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Aron Wright - October 2, 2018
Anderlecht vs Dinamo Zagreb
UEFA Europa League
Date: Thursday, 4 October 2018
Kick-Off at 17:55 UK / 18:55 CET
Venue: Stade Constant Vanden Stock (Bruxelles).
Dinamo Zagreb got off to a dream start to the new Europa League campaign. They cruised past Turkish giants Fenerbahce 4-1 at Maksimir Stadium to make the knockout stage bid clear. Can the y capitalize on such result and avoid a defeat in the second round clash with Belgian giants Anderlecht?
It will by no means be a mission impossible for Nenad Bjelica’s side given Anderlecht’s recent form. Purple & White have been struggling badly for goals of late. They failed to find the back of the net in four of last five games across competitions. The thread includes a 1-0 defeat to the struggling Spartak Trnava side on the opening day of the Europa League campaign.
The two teams battled it out at the same stage of Europa League back in the 2009/10 campaign.
Interestingly, both sides picked up away wins on the occasions (0-1 in Zagreb and 1-2 in Bruxelles).
Hein Vanhaezebrouck’s men are losing ground on the likes of Club Brugge and Genk at the very top of the First Division A standings. Anderlecht are eight points short of the defending champions after nine rounds of the competition.
They won just one of last seven games across competitions, a streak which includes a humiliating 0-3 defeat to lower-division Union Saint-Gilloise in the Belgian Cup last week. It was followed by another disappointing goalless draw to Sint-Truiden in the league clash at home.
Dinamo come into the game in much higher spirits. The Croatian champions showed a phenomenal form in the Champions League qualification campaign where they were unlucky to suffer a play-offs elimination to Young Boys. They previously dispatched the likes of Hapoel Be’er Sheva and Astana without any problems.
The visitors should really be able to score a goal here and you can back such scenario as a banker bet at 1.40 odds. The alternative pick would be Dinamo Zagreb not to lose at the odds of 1.75
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