Updated 6 November 2026.
Varaždin host Dinamo Zagreb at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec on Sunday 8 November, with kick-off at 17:00 UK. In the 1. HNL, Dinamo have scored more goals per game than anyone in the division, while Varaždin have conceded fewer than anyone.
The hosts sit 4th on 19 points from 12 games in the 1. HNL table. Dinamo are 2nd on 22 points from 11 games, three clear of the hosts having played one fewer. The bookmakers make the visitors clear favourites, with Varaždin at 4.50 with midnite.
Varaždin's strength is at the back. They concede 0.92 goals a game, the fewest in the league, and have kept a clean sheet in 42% of their matches, the 2nd highest rate. Going forward they are far less convincing: 1.33 goals a game is the 5th fewest in the division, and they average 3.5 shots on target, the 4th fewest.
They have not won in their last three league games: a 1-1 draw at Rijeka on 1 November, a 2-1 home defeat by Slaven Koprivnica on 24 October and a 1-0 defeat at Hajduk Split on 18 October. Before that came a 1-0 win at Lokomotiva Zagreb and a goalless draw with Osijek.
Dinamo are the opposite. They score 2.27 goals a game, the most in the league, and average 6.55 shots on target, again the most. Both teams have scored in 64% of their league games, the 2nd highest rate, and 73% have gone over 2.5 goals, the 3rd highest. They also average 6.55 corners a game, the 2nd most.
Dinamo have won three of their last five games in all competitions. A 2-0 win at Sunderland in the Europa League on Thursday followed a 1-0 league defeat at Rudeš, and before that came a 2-1 home win over Rijeka, a 4-2 Europa League defeat by NEC Nijmegen and a 5-1 win at Slaven Koprivnica. In the league they have seven wins from 11.
Varaždin possible starting lineup:
Silic; Posinković, Lesjak, Sikosek, Mladenovski; Duvnjak, Canjuga, Mamic; Bockaj, Tavares, Latkovic
Dinamo Zagreb possible starting lineup:
Kotarski; Valincic, Pérez Vinlöf, Domínguez, Galesic; Misic, Zajc; Stojkovic, Lisica, Hoxha; Beljo
Dion Beljo has had at least one shot in each of his last 10 league games, averaging 4.9 a game over that run.
Moris Valincic and Josip Misic have each made at least one tackle in nine straight league games, averaging 1.9 and 2.1 a game respectively.
Centre-back Niko Galesic has had a shot in six straight games and a tackle in the same six, averaging 1.7 of each.
For Varaždin, Aleksa Latkovic has committed a foul in six games in a row, averaging 1.5 a game. Arbër Hoxha has done the same for Dinamo in five straight, at 1.8 a game.
The bookmakers have Dinamo Zagreb at 1.62 with midnite, which makes them the clear favourites. Varaždin are 4.50 with midnite and the draw is 3.80 with boylesports. Both teams to score is 1.73 and over 2.5 goals is 1.67, both with midnite.
| Market | Best price |
|---|---|
| Varaždin to win | 4.50 (midnite) |
| Draw | 3.80 (boylesports) |
| Dinamo Zagreb to win | 1.62 (midnite) |
| Both teams to score | 1.73 (midnite) |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.67 (midnite) |
Varaždin have scored three goals in their last five league games, and four of those five finished with two goals or fewer. Dinamo's league games have produced 3.5 goals a game (25 scored and 14 conceded in 11), against 2.25 in Varaždin's (16 and 11 in 12).
Varaždin vs Dinamo Zagreb in the 2026/27 1. HNL kicks off at 17:00 UK on Sunday 8 November 2026 at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec. Varaždin are 4th on 19 points from 12 games and Dinamo Zagreb are 2nd on 22 points from 11.
Dinamo Zagreb are the favourites for Varaždin vs Dinamo Zagreb in the 2026/27 1. HNL on 8 November 2026, at 1.62 with midnite. Varaždin are 4.50 with midnite and the draw is 3.80 with boylesports.
Both teams to score is 1.73 with midnite for Varaždin vs Dinamo Zagreb in the 2026/27 1. HNL, and both sides have scored in 64% of Dinamo Zagreb's league games. The rate in Varaždin's games is 50%, and they have kept a clean sheet in 42% of them.
Before Varaždin vs Dinamo Zagreb on 8 November 2026, Dinamo Zagreb are 2nd on 22 points from 11 games in the 2026/27 1. HNL, three clear of 4th-placed Varaždin on 19 from 12. Dinamo have scored 25 goals to Varaždin's 16.
Dion Beljo has had at least one shot in 10 straight 1. HNL games in 2026/27, averaging 4.9 a game over the run, going into Dinamo Zagreb's trip to Varaždin on 8 November 2026. Moris Valincic and Josip Misic have each made a tackle in nine straight.
Predicted lineups for Varaždin vs Dinamo Zagreb in the 2026/27 1. HNL on Sunday 8 November 2026: Varaždin may start Silic; Posinković, Lesjak, Sikosek, Mladenovski; Duvnjak, Canjuga, Mamic; Bockaj, Tavares, Latkovic. Dinamo Zagreb may start Kotarski; Valincic, Pérez Vinlöf, Domínguez, Galesic; Misic, Zajc; Stojkovic, Lisica, Hoxha; Beljo.