at William Hill