- GNK Dinamo Zagreb have won 13, tied 2 and lost 1 of their 16 HNL 2025-2026 home games.
- HNK Hajduk Split have won 8, drawn 5 and lost 3 of their 16 HNL 2025-2026 away games.
- Dinamo have failed to win their last two home games against Hajduk Split
HNK Hajduk Split are a tough, counter-attacking side
Dinamo Zagreb will take on Hajduk Split on Saturday in the latest instalment of Croatia’s historic “eternal derby”. The hosts come into the game in good form, having won four and tied one of their last five matches. They come from three consecutive wins, including a 2-1 home win over NK Varazdin and a 2-1 win at HNK Gorica last time out. Meanwhile, Hajduk are coming off a 3-1 home victory over NK Varazdin, but they had previously lost 1-0 at home to Osijek and been tied 0-0 away to Rijeka.
The GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs HNK Hajduk Split prediction is influenced by the fact that Dinamo are top of the HNL 2025-2026 table with 79 points from their 33 matches, 15 more than Hajduk in second. Mario Kovacevic has instilled a proactive, high-tempo style upon his Dinamo side since taking over as manager in June 2025 and they have responded with an impressive unbeaten run.
Gonzalo Garcia has done an excellent job of making his Hajduk Split team tough to beat since his appointment in July 2025, but it’s all been about compactness, pressing and transition play. This GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs HNK Hajduk Split preview looks at how Dinamo Zagreb are a team who like to keep the ball, create overloads in the wide areas and get the ball moving quickly from defence to attack. They are a possession side, and their matches tend to feature plenty of goals and end-to-end play.
Dinamo’s firepower and form should see them through
This ‘vječiti derbi’ is always a massive fixture in the Croatian title race and Saturday’s clash between two of the best sides in the country should be a thrilling encounter. Based on our GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs HNK Hajduk Split prediction, Dinamo have the firepower to win this, they have scored 14 times in their five-game unbeaten run and talisman Dion Drena Beljo is their dangerman with 29 goals in 33 HNL appearances. He has five goals in his last five, so I’m backing him to get on the scoresheet in this game.
Hajduk Split’s Michele Sego is their most lethal player with 11 goals in 29 HNL matches and he will spearhead the counter-attack for the visitors, who have drawn their last two away games. They’re not an easy side to break down, having conceded just 15 goals in 16 away HNL 2025-2026 fixtures, but there is enough for Dinamo to get past them and both teams to score.
According to the latest GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs HNK Hajduk Split betting tips, I am going for Dinamo to take all three points, they have a much better overall record than Hajduk Split and have won three, tied two of the last five meetings between these sides in HNL 2025-2026. However, they have failed to win their last two at home to Hajduk, who have won eight and drawn five of their 16 away HNL 2025-2026 matches, so I am backing the home win at a short odds with Over 2.5 goals and Both Teams to Score for a higher return.
