Villarreal CF vs GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Europe 2020-21 QUARTER FINALS

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UEFA Europa League · 2020-21

Villarreal CF

2 – 1

Full Time

GNK Dinamo Zagreb

Thu 15 Apr 2021 · 19:00 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'

Y 40' Kristijan Jakic

Trigueros 60' Y

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Villarreal CF vs GNK Dinamo Zagreb — Europe at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Villarreal CF 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jochem Kamphuis
Referee Hessel Steegstra
Referee Jan de Vries
Referee Danny Makkelie
Referee Allard Lindhout
Referee Kevin Blom

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

Villarreal CF 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals GNK Dinamo Zagreb

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-15 Villarreal CF 2–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2021-04-08 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0–1 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

Villarreal CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Apr	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	H	2–1	W
11 Apr	CA Osasuna	H	1–2	L
08 Apr	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	A	1–0	W
03 Apr	Granada CF	A	3–0	W
21 Mar	Cadiz CF	H	2–1	W
18 Mar	FK Dynamo Kyiv	H	2–0	W

GNK Dinamo Zagreb

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Apr	Villarreal CF	A	1–2	L
08 Apr	Villarreal CF	H	0–1	L
18 Mar	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	3–0	W
11 Mar	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	0–2	L
25 Feb	FK Krasnodar	H	1–0	W
18 Feb	FK Krasnodar	A	3–2	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

75% Clean Sheets
GNK Dinamo Zagreb this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

GNK Dinamo Zagreb

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

3/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

GNK Dinamo Zagreb

Dion Drena Beljo

4 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Villarreal CF and GNK Dinamo Zagreb get this one started.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Villarreal CF in their trying to find a way past GNK Dinamo Zagreb's compact .
20' Villarreal CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' North Macedonia international Stefan Ristovski has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pau Torres, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio de la Ceramica with 6 goals in the last 6 games.
36' Paco Alcacer is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
38' GOAL! Paco Alcacer fires home to make it 2-0!
40' Controversy at the stadium! Kristijan Jakic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
43' GOAL! Gerard Moreno fires home to make it 3-0!
48' GNK Dinamo Zagreb are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
58' A quiet spell here at Estadio de la Ceramica. GNK Dinamo Zagreb seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' That is a Yellow card for Villarreal CF. Trigueros will be fuming at that decision.
62' GNK Dinamo Zagreb ring the changes. Stefan Ristovski has done his job and it is now time for Petar Stojanovic to step up.
63' Fresh legs for Villarreal CF! Moi Gomez comes on to replace Trigueros.
68' Villarreal CF currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
73' Villarreal CF have won 577 goals from 420 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
74' Magnificent from Mislav Orsic! That is 32 goals in 194 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
76' GNK Dinamo Zagreb manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Iyayi Atiemwen is hanging Luka Ivanusec on the field on 76 minute.
81' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Villarreal CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
82' Another change for GNK Dinamo Zagreb made on 82 minute. Arijan Ademi leaves to be changed by Josip Misic.
84' Fresh legs for Villarreal CF! Francis Coquelin comes on to replace Dani Parejo.
89' 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.
90' Alberto Moreno is replacing Alfonso Pedraza for the Villarreal CF side.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Villarreal CF 2-1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Moi Gomez ↑ 63'
18
Alberto Moreno ↑ 90'
19
Francis Coquelin ↑ 84'
6
Ramiro Funes Mori
9
Carlos Bacca
1
Sergio Asenjo
21
Jaume Costa
2
Mario Gaspar
20
Ruben Pena ↑ 90'
34
Fernando Nino ↑ 90'
32
Alejandro Baena ↑ 90'
30
Yeremi Pino

Coach Unai Emery

GNK Dinamo Zagreb Lineups

Starting XI

13
Stefan Ristovski ↓ Bartol Franjic 62'
21
Bruno Petkovic
40
Dominik Livakovic
28
Kevin Theophile-Catherine ↓ Josip Misic 82'
5
Arijan Ademi C ↓ Josip Misic 82'
10
Lovro Majer ↓ Bartol Franjic 62'
99
Mislav Orsic
6
Rasmus Lauritsen
32
Josko Gvardiol
17
Luka Ivanusec ↓ Iyayi Atiemwen 76'
97
Kristijan Jakic

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Paco Alcacer	2
Gerard Moreno	2
Mislav Orsic	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.54 Villarreal CF xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.99 GNK Dinamo Zagreb xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF53% Draw26% GNK Dinamo Zagreb21%

Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

Villarreal CF or Draw

79%

Draw or GNK Dinamo Zagreb

47%

Villarreal CF or GNK Dinamo Zagreb

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Villarreal CF34% Draw48% GNK Dinamo Zagreb18%

Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

11.2%

0 – 0

10%

2 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

6.8%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

4.7%

3 – 0

4.6%

2 – 2

4.5%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap	Villarreal CF covers	Push	GNK Dinamo Zagreb covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	23%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

GNK Dinamo Zagreb keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Villarreal CF vs GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Europe 2020-21 QUARTER FINALS

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

GNK Dinamo Zagreb Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Villarreal CF Form

GNK Dinamo Zagreb Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Clean Sheet