PFC CSKA Moskva vs GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
PFC CSKA Moskva vs GNK Dinamo Zagreb — Europe at VEB Arena.
- PFC CSKA Moskva 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 games · 10 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Radu Petrescu
- Referee Mircea Grigoriu
- Referee Marcel Birsan
- Referee
3 games this season
🟨 0.0/game
⚽ 2.3 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Aston Villa FC | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Betis Balompié | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Porto | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | SC Freiburg | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | AS Roma | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | KRC Genk | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | Bologna FC 1909 | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | VfB Stuttgart | 8 | 15 |
| 12 | Ferencvárosi TC | 8 | 15 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 8 | 14 |
| 14 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 8 | 14 |
| 15 | FK Crvena Zvezda | 8 | 14 |
| 16 | RC Celta de Vigo | 8 | 13 |
| 17 | PAOK Thessaloniki FC | 8 | 12 |
| 18 | Lille OSC | 8 | 12 |
| 19 | Fenerbahçe SK | 8 | 12 |
| 20 | Panathinaikos AO | 8 | 12 |
| 21 | Celtic FC | 8 | 11 |
| 22 | PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 10 |
| 24 | SK Brann | 8 | 9 |
| 25 | BSC Young Boys | 8 | 9 |
| 26 | SK Sturm Graz | 8 | 7 |
| 27 | FCSB Bukarest | 8 | 7 |
| 28 | Go Ahead Eagles | 8 | 7 |
| 29 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 8 | 6 |
| 30 | FC Basel 1893 | 8 | 6 |
| 31 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 8 | 6 |
| 32 | Rangers FC | 8 | 4 |
| 33 | OGC Nice | 8 | 3 |
| 34 | FC Utrecht | 8 | 1 |
| 35 | Malmo FF | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | Maccabi Tel Aviv FC | 8 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | H | 0–0 | D |
| 26 Oct | PFK Arsenal Tula | H | 5–1 | W |
| 22 Oct | Wolfsberger AC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Oct | FK Dinamo Moskva | H | 3–1 | W |
| 03 Oct | FK Ural | A | 2–0 | W |
| 27 Sep | FK Lokomotiv Moskva | H | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct | PFC CSKA Moskva | A | 0–0 | D |
| 22 Oct | Feyenoord Rotterdam | H | 0–0 | D |
| 01 Oct | FC Flora | H | 3–1 | W |
| 16 Sep | Ferencvárosi TC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 11 Dec | Manchester City FC | H | 1–4 | L |
| 26 Nov | Atalanta BC | A | 0–2 | L |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
GNK Dinamo Zagreb this season
GNK Dinamo Zagreb this season
Top Scorers (This Season)
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
| Dion Drena Beljo | 5 G | 1 A |
| Monsef Bakrar | 4 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to VEB Arena that hosts another battle between PFC CSKA Moskva and GNK Dinamo Zagreb.
- 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 10' It’s high time Viktor Hancharenka made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PFC CSKA Moskva that had 398 games and scored 407 goals.
- 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both PFC CSKA Moskva and GNK Dinamo Zagreb are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 40' 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.
- 45' Baktiyor Zainutdinov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 50' GNK Dinamo Zagreb come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His PFC CSKA Moskva side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 61' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Bruno Petkovic on 61 minutes.
- 66' Bruno Petkovic makes way for Mario Gavranovic at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from GNK Dinamo Zagreb.
- 71' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 74' The whistle greets Fedor Chalov as he departs to be replaced by Adolfo Gaich.
- 75' A change in the PFC CSKA Moskva ranks — Chidera Ejuke exits the field as Arnor Sigurdsson enters on 75.
- 80' PFC CSKA Moskva manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alan Dzagoev is hanging Ivan Oblyakov on the field on 80 minute.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Ilzat Akhmetov. He replaces Konstantin Kuchaev on 81 minute.
- 84' Kristijan Bistrovic gets the nod from PFC CSKA Moskva. He replaces Mario Fernandes and will look to change the dynamic.
- 89' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Sadegh Moharrami. He replaces Mislav Orsic on 90 minute.
- 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kristijan Jakic on 90 minutes.
- Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
PFC CSKA Moskva Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 23
- 35
- 8
-
9
Fedor Chalov ↓ Adolfo Gaich 74'
- 20
-
98
Ivan Oblyakov ↓ Alan Dzagoev 80'
- 78
- 19
- 22
- 11
Bench
-
10
Alan Dzagoev ↑ 80'
- 5
-
25
Kristijan Bistrovic ↑ 84'
-
17
Arnor Sigurdsson ↑ 75'
-
7
Ilzat Akhmetov ↑ 81'
- 71
-
21
Adolfo Gaich ↑ 74'
- 49
- 99
Coach
Viktor Hancharenka
GNK Dinamo Zagreb Lineups
Starting XI
- 21
- 40
-
55
Dino Peric ↓ Lirim Kastrati 81'
- 5
- 30
- 10
-
99
Mislav Orsic ↓ Sadegh Moharrami 90'
- 6
- 32
- 38
-
17
Luka Ivanusec ↓ Kristijan Jakic 66'
Bench
-
11
Mario Gavranovic ↑ 66'
- 22
- 1
-
2
Sadegh Moharrami ↑ 90'
- 80
- 33
- 26
- 37
-
97
Kristijan Jakic ↑ 66'
-
20
Lirim Kastrati ↑ 81'
Coach
Zoran Mamic
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Mislav Orsic | 1 |
| Josko Gvardiol | 1 |
| Lirim Kastrati | 1 |
| Kristijan Bistrovic | 1 |
Head to Head
PFC CSKA Moskva Form
GNK Dinamo Zagreb Form
2020-10-29
PFC CSKA Moskva
0–0
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
D
2020-10-22
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
0–0
Feyenoord Rotterdam
D
2020-10-01
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
3–1
FC Flora
W
2020-09-16
Ferencvárosi TC
2–1
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
L
2019-12-11
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
1–4
Manchester City FC
L
2019-11-26
Atalanta BC
2–0
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.15
PFC CSKA Moskva xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68
GNK Dinamo Zagreb xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.83
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 1.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 2.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 3.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
| ± 4.5 | 4% |
|
96% |
Double Chance
PFC CSKA Moskva or Draw
78%
Draw or GNK Dinamo Zagreb
53%
PFC CSKA Moskva or GNK Dinamo Zagreb
68%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
17.1%
1 – 1
13.4%
2 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.8%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 1
2.8%
2 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
1.1%
Asian Handicap — PFC CSKA Moskva
| Handicap | PFC CSKA Moskva covers | Push | GNK Dinamo Zagreb covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 13% | 80% |
| -1.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| -1 | 20% | 25% | 55% |
| -0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +0.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +1 | 80% | 14% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 5% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
PFC CSKA Moskva keeps clean sheet
51%
✓
GNK Dinamo Zagreb keeps clean sheet
32%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

