Prva HNL
Rijeka is currently staying on top with a one-point lead over second-placed Hajduk. They finished the first half of the season undefeated, but started the new one with two consecutive losses - 0:1 at home to Istra and the same score as a guest at Varazdin. At least in the last round, they returned to the winning path with a 2:0 victory during their visit to Osijek. Rijeka remains the team with the fewest goals conceded, leading mainly to matches with under 2.5 goals. Now they face an uncomfortable opponent, against whom they have not won in their last 14 encounters.
The current champion Dinamo Zagreb has a good chance to close the gap. Currently, they are third and four points behind the top. They started the new half of the season with a loss as a guest at Osijek, but now they have three consecutive victories and it seems like Fabio Cannavaro's team is finding their rhythm. Unlike Rijeka, Dinamo plays much more result-oriented matches and the last 9 matches of Dinamo in all competitions have had over 2.5 goals.
Prediction: both teams to score, X2 double chanceI will stick to this option, even though Rijeka has not been producing results lately, but Dinamo is constantly involved in such matches and it is not unlikely to see at least one goal in both nets here. I believe Dinamo will improve as the season progresses and may once again not lose to Rijeka.
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