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D. Zagreb vs H. Beer Sheva Prediction & Betting tips
The Croatian team starts slightly as a favorite due to the collective and offensive potential that it possesses, which usually increases when it acts in its stadium. For this reason and knowing that he will look for a good result against his people, we believe he will come out with an intense midfield attitude forward. Faced with this reality, we play for the bet “Dinamo Zagreb will win any half”, as it allows us to protect ourselves more if the process is more complicated than expected. Besides, remember that Israelis are not as reliable as visitors, lacking balance between lines and security when marking in this condition.
Dinamo Zagreb :
The Croatians qualified for this preliminary stage of the Champions League after winning their domestic league in the 2017-2018 season (73 points, product of 22 wins, 7 matches and 7 total falls). In terms of goals, they managed to score 68 and give 34, proving to be an explosive midfield forward. Playing at home, they won 13 wins, 1 parity and 4 defeats (34 points in favor and 14 against). The objective of the squad is to be able to revalidate the national title and reach as far as possible in this European competition. To achieve this, it is expected that the technician Nenad Bjelica can capture a competitive eleven that knows how to perform well the transitions defense-attack and attack-defense (balance between lines).
To get the best shape to its Champions League debut, the leadership agreed to several friendly preparation, which were positive to catch football rhythm. The results were the following: Victory 4-0 against Rabotnicki, victory 2-0 against Gabala, victory 6-1 against A. Klagenfurt, triumph 4-0 against Triglav, victory 1-0 against Krakow, equality 0-0 against Sesvete and triumph against Varazdin (1-2). If we analyze all these matches, we can say that the team has an offensive power more than remarkable, being vital to score a goal in the first stage and not complicate the moment to get an advantage in favor. A good result for this first leg game, would be a 2-0 victory after the referee whistle (2 goals of advantage and without receiving the dreaded goal away).
The visit comes to this European tournament after winning a new national championship and demonstrating its power in Israel (80 units product of 24 victories, 8 equalities and 4 defeats in total). If we talk about goals, the team scored 70 and gave 27, proving to be balanced in their actions. Of course, one thing is the level of your domestic league and another is the existing in the Champions League. Playing away from home, he managed to win 12 games, draw another 3 and lose the remaining 3 that played in this condition (34 goals scored and 15 received in his goal). For this specific duel, Bakhar is expected to change his game idea and be more conservative when attacking. It usually uses a 4-2-3-1 system, being able to change it and put one more defense. Nor is it ruled out that he can add a flyer of more mark to populate the midfield and stop the offensive of his rival.
Continuing with the analysis, you should know that the Israelis played 3 friendlies in preparation to release their legs after the harsh preseason they played. The results were different after defeating Korona 0-1, losing 2-1 against the Polish Lech and drawing 1-1 against Pogon Szczecin. After these meetings, the team played a preliminary phase of Champions, managing to crush the Flora of Estonia without any hesitation (scoring 1-4 on the road and triumph 3-1 at home). As a bonus, remember that the victory in Estonian territory was given from the first half, after winning 0-2 that stage. The lost goal just fell to the 73 ‘minutes of play through a penalty.
There are no previous clashes between Croats and Israelis, this being the first to be disputed in all its history.