- Dinamo Zagreb are 2nd in the HNL 2025-2026 table with 25 points from 13 games.
- NK Varazdin are in 3rd place with 19 points from the same number of games.
- Dinamo Zagreb have won 5 of their 6 home games in the HNL 2025/2026.
Back the Blues at home
This GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs NK Varazdin preview highlights that Dinamo Zagreb and NK Varazdin have not met since the first round of HNL 2025-2026 games, when the match ended in a 2-2 draw in a tight and tense game, but the Blues have dominated the head-to-head record since then. This Saturday’s hosts have won 3 and drawn 2 of the 5 meetings since, but they enter the match on the back of some mediocre form.
Mario Kovačević’s men have won just one, drawn one and lost three of their last five HNL games and are on a two-game losing streak ahead of the visit of Varazdin. Kovačević has instilled a fluid, attack-minded and dynamic style since taking over as head coach in June 2025, with his team playing a fast, vertical style of soccer and pressing selectively in order to create transitions.
The half-spaces are often the key to this style and they will often change shape to stretch the opposition. They create many chances, and have scored 15 goals in their six home games, but have conceded plenty too.
NK Varazdin enter Saturday’s game on the back of an inconsistent run of 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in their last 5 league games. Their most recent match saw a 1-0 home victory over Rijeka in the HNL. For those seeking our GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs NK Varazdin prediction, recent form and previous meetings suggest an edge for the hosts.
A tactical battle at home
Nikola Safaric has been at the helm since December 2023 and has overseen a consistent approach that has seen the club make progress.
Their style is more patient and possession-based, where they will look to block off the opposition with discipline and transition through the wings.
This GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs NK Varazdin prediction will be an interesting tactical game with Dinamo’s high-tempo style meeting Varazdin’s more rigid structure, with the visitors looking to control the game and make it difficult for the hosts.
Dinamo Zagreb are clear favorites at 1.35 for this game and with Varazdin coming in at 8.3 it is obvious that the bookmakers believe there is only one winner. Dinamo Zagreb have won 5 of their 6 home league games and have the stronger record overall. Furthermore, if you are searching for GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs NK Varazdin betting tips, the home team look a worthy bet to take all three points.
Dinamo Zagreb can outscore visitors
Over 2.5 goals is a shade of odds at 1.74 for this Saturday’s match, and given the style of both teams we like the look of this bet. The GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs NK Varazdin prediction suggests an open contest. Dinamo Zagreb are an attack-minded side, as Varazdin’s recent results and performances indicate.
Sandro Kulenovic leads Dinamo’s attack with 6 goals in 13 HNL matches, while Monsef Bakrar has chipped in with 2 goals in the last 5 games. They will be opposed by a Varazdin side whose main man up front is Aleksa Latkovic, who has scored 4 times in 13 games, with Luka Mamic providing a timely scoring form with 2 in the last 5.
Varazdin have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their 6 away games in the HNL 2025/2026, scoring 1.00 goals per game and conceding 1.17 on average, so they are not the best on the road.
