Dinamo Zagreb vs Istra 1961 Prediction: What is happening with Dinamo?

The 11th round of the SuperSport HNL on Sunday, starting at 18:15 at Maksimir, will be closed by the current champion and currently third-placed Dinamo and ninth-placed Istra. Both teams welcome the match in bad shape, but it still seems that this round is ideal for Dinamo's recovery. It seems that a lot is going on in Dinamo right now, there was a change of managers, but they are not as dominant as before, and they are struggling against weaker opponents. 

Form: LLWWW

After a run of five consecutive victories, it looked as if Dinamo were picking up form after a turbulent start and stumbles in the Champions League and Europa League qualifiers. It seemed that the new coach Sergej Jakirovic was slowly "getting control", but after the fairy-tale streak, two unpleasant defeats followed in the biggest derby against Hajduk and in Europe against Ballkani. In a tactically played derby, one detail decided in the second half, so Dinamo can regret the final result. They have nothing to regret about the final result in Pristina, as it was one of Dinamo's worst European performances in the past ten years. It is true that the Blues played significantly handicapped without their best player and several first-team players on a disastrous pitch in heavy rain, but that cannot be an excuse for such a lackluster game. Dinamo urgently needs a win and a new injection of self-confidence, and unconvincing Istra seems ideal for that at the moment.

Form: LWLLW

The new manager, Spaniard David Catala, so far failed to galvanize the team, let alone raise it to the level at which former coach Gonzalo Garcia kept them. Catala was thrown into the fire and much was expected from him, but Istra was unable to recover and currently holds the penultimate place with only one win from ten rounds played. They are also the second most ineffective team in the league and are in a series of three consecutive league defeats, while they suffered the last heavy blow at their Aldo Drosina, where in the last round they were outclassed with as much as 4:0 by Lokomotiva.

In the last five head-to-head matches, Dinamo won three with one loss and a draw, while at Maksimir they won four times with one draw in the last five matches against Istra. Considering everything, Dinamo currently lacks the main cog in the attack and lacks creativity and realization in the last third. It was clearly seen against Ballkani in Europe, but despite all the absences, they should have enough to go to the national team break in a good mood with a win. I expect them to win confidently to relax the fans and the atmosphere in the team.