Sparta Prague vs Dinamo Zagreb Prediction: Will the Croats maintain their advantage in the return game?

Prediction for the UEFA Europe League match which will take place on August 31. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Sparta, as the best Czech team of last season, also started the current European Cup campaign with the Champions League. But the Prague side failed to get past Copenhagen in the Old World's premier club tournament. In the return game with the Danes, Sparta twice went ahead in extra time but lost in a penalty shootout - 0:0 away, 3:4 (1:1) at home.

Sparta started the new national championship excellently, winning five out of six matches, losing none, and scoring 17 goals.

Zagreb confidently beat Astana in the Champions League (6:0 on aggregate of two matches) but stumbled at Greek AEK, conceding twice after 90 minutes of the return game - 1:2 on their home field, 2:2 away. In the first match against Sparta, Dinamo conceded first - with a penalty at the end of the first half. But five minutes later, the Croats got back and, at the beginning of the second half, sent two more goals into the opponent's goal (3:1).

In four rounds of the Croatian championship, Dinamo has two wins with one loss and a goal difference of 6:3. At the season's beginning, Dinamo won the Croatian Super Cup by beating Hajduk 1:0.

Sparta plays very efficiently this season, failing to score only to Copenhagen away. Dinamo is not so reliable in defense and, most likely, will concede in Prague. Moreover, the White-Blue will be satisfied even with a one-goal defeat. Although the Croats are not likely to leave the field without a goal - Sparta almost always concede, and the Czech club will have to open up in the return game, given the two-goal handicap. Let's bet on Zagreb goals, exchange of goals, and total over.