Varazdin vs Dinamo Zagreb Prediction: Dinamo are back in form

Varazdin are preparing for a big challenge in the 9th round of SuperSport HNL, when they will welcome the current champion Dinamo at their City Stadium. Sports director and manager of Varazdin, Nikola Safaric, is aware of the task's difficulty but points out that his team wants to continue a series of good domestic results and leave a positive impression. Dinamo’s manager Bjelica wants his team to continue to play as in the last match against Monaco in the Champions League, and we can certainly expect an exciting duel in Varazdin.

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After a demanding match against Osijek, where Varazdin put up solid resistance, but remained without points, they now turn to a new challenge. On Sunday, Dinamo, Croatia's current champion and a Champions League participant, will arrive home. Before this match, everyone in Varazdin emphasized the importance of stability in the defense, which, is their best aspect of the game and was constant throughout most of the season. Varazdin enters the match against Dinamo as an outsider and should not run away from that, but their form and stability in defense so far give them a certain optimism. They are in 4th place, with 12 points, 4 less than Dinamo in 3rd position.

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Dinamo played a great game on Wednesday in the Champions League, they really played superbly as a whole team and it's a shame that they weren't rewarded for a great game with three points, but it's the Champions League, in which no mistakes are forgiven. Another new experience for them. They showed us, for the umpteenth time, that they are the best team in the Croatian league, and that they have been champions for many years for a reason. In the last round in the league, they won 5:1 against their city rival Lokomotiva, got back to the winning ways, and put an end to the bad results.

Dinamo, although a participant in the Champions League and dominant in the domestic league, showed certain weaknesses this season, especially in defense. This could be the right moment for Varazdin to surprise and take advantage of possible mistakes by the Blues. Varazdin will be without a few important players for this match, and they will have to improvise in some positions. Dinamo with their new manager Bjelica started to play well again, and I think that they will find the strength to overcome Varazdin although I don’t expect an easy win for them,