Topic 5549160
Re: UEFA Europa League 2025/26 Season
by on 12/12/2025, 09:20:24 UTC
I see that none of you are mentioning the game between Dinamo Zagreb and Betis — it could be a great match tonight. Dinamo, after two brutal defeats, is now on the path of redemption for their fans, as they need to win against a stronger team like Betis. Dinamo currently sits in 23rd position on the table, which is still in the playoff zone for now, but with three rounds to go, points are a must today. Betis, on the other hand, is comfortably in the top-8 and might underestimate the home team. All in all, we have a great game on our hands.
I've always liked Betis for their attacking style of play, but today I'm betting that both teams will score because the odds of 2 seem excellent in this situation. I think there will be a lot of goals in this match and although Betis has already scored three, and Dinamo Zagreb hasn't scored any, I still think that Dinamo Zagreb will definitely be able to score at least one goal.
To be honest, I don't really believe in a Dinamo Zagreb victory, but they have to put up a fight and at least show their fans that they didn't come here for nothing. I don't think many Dinamo Zagreb fans expected a 0-3 score in the first half.
I just changed the station to Betis match and to my greatest surprise, the scoreline is 3-0 against the host. Looks like Betis wants to make a handsome victory today away from home. Zagreb wasn't that weak in the beginning of this tournament, how come they allowed Betis to outplay them totally.
The game was a complete disaster for Zagreb and I was lucky when they were score at least one goal and my bet paid off, but towards the end of the match I thought I would just write off my losses, as Zagreb looked so weak.
What surprising me that all this happened at Dinamo Zagreb's home stadium.
After this defeat, Dinamo Zagreb is in 25th place in the table and is not yet in the playoffs with 7 points, the same as Celtic.
Despite this, Dinamo Zagreb still has a chance to make the playoffs and in the next round, they will face FCSB, who have 6 points, and it will be a crucial game for both teams.

Dinamo started the season very well, both in the Croatian football league and in the European league, but now they have been in a long crisis of form and results. 
This is already their third consecutive loss in the European league, with very poor play; practically every time the team fell apart after the opponent scored the first goal, and then it was just a question of how many goals they would lose by. 
Because of such heavy and large defeats, Dinamo currently has a very poor goal difference, and even a win in the next match against FCSB does not guarantee progressing from the group.