Lokomotiva Zagreb vs Dinamo Zagreb Prediction: Dinamo seeks revenge

Two and a half weeks have passed since Lokomotiva's brilliant performance in Maksimir and the 3:0 victory against Dinamo, and already today at Kranjceviceva from 7:10 p.m. a new confrontation between the city rivals is scheduled. What has changed in this short period? The Lokos are still undefeated, in two games after the rhapsody in Maksimir they won four more points (Gorica 2:1, Varazdin 0:0) and confirmed their European ambitions with good results. But Dinamo also returned to the path of success by defeating Istra (1:0) and Gorica (2:0), moreover, they are undeniably eager to take revenge for the recent breakdown in the clash with the boys from Kajzerica.

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Lokomotiva proved to be a tough challenge for Dinamo in the last games, they are currently in better shape than Dinamo and have not lost in the last six games. Dinamo are also in good shape, it finally got out of the crisis - despite the heavy defeat at home against Lokomotiva. They are in 5th place with 28 points, 4 less than Osijek and 12 less than Dinamo. In the last round they played only a draw against Varazdin, which was disappointing for them, considering the way they play recently.

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A total madness gripped Dinamo fans. They bought seats in almost more than half stadium. The upcoming elections in the club, a new touch of democracy in the club, the drop in results of Hajduk, an impressive performance against Gorica..., all this brought some new optimism among the "Blues". Football in Zagreb has finally woken up, so Sergej Jakirovic's players will have great and loud support on Saturday against Lokomotiva. Everything is clear to Dinamo’s players ahead of city derby, anything but a new victory and the continuation of the winning streak started in Pula would be a debacle. Dinamo Zagreb have finally caught up with Hajduk in the championship standings, and the fans, are giving more support every day. Now they "just" need to get Lokomotiva. Currently, Dinamo are in third place with 40 points, 4 points less than the leader Rijeka, but with a game less.

This will be the third meeting between these two clubs this season. Dinamo were better in the first game, when they won with goals in stoppage time, while Lokomotiva won 0:3 in the second game. So far, Dinamo and Lokomotiva have played 51 games in the HNL and Dinamo achieved 41 victories with 5 draws and 5 defeats. The goal difference is 106-38. Away from home, Dinamo beat Lokomotiva in 18 games, drew 4 times and lost 3 times, with a goal difference of 49-19. In this match they will be without Theophile who accumulated yellow cards. The stands will be full of Dinamo’s fans, and many in Croatia are expecting breaking the record of visitors in this stadium. It's big motivation for Dinamo’s players and a big win here will bring more confidence and motivation before the match against Betis in Europa Conference League. I believe that Dinamo will dominate and perform well as it was in the last match and win this match against the city rival.