Varazdin vs Dinamo Zagreb Prediction: With a win Dinamo goes in 1st place

On Saturday, as part of the 32nd round of the HNL, as the race for the title approaches its exciting end, all our focus is on the former capital of Croatia. Dinamo travels to Varazdin, carrying with them still fresh memories of a hard-fought draw in the last seconds of the game in the first championship match played in the Baroque city.

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Varazdin are entering this match relaxed, they are in the middle of the table in 6th place. Varazdin have 36 points, 8 wins, 12 draws, and 11 defeats. At home, Varazdin are playing badly this season, they have a record of 4 wins, 6 draws, and 5 defeats. In the last 5 matches in this stadium, Varazdin have a win, 2 draws, and 2 defeats in a row. However, matches against Dinamo are special and Varazdin always plays well against the Blues at home. In the ranks of Varazdin, Mario Marina and Michele Sego miss the game due to accumulated cards.

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Dinamo enters this match as the second-placed team in the championship with 69 points, two less than the leader Rijeka. Dinamo’s players are aware that victory is imperative because they are only five games away from the end of the championship, and that a seventh championship title in a row will still be within reach if they continue their remarkable streak of seven consecutive victories. Even though Sergej Jakirovic's team has been putting up very good performances lately, they have a challenge ahead of them that should not be underestimated. The good news for Dinamo is the return of Ronael Pierre-Gabriel to the squad for this important match, and Mauro Perkovic is also returning to the team after serving his sentence, while there are no new absences due to bookings. However, Marko Rog will miss the match as a precaution, while Arijan Ademi, Mahir Emreli, Sandro Kulenovic, Josip Misic, Stefan Ristovski, Gabriel Vidovic, and Moreno Zivkovic are players who have two yellow cards and are in danger of missing the upcoming derby in Rijeka.

Dinamo woke up in the last quarter of the championship and managed, at least so far, to save the season that was sliding toward a debacle. They are currently two points behind Rijeka in the SuperSport HNL with five rounds before the end, and they will have the best chance to overtake Zeljko Sopic's team in two rounds when the derby is played in Rijeka. The previous matches between these rivals in the HNL testify to Dinamo's dominance, with 11 wins against Varazdin's one win, with three draws. The goal difference of 32-10 in favor of the Blues further confirms their supremacy. In the current season, the first match played in Varazdin ended 1:1, while Dinamo won 1:0 and 2:1 in both matches played on the Maksimir turf. In this match Dinamo are favorite, and I believe that they will win this match and put pressure on Rijeka.