Din. Zagreb vs Betis prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-12-10 17:45.
[p]UEFA Europa League (UEL) high-flyers Real Betis are looking to maintain their push to automatically qualify for the knockout stages when they visit a struggling Dinamo Zagreb.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Dinamo Zagreb are experiencing an alarming slump in their UEL form as, since winning their first two league phase matches of the competition, they picked up just one point in three outings. Back-to-back defeats by a 7-0 aggregate scoreline on matchdays four and five have left them at grave risk of falling out of the top-24. The Croatian giants come into this game buoyed by scoring a 102nd-minute equaliser to avoid defeat in the Eternal derby against arch-rivals Hajduk Split at the weekend, which should breed confidence that they can avoid suffering successive European home defeats in the same season for the first time since 2016/17.[/p]
[p]Real Betis arrive in Zagreb as one of just four sides to remain unbeaten through the opening five UEL rounds (W3, D2), keeping clean sheets in both away matches this term (W1, D1). Los Verdiblancos are now unbeaten in their last seven major European away matches (W4, D3) courtesy of five clean sheets in that period and will be chasing history as they look to go eight such games undefeated for the first time in club history. After they suffered their first loss in nine games across all competitions (W6, D2) with a 5-3 La Liga defeat to Barcelona at the weekend, Manuel Pellegrini’s men will be drawing on their excellent medium-term form to bounce back immediately.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Dinamo Zagreb avoided defeat in both prior H2Hs in 2023/24 (W1, D1), scoring just once in both. Betis are winless in their four major European meetings with Croatian opposition (D3, L1).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Eight of the ten UEL goals conceded by Dinamo this season came before half-time.[/p]
[p]Seven of Dinamo’s last eight home games in all competitions saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Betis have kept just three clean sheets across their 11-match unbeaten away run in all competitions (W5, D6).[/p]
[p]Just four sides took fewer corners than Betis’ 14 across the first five UEL matchdays.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Dion Beljo has scored seven goals in his last 13 European appearances, with both of his strikes for Dinamo coming in their matchday one victory over Fenerbahce (3-1). Betis’ Antony is one of just two players in the league phase to both score and assist two goals this term. Each of his last four strikes in any competition arrived before half-time.[/p]
[p]Dinamo have doubts over Noa Mikić, Mateo Lisica, and Cardoso Varela, while Betis lost Junior Firpo to injury at the weekend with fellow left-back Ricardo Rodriguez ruled out through suspension.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The visitors’ strong European road form means backing Real Betis to win with a clean sheet could pay off here.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]