GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs FC Saburtalo, Champions League 2019-20 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND
Overview
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GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs FC Saburtalo — Champions League .
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FC Saburtalo 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Daniele Doveri
- Referee Matteo Passeri
- Referee Giampaolo Calvarese
- Referee Lucas Mondin
3 games this season
🟨 1.3/game
⚽ 3.7 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | FC Bayern München | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool FC | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Barcelona | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | Chelsea FC | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | Manchester City FC | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | Real Madrid CF | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Internazionale Milano | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 8 | 14 |
| 12 | Newcastle United FC | 8 | 14 |
| 13 | Juventus FC | 8 | 13 |
| 14 | Club Atletico de Madrid | 8 | 13 |
| 15 | Atalanta BC | 8 | 13 |
| 16 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 8 | 12 |
| 17 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 11 |
| 18 | PAE Olympiakos SFP | 8 | 11 |
| 19 | Club Brugge KV | 8 | 10 |
| 20 | Galatasaray SK | 8 | 10 |
| 21 | AS Monaco FC | 8 | 10 |
| 22 | Qarabag Agdam FK | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | FK Bodø/Glimt | 8 | 9 |
| 24 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 8 | 9 |
| 25 | Olympique de Marseille | 8 | 9 |
| 26 | Paphos FC | 8 | 9 |
| 27 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 9 |
| 28 | PSV | 8 | 8 |
| 29 | Athletic Club | 8 | 8 |
| 30 | SSC Napoli | 8 | 8 |
| 31 | FC København | 8 | 8 |
| 32 | AFC Ajax | 8 | 6 |
| 33 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 4 |
| 34 | SK Slavia Praha | 8 | 3 |
| 35 | Villarreal CF | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | FK Kairat | 8 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul | FC Saburtalo | H | 3–0 | W |
| 23 Jul | FC Saburtalo | A | 2–0 | W |
| 14 Mar | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | A | 0–3 | L |
| 07 Mar | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 1–0 | W |
| 21 Feb | FC Viktoria Plzen | H | 3–0 | W |
| 14 Feb | FC Viktoria Plzen | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | A | 0–3 | L |
| 23 Jul | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | H | 0–2 | L |
| 16 Jul | FC Sheriff Tiraspol | H | 1–3 | L |
| 10 Jul | FC Sheriff Tiraspol | A | 3–0 | W |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for GNK Dinamo Zagreb and FC Saburtalo.
- 5' The travelling FC Saburtalo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' GNK Dinamo Zagreb is showing some good football. However, GNK Dinamo Zagreb are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 20' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marin Leovac.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Saburtalo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nikoloz Mali suffering a number of foals already.
- 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
- 41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sandro Altunashvili on 41.
- 46' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dominik Livakovic, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 51' Giorgi Diasamidze needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 56' It’s high time Giorgi Tchiabrishvili made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 59' The FC Saburtalo manager makes a substitution. Nikoloz Mali departs to be replaced by Iuri Tabatadze.
- 61' Time for substitution for FC Saburtalo. Tornike Gorgiashvili is replaced by Giorgi Diasamidze.
- 63' Another substitution for GNK Dinamo Zagreb to replace Mario Gavranovic by Bruno Petkovic on 63 minute.
- 68' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Saburtalo that had 7 games and scored 9 goals.
- 69' FC Saburtalo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jemali-Giorgi Jinjolava is hanging Grigol Chabradze on the field on 69 minute.
- 74' Another change for GNK Dinamo Zagreb made on 74 minute. Damian Kadzior leaves to be changed by Dani Olmo.
- 77' GOAL! Mislav Orsic scores on 77.
- 82' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 84' The GNK Dinamo Zagreb manager makes a substitution. Izet Hajrovic departs to be replaced by Lovro Majer.
- 88' GOAL! Bruno Petkovic scores on 88.
- With this win, GNK Dinamo Zagreb is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
GNK Dinamo Zagreb Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 11
-
92
Damian Kadzior ↓ Dani Olmo 74'
- 40
- 22
- 31
- 55
- 5
- 14
-
8
Izet Hajrovic ↓ Lovro Majer 84'
- 99
Bench
-
21
Bruno Petkovic ↑ 63'
- 23
-
7
Dani Olmo ↑ 74'
-
10
Lovro Majer ↑ 84'
- 66
- 16
- 27
Coach
Nenad Bjelica
FC Saburtalo Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
- 21
- 18
- 13
- 4
-
2
Nikoloz Mali ↓ Iuri Tabatadze 59'
- 39
- 22
- 15
- 29
- 11
Bench
-
35
Iuri Tabatadze ↑ 59'
- 14
-
17
Giorgi Diasamidze ↑ 61'
- 33
- 1
- 12
-
3
Jemali-Giorgi Jinjolava ↑ 69'
Coach
Giorgi Tchiabrishvili
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Bruno Petkovic | 2 |
| Mislav Orsic | 2 |
| Dani Olmo | 1 |
Head to Head
GNK Dinamo Zagreb Form
2019-07-30
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
3–0
FC Saburtalo
W
2019-07-23
FC Saburtalo
0–2
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
W
2019-03-14
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
3–0
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
L
2019-03-07
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
1–0
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2019-02-21
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
3–0
FC Viktoria Plzen
W
2019-02-14
FC Viktoria Plzen
2–1
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.83
GNK Dinamo Zagreb xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71
FC Saburtalo xG
I would bet for:
GNK Dinamo Zagreb to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: GNK Dinamo Zagreb win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 2.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
| ± 3.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
GNK Dinamo Zagreb or Draw
86%
Draw or FC Saburtalo
37%
GNK Dinamo Zagreb or FC Saburtalo
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.7%
2 – 0
12.8%
1 – 1
11%
0 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
4.7%
4 – 0
3.5%
1 – 2
3.5%
2 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
2.6%
Asian Handicap — GNK Dinamo Zagreb
| Handicap | GNK Dinamo Zagreb covers | Push | FC Saburtalo covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -2 | 18% | 20% | 63% |
| -1.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| -1 | 37% | 25% | 37% |
| -0.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +0.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +1 | 87% | 9% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
GNK Dinamo Zagreb keeps clean sheet
49%
✗
FC Saburtalo keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

