Europa League: Genk vs Dinamo Zagreb – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round of 32 match between Genk and Dinamo Zagreb and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Genk enjoy home advantage, when visitors Dinamo Zagreb swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Europa League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Form: Genk vs Dinamo Zagreb

Genk Form

Genk hope to get back to winning ways after first beating KV Mechelen by 2-3, before winning 1-3 against Dinamo Zagreb. The streak ended in a recent 0-3 defeat against Standard Liege. Genk claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Europa League. They also drew two and lost two, scored six goals and conceded six.

Dinamo Zagreb Form

Dinamo Zagreb have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 4-1 win against FC FCSB. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-0 against FC Midtjylland, before suffering another loss in a 1-3 match against Genk. In their last six away matches in the Europa League, Dinamo Zagreb won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats for Genk and Dinamo Zagreb

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Genk and Dinamo Zagreb. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Genk vs Dinamo Zagreb

Daan Heymans look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Europa League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Dion Drena Beljo adds to his three Europa League goals come on Thursday.

Betting markets: Genk vs Dinamo Zagreb

Full-time result

Genk claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Dinamo Zagreb won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

Genk scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Dinamo Zagreb scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Dinamo Zagreb managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Genk saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Dinamo Zagreb, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.2 times goals per game themselves.