Dinamo Zagreb
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb lead the way in HNL 2025/2026 with 79 points from 33 games - 15 more than second-placed HNK Hajduk Split - and they will want to see off their arch-rivals when the teams face off in the Croatian ‘vječiti derby’ on Saturday.
- Mario Kovacevic has done a wonderful job since taking over as manager in June 2025, instilling a highly proactive and high-tempo style in the team that has notched up three straight wins.
- The most recent success was a 2-1 home win over NK Varazdin that followed a 2-1 away win at HNK Gorica.
- Dinamo have won four and drawn one of their last five matches and can boast the best home record in the league with 13 wins, two draws and one defeat from 16 outings.
Hajduk Split
- Hajduk have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five as they have steadied their form after a wobble.
- The Split-based club bounced back from a 0-1 home loss to Osijek by beating Varazdin 3-1 on their own patch before being held 0-0 away at Rijeka in their most recent league fixture.
- Gonzalo Garcia has done a fine job since July 2025 and has fashioned a team that is tough to break down through their compact shape and intense pressing.
- They also boast a good transition game, so they will try to disrupt Dinamo’s rhythm and punish them when they turn the ball over.
Head-to-Head
- Dinamo Zagreb have won 13, drawn two and lost only one of 16 home games in HNL 2025/2026.
- Hajduk Split have won eight, drawn five and lost three of their 16 away games in HNL 2025/2026.
Key Players
- Dinamo’s 4-3-3 system is ideally suited to dominate the ball, create overloads wide and rotate the players in the lines quickly to get players in behind the opposition defense.
- They have scored 47 goals in 16 home fixtures this season, an average of just under three per game, so can outgun Hajduk Split if the derby has enough firepower.
- Dion Drena Beljo is their star with 29 goals in 33 HNL games this term, while he has scored five times in the last five so back him to get on the scoreboard on Saturday.
- Michele Sego, who has hit 11 times in 29 HNL appearances, is Hajduk’s most dangerous forward and will lead the line again.
- Hajduk have conceded 15 in 16 away games in HNL 2025/2026, which is not bad but not good enough to keep Dinamo out.
Betting Insights
The odds for this game are pretty short with Dinamo coming in at 1.61 , Over 2.5 goals at 1.51 and Both Teams to Score at 1.58 .
Prediction
We’re going for a 3-1 victory for Dinamo in a classic derby clash that should see both sides get on the board.
